As the game against the Phillies draws near, here are a few thoughts about the state of the Mets.

Guinness, I don't agree with your Glavine observations in some respects. I do believe that it will be hard for Glavine to win tonight. But, it's because of his inability to throw strikes that'll sink him. He tends to be a ground ball pitcher, but some of the Phillies deal with the low pitches well. If he doesn't mix things up by, throwing somethings besides that change-up, it could be a long night. His last start was good, and he threw alot of curves and sliders along with the change-up and fastball. Now there's a joke. Tommy's fast ball is about 2mph faster than the one Brian Low-rents threw last night. And we all saw how that went. The secret to Tommy's success will be his willingness to mix up the pitches and keep the Phillies guessing. If he falls back into his old habits, it could be a short night for him.

I see that Brian Low-Rents is on his way back to New Orleans. This move allowed the Mets to activate Endy Chavez. He'll play right field and bat 8th. It's good to see him back. The talk now is on who will pitch Saturday in Atlanta. My guess is that Humber and Pelfrey will both get called up, and that Pelfrey will get the start. He's on a low pitch count tonight, so he'll be able to pitch Saturday on short rest. That should help his sinker. That's been his problem most of the time this season. His pitches have been too high. Humber will be ready to come in and take over should Mike falter early against the Braves.

Lastly, here's to hoping the Mets can get to Eaton. History says otherwise. Eaton is 5-0 with and ERA under 2.00 against the Mets. Not good for the Mets. I don't know what Eaton throws for pitches, but if he has a curve, I bet he'll be throwing that alot. Especially since the Mets have a desturbing habit of not hitting curve balls!!! Eaton's streak against the Mets has to end sometime, let's all pray it happens tonight. Keep your fingers crossed, and maybe some Magic will happen tonight.