Time to take a breath

It's nice to see the Mets still know how to win. It was a mixed bag of emotions for me tonight.

The good feelings were felt for Mike Pelfrey's performance, Shawn Green's hot bat, David Wright's continued tear, and Alou' s and Lo Duca's leadership.

Pelfrey came up big tonight and proved that he deserves to be on the team. I see no reason why he shouldn't be considered for the postseason roster, if the Mets hold on to their lead. He could be a force coming out of the pen this post season. Better him than Mota.

Shawn Green was huge this series. He was 7 for 9 with 2 home runs. He's been hitting up a storm the last few weeks and should be considered for a contract next year. He plays 1st base well and could be a valuable safety net for Milledge and Delgado.

David Wright is the man. He truly is the leader on this team. For someone so young he always seems cool under pressure. He now has over 100 RBI for the 3rd consecutive season. And he's only 24.

Kudos to Alou' and Lo Duca. Alou' now owns a 23 game hitting streak. He also played tonight with a sore Quad and showed leadership in doing so. If only Beltran would do the same when he's hurt. Lo Duca is hitting and driving in runs at a critical time of the season. For all the talk about how his season has been, he's leading by example when needed. He's speaking out in the locker room, hitting the ball and driving in runs when the team needs him the most.

The bad feelings include the 3 errors by the three most important players on the team. Beltran was sleeping in the field again. Reyes made a stupid throw after making a great play in the hole. He should have just eaten that ball. And David had another throwing error too. All season long, when he has a throwing error it's a throw that Yao Ming wouldn't be able to catch.

I also have to give kudos to Willie. I beat on him a lot, but he didn't do bad tonight. Maybe he's starting to listen a little bit. Mota stayed away. Heilman took care of the 8th. Sosa got Pelfrey out of a jam in the 6th, and pitched well in the 7th too. Wagner, after sitting for 5 days, finished the game and looked good in a non save situation. Those tend to be rough for Billy. But overall the pen did it's job.

Here's hoping the Mets keep on track and don't slip back into the abyss that is trying to swallow their season.