BRAVE THE EIGHTH

Coming into tonight's game, the Mets lost 7 of 9 to the Bravos this year and going into the 8th inning with the Mets down 3-2, Carlos Delgado (0 for his last 12) stood in with the sacks drunk. The Mets are batting under .100 with the based loaded this year, and with a slumping batter at the plate with one out the Mets' chances looked bleak at best. But Carlos brought back his July swing to drive in two and Easley traced a single into center to drive in another two; Mets win! Kudos to Luis Ayala making his Mets debut coming in and responding to a crucial part of the game. With the Braves up 3-2 and runners on first and third with only one out, Kuodos was able to get two pop outs to conclude the inning with no harm done. You have to go back A WHILE to find when a Mets play-pen pitcher ended a code-red situation with no runs allowed. Now, what is going to happen about Wagner? With him out indefinitely, I hope that John Maine does not move to the pen. We need to keep our rotation at 5, and let the pen work itself out. They have been better.............not ok by any stretch of the imagination..........but better. I personally think that if Wagner is deemed out for the rest of the regular season, there will be no regular closer. Jerry needs to keep the pitching/closing open by the game situation at the time. Only time will tell. I think the Mets magic is back folks... they are finding ways to win. Much sweeter as it happened against the Braves.