FERNAN-DUECE!!

Without the man to the left, Fernando Tatis, the Mets would have been scratching their heads, again, after a game against the Padres. Tatis, who the Mets organization had shown confidence in by not making a move at the deadline, has repaid the vote of confidence to the tune of TWO home-runs and four rib eye steaks last night vaulting the Mets to a 6-5 victory. The Mets still did not look solid offensively at all, but Tatis did his part and put the rest of the guys on his shoulders.

Aaron Heilman could not get the job done....again, and with a 6-2 lead going into the ninth, Heilman gave up a 3 run home run and forced Manuel to save by committee...again. Billy Wagner's stint on the DL is going to make a save situation dicey over these next two weeks. I wondered why, with a 6-2 lead, they did not throw in Kunz to get the job done. He could possibly be the next save specialist with Sanchez hitting the wall a month ago and with Heilman being consistently inconsistent.

Not a bad game, not a great game...but a win nonetheless. Pedro takes the bump tonight and with the pen in disarray, Martinez needs to go deep tonight in order for the Mets to even think about a sweep in this series... At this point, with how asleep the bats are...i'll take only 2 games out of first place with the Marlins in for a make or break series this weekend.

Too bad for Joba across the way in the Bronx. If I listen to what I am NOT hearing, Dr. Andrews equates to 'the knife'... see you next year Yankeees. Start rooting for the Mets.

Prediction for tonight's game: Mets: 4 Padres:3... Kunz saves the ninth. Delgado and Wright homer, but the bats remain quiet for the most part.