WRONG!

David was far from 'Wright' tonight, and for that matter so was the NY offense. I was right about the score (4-2) and right about Martinez having to pitch late (the first time he's pitched into the 7th in his last 11 starts), but wrong about having the Mets in the win column. The fight that this club showed during the 10 game win streak is slowly dissipating, and I'm not quite sure where it went wrong.

It is rare to see All-Star David Wright (the unofficial captain of the team) make two bone-head base running mistakes in consecutive games (if you have not seen them yet, just go to a little league baseball game this weekend) and one crucial error that, for the most part, cost them the game. Since the All-Star break, David has not looked strong at the plate at all. David is at his best when he works the pitcher deep into the count. When David is off, he swings at the first pitch regularly and that is what he has been doing for a couple of weeks now. Remember that old little league baseball lesson that coaches used to preach? 'I'll take aggressive mistakes all day, but I don't want mental mistakes'. Wright needs to think back to those days right about now.

David Murphy is a silver lining right now, and his aggressive play is making him a fan favorite already. He reminds me of Lenny Dykstra.... the kid is going to be good. When Chavez's contract is up, Murphy will be the Mets right fielder. Stay tuned on him. Not much more to say about this one. Phillies win 5-0 against the fish which puts the Mets back to three games out! Santana on the hill tomorrow: Mets 6-Padres-2. Wright fields a ball in play.

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.