Subway Series lives up to the Hype

I had the opportunity to catch the two games that the Mets took against the New York Yankees this weekend. I listened to the middle one (I was at work). As a baseball fan, I have to say wow, what a series that was! Every game was right down to the wire, and there were plenty of twists and turns along the way to spice things up.

As a Mets fan, you know I have to laugh a little bit inside. On Friday when it was 4-0 already before the Mets got their first swings in, I wasn't scared. The past years, I would have been freaking out a little bit, especially considering Jeremi Gonzalez proved once again that not only does he spell his name like an idiot, he IS in fact an idiot and a terrible pitcher. Each game when the Mets are down, you know they have the ability to battle back. Most of this is thanks to the Mets' outstanding bullpen. Aside from a few slip ups, Duaner Sanchez, Aaron Heilman, and of course Billy Wagner have been terrific.

The other trademark of this team shined through on Friday as well. This trademark is, of course, explosive hitting. Carlos Beltran smacked a 3 run Homer in the bottom of the first to almost completely negate the Yanks' advantage. The game was tense the whole way through, and what better way to end than young gun David Wright lofting the winning RBI right over Johnathan "Don't call me Johnny" Damon's fat, caveman-like head.

I won't say much about Saturday afternoon's loss except: Billy Wagner fell apart. Fine. It's a long season, and you have games like that. Yes it was depressing, yes it was hard, but that's all part of baseball folks. Besides, he came back Sunday and acted like it never happened. It was a shame for Pedro Martinez though, really would have liked to see him get a win after pitching 7 shutout innings and dominating Yankee hitters.

Sunday night's game was just a perfect example of a baseball game. Tom Glavine pitched just good enough to get by, and the Mets' infield helped him out with some spectacular plays, including three of the "double" variety. And boy, was Carlos Delgado's homer a shot or what? I thought I couldn't get any more pumped, then D-Wright steps up and launches a ball that still hasn't come down.

The Mets have been tip-toeing their way through some games lately, but after a tough series loss to the Cardinals, beating the Yankees should boost their morale a bit. And by the way:

Dear Omar Minaya:
Please trade Lastings Milledge for Livan Hernandez. Hernandez is a mostly reliable pitcher when he has run support. Milledge is an unproven, supposed superstar in the MLB. I really don't care if he lives up to this hype one day. That could be two years away...we need pitching NOW! Besides, when you are a New York team, you can always find the money to get talent right away. The team structure is pretty good right now, no need to groom farm team players.

Sincerely,
Pedro Martinez

Bring on the Phillies...and drug test Bobby Abreu