Enough's enough, I've suffered and I've seen the light

You're my Angel, come and save me tonight. You're my Angel, come and make it all right.

Walk-off hit for the Mets' best hitter in the clutch this year. What else did you expect? Pagan leads the team in RBI right now, and has a nifty .370 batting average. It's early, but still this is encouraging. He may not have Moises' pop, but he (along with Ryan Church) are driving in the runs right now. And he's racking up the hits, when pitchers are usually ahead of hitters.

But let's not forget to give this guy some credit too...


That pic's for you, lady readers (Hi Mom!!!). Big time two out double. Gameday made it look like it was smoked, as much as Gameday can. Two hits for Jose, and his first steal of the year. And scoring from second when Werth was playing shallow in center. I'm not sure how he was safe, but I think he was.

It looks like he got his hand in right before Coste applied the tag. Gameday only gives the one replay (which, by the way, is awesome to get replays right after they happen), so I didn't get a better angle of the play.

The angle isn't the best, but the Angel is pretty darn good.

Blessing in Disguise

After a couple of days to mull over this Pedro injury, I've decided that this could be a good thing. I have reasons, and they're three-fold.

Now, El Duque and Big Pelf can battle it out in the regular season. I hate to talk about our guys competing with each other, especially once the real games start, but it's going to happen. And now we can see them both against big league hitters in games that count. Hopefully, their competition will also elevate their games to lessen the impact of Pedro's injury.

Not only that, but if Pedro can stay healthy from when he returns (I'm expecting June, even if it is supposed to be mid-May), he should be fresher in October. Let's call this the Moises Alou theory (channeling my inner Sports Guy).

Finally, this gives the team a chance to show their mental toughness and all this other junk the experts are questioning. A good run here shows that the Mets can bounce back when facing adversity, despite how last year ended.

Based on Thursday night, I think we're off to a pretty good start.

April Fool

Moises Alou, I'm looking at you. Why, oh why, must you bring up the Bartman ordeal? Did he have the reaction of a guy who wouldn't have caught the ball? Not the way I remember it.

The point is, why are we talking about this now. It was 4 years ago, I think it's time to let go. Alex Gonzales was forgiven and forgotten, and he bobbled a ball that was in play.

And Moises, you're a Met now buddy. It's nice awfully nice of you to come out and defend Bartman. He probably really appreciates you bringing his name back in the limelight, reminding Cubs fans of their disdain for him. Maybe it's time to cut back on the interviews and get back to rehab. You know, maybe focus on this season instead of 4 years ago.

And one last thing Moises...

You would have caught that ball.