Last night was another big one for Carlos that saw him go 2 for 3 with both hits coming on 2 run bombs. He is again hitting .400 on the season with an OBP of .500. I hate to bring up the whole "edge" thing that has plagued the Mets over the weekend, but if anyone has it on this club right now it's him. When he steps on the ball field he looks like Drago in Rocky IV less the 'roids ("I must break you").Hell the team just looked pretty good last night. After that walk to David Ross in the second and a little visit by Dr. Dan Warthen, John Maine meant business. Keith even pointed it out that it was encouraging to see him get mad. To finish the inning he made Jordan Schafer looks stupid, and then after battling through a silly error by Luis Castillo got Larry Jones to fly out to end the inning. Aside from his astronomical walk count (6 - which according to Adam Rubin may be because he was battling illness last night), John came through only letting up runs in that second inning. Let's hope he can continue to channel his anger into a filthy fastball for the opposition and not be the self defeatist man he seems to have always been.
This was just an overall encouraging victory for the Metropolitans that leapfrogs us over the Braves in the NL East. I don't want to get my hopes up, because I've said this sort of thing before. Normally this group is jumping out early and petering out as the game goes along. This was just the opposite. I still don't think everyone is clicking just yet at the dish - Reyes, Church, and Castro in particular - yet those players are making up for it in the field by flashing a little leather. If this come behind victory is a sign of things to come once everyone is firing on all cylinders, this team might become a little less frustrating.
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