It's not all gloom

Anything positive to say after that debacle? Well, there's Ryan Church.

I wasn't too pleased about the Milledge for Church & Schneider trade, but listening to last night's game convinced me - for the moment at least - that the Mets were right about Milledge. Howie said it wasn't the first time this season that Milledge was late for a ball game, but the first time he was benched for it.

Meanwhile, Santana is giving credit to Schneider for the game he calls and Church has done absolutely everything the Mets could have hoped for. Last night Church made what Wayne called "such a smart play" on his steal of second in the 4th. He's hit well, he's played solid defense (despite last night's bobble in the 7th), he can run, he plays smart and, most importantly, he plays hard and he plays to win. The Mets need someone like that.