Alou steals home, Mets still lose

Hong-Chih Kuo is too much for the Mets. Last year he hit a home-run off Maine and arrogantly flipped his bat as he started his home run trot. Last night he simply blew the Mets away. He came in for Kuroda and put the Mets to sleep, striking out hitters like he was Nolan Ryan.

The Mets should have won this one. They lost it in the second when they had the bases loaded, nobody out and didn't score. Sure they had scored 2 runs that inning, but they should have broken it open there. They had Kuroda on the ropes each of the first 4 innings, but they only scored 4 runs and Kuo came in during the 4th and that was all for the offense.

Meanwhile Figeuroa was living dangerously every inning and got burned for 5 runs in 5 innings. Once DeWitt had finished off his inside-the-park homer that was the game.

"Moises Alou stole home". The excitement created by this almost unimaginable happening is now only a source of mild amusement seeing as the Mets offense went completely dead after Alou scored.

Wayne: "His range is limited" (on Delgado after DeWitt's hit went past him in the 3rd). That's putting a pleasant gloss on it.