Maine delivers again

Another strong outing by John Maine. He's living up to the expectations that fans had for him this year. He's pitching like an ace. I wanted Willie to leave him in to pitch the 7th, but Tatis's pinch hit was instrumental in getting the two runs that inning.

You think Church & Schneider like playing against their old club?

I didn't have a good feeling when Jose Reyes came up in the 8th, but he delivered a big hit for an insurance run. From the sound of things, Reyes hadn't had a decent swing all night before that hit.

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"How'd that guy get in the ball park"? was what Howie wanted to know when he and Wayne were discussing the mid-inning trivia question that a fan missed. The question, apparently, was what year was it that (a) a man first walked on the moon and (b) the Mets first won the World Series. Howie was incensed that this guy, who "had to be in his 40s" didn't know that the Mets had won in '69.

Later in the game, Howie described Joel Hanrahan as the "vendor's best friend. You can sell a lot of food and beverages when Hanrahan is in the game. He's slow and wild".