Swept away

Swept. That's the word for what happens to you when you lose both games of a doubleheader. And, yesterday's two losses more than make up for the two wins over the weekend. They've eliminated all the good feeling that the two wins over the Yankees generated.

Wayne and Howie both let Reyes have it after he got thrown out trying to steal in the 4th. Down 4-0 at the time, "you'd better make it".

You know what's shocking? The Mets might have the fourth best shortstop in the NL East. Who would ever have imagined that two years ago? Am I exaggerating? Well, yeah a bit. Reyes has been a big disappointment since the middle of 2007. And, during that same stretch, Rollins has won the M.V.P., Ramirez has blossomed into a superstar and Escobar has really come on (not much power - yet).

If the Mets are going to be as good as all of us think they should be, Jose Reyes needs to get it going. He needs to put together a three week stretch of hitting and running. He was the Mets M.V.P. in 2006 and he's the most disappointing player since.

Have not had that "definitive come from behind win. Even a bad team would have had one or two and we're in the 43rd game".

The Mets lead the league in hitting batters with the pitch. I hope Feliciano meant it when he hit Johnson in the 6th. I can't imagine he meant it with Blanco.