The umps still owe Delgado

Who said they didn't like interleague play? No, couldn't have been me. After this weekend?

That was enjoyable. Not because it was against the Yankees, but because the Mets played the way we all think they should more often. Scoring runs, getting good pitching, getting more runs and then completely blowing it open. And, on top of that, the Mets hit two Yankees, Giambi twice.

Perez pitched well. He wasn't particularly sharp, but it was important that he held the Yankees during the first three when Wang seemed to be on top of his game.

I also liked how the Mets kept getting at them after Reyes got thrown out on the grounder back to the mound. Great game.

Howie: "If I need a lawyer, I'm not calling Mike Reilly. He gave up too easily" after Delgado's homerun was taken away by the umps. A few minutes later Howie said he had "just tried calling Mike Murphy and Colin Campbell up in the situation room in Toronto, but they said 'sorry, we only handle hockey'. If this was a hockey game it would be 6-0 right now".

That was a great at-bat by Delgado to keep his focus and get the hit to drive in a run after losing his homer. Wayne noted that Delgado's had good swings lately. Could it be he's adjusting to his revised skills? Maybe I wrote him off too quickly? I sure hope so.

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It suits me to listen to Howie. I think his temperament is much like my own. I especially love how he sees doom every time Oliver Perez starts to get into a little trouble. In the 4th and 5th you could her the nervous exasperation in Howie's voice as Perez (a) tried to give up the 4 run lead in the 4th and (b) when Molina started the 5th with a double (even though Howie admitted that he thought Church probably should have had that one).

Wayne was talking about how the Mets had a great 'killer instinct' in the 80s and even around 2000, but don't seem to have that now. Again, his 'outsider's perspective' can be useful/interesting at times.

Howie confused Castillo with Cano on Jeter's groundball in the 8th. Slip-ups are allowed, but not against the Yankees.