Nothing to fear, but …

I seem to have less to say now that the Mets are playing well. Isn't that always the way? Loads of criticism, but little praise. I should try.

I suppose I should write about my fears now that things are going well since I have little enough to be angry about. How 'bout Ayala? How long will it be before he reverts to his Nationals' form? Or he simply joins the rest of his bullpen colleagues in mediocrity (or worse)?

What if Wagner can't come back?

What if Delgado cools off? Who'll pick up the slack?

What if Pedro's not going to be able to go again this year?

Oh, I wish I could just enjoy the hot streak. Maybe if they win this weekend's series I'll relax.

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I take it El Duque will not be back this year?

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Am I the only one who can find anything positive to say about Wayne Hagin? Okay, he's not Bob Murphy, but he's a decent announcer. He's honest, which I like. I was afraid he'd adopt the mantle of a homer who sees no wrong with the home team. When he sees something wrong in the way a Met or the Mets are playing, he lets us know. What else? Well, I think he's got a better baseball eye than Howie has. He seems to have a great understanding of pitching and he has a good sense when a hitter is about to do something special. He also does a good job of assessing the defenders and whether they're in position and whether he thinks their head(s) are in the game.

Don't get me wrong, he still drives me nuts and I still love Howie. It's just that too many Met fans are way too negative about Hagin.

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I listened to the San Diego vs Milwaukee game last night. (No Met game.) I know one of the announcers was Bob Uecker, but when the other guy took over I had trouble distinguishing his voice. The two of them sound so alike.

What would drive me nuts if I was a Brewers fan is how much time they spent discussing (fairly) irrelevant issues. It seemed like they talked about the farm system for a couple of innings. I mean, that's fine if your team is out of it, but the Brewers are still likely to make the post-season.

And they have GOT TO LET GO of the CC Sabathia "no-hitter". I saw the play and kind of figure a base hit was not a wacky decision. It was going to be a tough play for Sabathia. He rushed because he knew it was going to be a tight play and he fluffed it. An error or a hit - either would have been fair. The Brewers really should just let it go. What relevance does it have for their playoff run? Wrong focus, methinks.