A Good Beginning

What a way to start following the All-Star break. First off, it was a nice way to start the game, leading off with back to back homeruns. It is hard to imagine that it is the first time in franchise history that this has occurred. They have had some good players in the one and two holes over the years (as well as some not so good ones).

Of course, in the past, the leadoff hitter and the number two hitter were not thought of as power hitters (although there have always been some exceptions). Still, with certain players I would have thought it occurred before.

It was not just the start of the game but other factors too that made this a great start. Starting the second half of the season, the starting pitching was good, relief pitching was good, and despite his performance in the All-Star game, Billy Wagner closed it out nicely. In addition, the Mets had some timely hitting.

It is true they had a couple of opportunities to break the game open and they did not, but still, all in all, it was a good game and a positive way to start after the break. I realize Cincinnati is a last place team and that this was just one game, but hopefully they will continue to take care of the Reds and the rest on the National League and in order to capture the division, it is important to play well against the poor teams as well as the good teams.

Let us see if they can continue.