A Measure Of Revenge

It looks like the Mets have righted their ship with a sweep over the Atlanta Braves. Of course, with this team, there is no guarantee they will not turn back around and lose three or four in a row right now. Still, it was great to see the Mets get a measure of revenge.

September and Turner Field have not been a good mix. Met fans probably still have nightmares about what it has meant over the past decade. This weekend, however, the Mets just put a serious damper on any hopes the Braves have of making it to postseason (although still not impossible).

Glavine was finally able to beat John Smoltz. Glavine has pitched well in the games where he has faced his friend and former teammate this year, but had not yet one. Yesterday (in what seems like a rare Sunday Day game), that changed.

Glavine looked good, and so did Smoltz as he only allowed three runs and if the Jose Reyes popup is caught, perhaps only two, or maybe even one (as he pitches Wright differently with no one on base). Still, the Mets scored the runs and the Bullpen was able to hold it.

The bullpen looked good yesterday, with the exception of Billy Wagner. Wagner, only needing three outs, once again let a team back into the game and he really tried to hand it away. As I have said before, this is the Wagner of last year, the guy who USUALLY got the save but did not do it easily.

This year, for quite some time, Wagner was lights out. Now, as we are in the stretch, he seems to have forgotten how to slam the door and is back to closing gently and some days not closing it at all. I do not know what Wagner has to do to “get right”, but whatever it is, he better figure it out and do it fast.

Still, it was a three game sweep in Atlanta. Still, the Mets doubled their margin on first place as the Phillies now trail by four games. Still, the Mets did slam the door on the Braves and lowered any hopes they have of making it to postseason (two years in a row with no Atlanta in postseason sounds very appealing). Still, the Mets rebounded nicely and Today it is Pedro on the mound.

Let’s Go Mets!