Game 17 - Mets 8, Nationals 2

You know the Marlins are atop the NL East, but they also have had the fortune to be 6-0 against the gNats. The Mets are now 2-0 against those annoying incests.

Don't let the eight runs fool you, however. They are still hitting for crap with runners on base. After three innings on Saturday, the Mets had played 11 innings against the gNats. Five times they left the bases loaded.

All it would have taken was a little knubber, a Texas Leaguer, a ball with eyes. Well, you get the point.

And the point is, it's not like these guys aren't hitting at all. Carlos Beltran is batting .415. He was 3-for-5 on Saturday and still managed to leave three people on base.

I guess I can take solace in the fact that Mike Pelfrey pitched OK. Only three walks despite 41 balls in 95 pitches. Would have liked to see him pitch deeper since the team had the lead but I respect Jerry Manual's decision to get him out in a position to win the game and with a good feeling about the day.

Speaking about good feelings, I've got a good feeling about a fat white man behind a radio microphone. Something about the white man in a position of power makes the cockles in my cockle grow warm.

Whatever that means.

Kris was on 1400 The Score or whatever it is in the great capital of Columbia, South Carolina this morning with a draft preview. The Giants didn't make a trade for Edwards, they didn't take the bait for Boldin, but "they drafted a receiver who many think compares to the Pro Bowler," according to Newsday's Tom Rock.

Hakeem Nicks, a 6-1, 210-pound wide receiver from North Carolina will battle it out with Dom Hixon, Steve Smith and Sinny Moss for wide receiver catches in the blue and red.

And if you're in Chicago, you should find wherever Dan Filowitz's play is playing and attend. I don't know much more than that, but hope to find out more and will post accordingly.

According to reports, Oli Perez goes tomorrow afternoon as the Mets try to sweep the gNats and stay hot with the first-place Marlins coming to Citi on Monday.