Game 19 - Mets 7, Marlins 1

I don't have much time to write this post, mostly cuz I've only got so many minutes of power on my Mac before I have to return it to my plug and for whatever reason, the plug is at a desk where it's not comfortable to sit and type...

In the time it took me to write that BS, the Mets handled the game the best way possible.

John Maine allowed an unearned run in the first inning thanks to an error and the speed of Bonifacio. The Mets came right back in the bottom of the frame to score one, then the biggest thing happened.

Not the grand slam by Omir Santos. By the way, was I the only one who heard both of the Mets current catchers on salary wince? For all the talk, Brian Schinder can barely hit his weight and Ramon Castro is a career backup and proud of it.

Problem is, Castro might lose that status when Schinder comes off the DL. Every announcer has stated how the pitchers like the way Santos calls the game and that's much more important when all of them are gonna hit in the bottom of the order.

No, the biggest thing was David Wright's RBI single to right-center field. When he's going right, Wright takes the outside fastball to right field with power. I saw the post on Gamecast, but it was John Kruk on Baseball Tonight to relate that he was badly fooled by an offspeed pitch prior to the single.

Later on, he would triple to right-center and that's an even better sign. Yes, Reyes didn't have a hit but I think Jerry Manuel will put Luis Castillo in the No. 2 slot since he's really getting on base. Not that Daniel Murphy isn't, but there's clearly going to be a platoon to get Shef and Tatis on the field.

Either way, if Carlos Beltran and David Wright can hit, they can ignite the entire lineup. Let's just hope they can do the same for Livan on Tuesday, even the record at 10-10 and tighten up the entire division.