Game 42 - Red Sox 12, Mets 5

I'll speak nothing of this game, chalking it up to the law of order correcting itself. To Tim Redding making his second start of the year and running out of gas in the fifth inning and to asking too much of an offense to battle back two games in a row.

Speaking of which, the main concern should be in the trainer's room and what will become of it. The Reyes injury is the biggest blow, clearly seen by the fact Ramon Martinez is the starting short stop for the forseeable future.

Now the fact that we don't have anyone better ready to fill in a short is a touch scary. Then again, Reyes is 25/26 and your backup, Alex Cora, wasn't supposed to go out at the same time. Reese Havens (A), Jose Coronado and Ruben Tejada (AA) is what's next at the position...

But despite the injury, you have to believe the team is planning on either moving them to another position (2B) or moving them in a deal for a much-needed arm for the postseason run. While Tejada (he was the name I was trying to remember the other day who showed a little something in spring training) may be able to field at the major league level, he's a .250 batter in AA. I'd hate to see what he would do at the Big League level.

So Martinez must be the answer and I don't know if you really want to trade. Rather grin and bear it, put Reyes on the DL and hope that the offense can thrive on the fact we'll face Washington and Florida at home before heading to Pittsburgh and DC.

In fact, if they put Reyes on the DL retro to yesterday, he'll be off in time for the series in Philly before we haed to the launch pad in the Bronx.

Church is likely headed to the DL with a hammy, which is whatever since we need Sheffield's bat in the lineup and Jeremy Reed can patrol decent enough. Daniel Murphy is the answer at 1st base, not because he's a better infielder than outfielder, although that's the easy answer. It's because the organization made a commitment and I hope they see it through.

The kid can hit at the major league level. That's clear to me and while he's not skilled or wearing a helmet in the field like Jon Olerud, he could be a contact 1st baseman with a good enough glove.

As for K-Rod, I just hope his back is feeling much, much better. It's a blessing that Omar got two closers, but I want Frankie back in his role and healthy.

We're 1.5 games back of the Flithies in the East. We just finished about as tough a road trip as this team will have until...

Well, looking at it now this might be about as tough is it's gonna get. They're might be tougher stretches with teams like Philly, Atlanta and the Cubs bunched in at the same time. But in each case, one of those series will be at Citi.

Hope the good times start rolling tonight with John Maine against the gNats.

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