(by Brett Kahn)At this point, all the Mets need to do is keep winning games to build momentum. Willie is clearly shaking up the lineup to see what mix of players he likes at different times. If Reyes continues on his torrid hitting pace as of late, the Mets will most likely continue to be successful offensively.
If any baseball analyst or fan said to anyone that the Florida Marlins would be in first place after 45 games, that one person deserves a nice prize. Regardless of how people predicted the Marlins to end up, the Mets needed to prove themselves in this series. They did so with help from Jose Reyes, Endy Chavez, and Fernando Tatis. Chavez's game-tying home run in the ninth last night was his first of the year. We all knew that Chavez could field but to hit a bomb in that spot was extremely clutch. Tatis, on the other hand, has been hot since being called up to the team. He is now batting .368 with a HR and six RBI's in eight games.
The Mets will start a four game series starting tonight against the L.A. Dodgers. The Mets dropped two-of-three the last time they faced the Dodgers, in L.A. Claudio Vargas will throw tonight for the Mets and try to prolong this temporary sense of accomplishment for a team that has underachieved thus far.
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