(by Brett Kahn)Not many people in baseball think of rain as a positive force. Rain usually means a double-header somewhere down the line for both teams. However, the rain provided a much needed day off for a Mets team that desperately needed to work out some issues.
Willie Randolph called a team meeting on Friday to discuss the morale of the team. After Billy Wagner's statements to the media earlier that week, it was clear that the team needed to get certain things off their chests. Well, it seemed work.
The Mets pounded the Yankees by a combined score of 18-6 in the two-game series. Both Johan Santana and Oliver Perez pitched very effectively and were awarded with wins.
A player that needed to step up in this series did so in the biggest way. Jose Reyes homered in both games to fire up a team that desperately needed it. After being criticized for being too flamboyant in celebration, Reyes calmed his antics for a while only to be criticized by Mets fans as being stoned-faced and too quiet. There is no doubt that Mets fans are fickle to say the least, but it's clear that when Reyes goes, so do the Mets.
The Mets also got added offensive sparks from Ryan Church, David Wright, Carlos Delgado, and Carlos Beltran as each of them provided clutch hits when the opportunities arose.
The Mets will go into a critical series starting today against the Atlanta Braves. John Maine will go in the early game of the double-header, while Claudio Vargas will go in the night cap.
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