Mets Doing Really Well Under Terry Collins

No Johan Santana. Our cleanup hitter Jason Bay has played in 23 games and has 7 RBI's to show for it. Our starting centerfielder has been on the DL for most of the year and our hot-as-hell first baseman just went on the DL. So too did our perennial starting 3rd baseman. Our No. 2 starter and designated "ace" is off to an awful start and so too are our No. 3 and 4 starters. Yet, despite all of this after 43 games, the Mets stand at 21-22 and they're only 5 games out of first place.

Now I gave up on any chance of of us winning the NL East this year after Cliff Lee decided to pitch for the Phillies, but thanks to Bud Selig money-hungry ways we have a wild-card spot to shoot for. And thanks to Terry Collins (with an able assist from Sandy Alderson for picking him) commanding the ship the way he has we're still in the hunt. Win this series against the Yanks and I'll be even more sold.

Was Gary Cohen Picking On Don Mattingly Last Night?

Seemed so to me, as Cohen was questioning a lot of Mattingly's decisions during the game, more that normal. I know there was a lot of reporters who wondered aloud if Mattingly would make a good manager before he got the Dodgers job, so Cohen last night could still be on the bandwagon.