Why Are The Mets Playing The Oakland A's???

Dumb. That is interleague play. Another stupid idea by uber-non traditionalist Bud Selig that has long out-lived its usefulness. The Mets should be playing the Dodgers, Giants or Padres, teams in the National League that fans have long known, welcomed and have real rivalries with.....but they're facing Oakland in a 2-game series no less, for no other reason than our useful genius of a commissioner thinks it's cool. Dumb.

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Mets Take 3 Out of 4 from Marlins

On the road no less. And wonder what all the "experts" out there ready to dig David Wright's grave think now? I've said it before, the Mets have a "core" they should never give up on no matter what happens: Wright, Niese, Harvey (if he return to form), Mejia and Murphy. The right GM can build a winner around these guys if only Fred Wilpon ever loosens the purse strings:

MIAMI -- Daniel Murphy hit a three-run homer and the New York Mets matched a season high with 17 hits Sunday to beat the slumping Miami Marlins 11-5.

Jonathon Niese (4-4), who has been plagued by poor run support this year, won for the first time since May 22. He allowed less than four earned runs for the 19th consecutive start, giving up three in six innings.

Mets starters have an ERA of 1.74 over the past six games.Niese drove in a run with a suicide squeeze bunt, but the bulk of the offense came from higher in the order.  

David Wright drove in a run for the sixth game in a row.Curtis Granderson thrived again in the leadoff spot, reaching base four consecutive times. He and Lucas Duda each had three hits.Murphy had two hits, including his sixth homer. 

Kirk Nieuwenhuis, making his first start since being recalled from Triple-A, doubled twice.

Rookie Anthony DeSclafani (1-2), making his fourth major-league start, gave up seven runs in 3 2/3 innings and departed with a 7.59 ERA.The Marlins (37-38) fell below .500 for the first time since April 30. Ten days ago they had the best home record in the majors, but they went 3-7 on their longest homestand of the year, losing all three series.

The Mets had scored a total of 13 runs in Niese's previous five starts, but he led 7-0 before giving up three runs in the sixth. The left-hander then struck out Derek Dietrich with the bases loaded to end the inning and his afternoon.

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