...well, here we are again, 24 games into the season. First things first: The Mets are in 3rd place, 1 game behind the Marlins, and half a game behind the Phillies. The current record is 13-11. This basically portrays how they've been playing: pretty good.
David Wright's in a bit of a batting slump - his average is down to .280. Brian Schneider, Angel Pagan and Ryan Church are all playing above and beyond expectations. Luis Castillo, Jose Reyes, and Carlos Delgado a bit below what you'd expect. The pitching has overall been pretty good, especially once you consider that 2 of the top 5 (or 6) pitchers are on the Disabled List. Aaron Heilman, in particular, has been a disappointment coming out of the bullpen. The same applies to Jorge Sosa. Other than that, the bullpen has been very good, especially Billy Wagner and Duaner Sanchez.
One eerie point of note: I had an unsettling memory recently of a Mets rightfielder doing well in the beginning of the season (similar to what has occurred this year thus far with Ryan Church). In that particular season, the outfielder slacked off heavily. I am talking, of course, about Shawn Green and last year. Here's to hoping that Ryan Church can retain his optimum rate of production longer than Shawn did last year. I suppose that there is reason to expect this, because Church is, after all, significantly younger this year than Green was last year.
Game in progress: 4-4 New York versus Pittsburgh. Middle of the 11th. Details to follow (perhaps).
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