Just a little introduction

Right now, the Mets are 5-6. To get to the playoffs, they probably need around 90 wins. With an above-average lineup and an excellent pitching staff, it should be pretty easy. But there's a problem: Injuries. 2/5 of the rotation is injured. (El Duque Hernandez, Pedro Martinez.) The 2nd or 3rd best relief pitcher (Duaner Sanchez) is injured. The All-Star shortstop (Jose Reyes) is injured. So it's not going to be so easy.

On the other hand, the Mets still have a rather volatile lineup with perennial forces like David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and Luis Castillo. They have the best pitcher in baseball, Johan Santana, going every 5 days, and Oliver Perez and John Maine are nothing to sneeze at either. The bullpen is decent, with Billy Wagner and Aaron Heilman leading the way. So there's still hope.

Additionally, with some luck, the Mets will have all of their wounded back before too long. This should certainly make them the team to reckon with. All right. That's all for now. Check back later for anything new.

P.S. On a more broad baseball note, I watched part of the game between the D-backs and the Giants yesterday. Even facing a terrible Giant lineup, Randy Johnson didn't look too great. After all, 44 is 44. Get the hint man: Leave. I never used to have anything against the guy, but when he started messing with the camera-man, I lost my respect.