Met Mess Continues

BRAVES 7

METS 6

If the Mets make it to the playoffs don't expect them to be there for very long. In fact, their presence in the postseason may be so shortlived that you will forget that they were even there.

With a 4-3 lead the Mets bullpen was at it again. The Mets built their lead thanks to Carlos Delgado and David Wright. Delgado doubled to right in the first inning to drive home Wright, giving New York a 1-0 lead. In the second, Wright hit his 32 homer of the year; this one was a two-run shot to give the Mets a 4-0 lead.

Then, it fell apart. In the seventh, with Scott Schoeneweis pitching, Casey Kotchman lined a single to right center to drive in Omar Infante to tie the game at four. Joe Smith came in, but it didn't get any better. Jeff Franceour tripled to bring in pinch runner Brad Lillibridge; 5-4 Atlanta.

Aaron Heilman came in and things got worse. Heilman walked Chipper Jones intentionally to load the bases for Martin Prado, and Prado made Heilman pay when he doubled to right field to drive home two Braves; 7-4 Atlanta.

I assume at this point that even if the Mets offer Jerry Manuel a contract extension, he might turn it down, considering how AWFUL, HORRENDOUS, TERRIBLE, MISERABLE, PATHETIC, AND OFFENSIVE, this pitching staff is.

The Mets tried to do something in the ninth, Delgado hit a two run homerun to cut the def icit to one, but Damion Easely, who just came off the DL, struck out swinging to end the ballgame.

The Brewers won their game, cutting the Mets lead in the Wild Card to a game one and a half. Oh, by the way, Philadelphia has a 2-0 lead on Florida in the fourth inning.