1) IF Pedro can stay healthy, I expect him to pitch effectively, meaning a 1-2-3 of Santana, Pedro and Maine can help avoid losing streaks. It doesn’t always work that way (see this past weekend), but if all pitch the way they’re capable, more often than not, the Mets won’t be suffering any 3-4 game skids

2) The bullpen, outside of Wagner’s implosion the other day, has been pitching very effectively for several weeks now.

7.5 games out on June 10 is far from insurmountable, and there is the Wild Card to consider as well. You just can’t jump ship on a team when there are 100 games left. I don’t expect lightning to strike twice, but did anyone here last year expect the Mets to blow a 7-game lead with 17 left to play? They’re a .5 game further back…with 100 to play, plus 12 H2H games still with the Phillies, who I might add, they are 4-2 against thus far.

This team has flaws…flaws that must be addressed now or in the offseason, but the talent-level is still to strong to write them off so quickly.

That being said, why is Alou hitting BEHIND Delgado? I mean, I actually like Randolph…but he does things sometimes that make it impossible to defend him, and this is one.

So Delgado has 6 hits in his last two games…do you really think this is going to erase the memories of his previous year and 2+ months of crap?? Beltran still won’t get a pitch to hit…and BTW, when Alou is healthy, HE is the one I’d stick in the cleanup spot with Beltran at two and Wright at three.