Billy's Back! and Delgado to Cleanup! Things are looking up!

After Tuesday's disaster, I was a bit worried about Billy Wagner's return. Thank goodness it was only one game that he missed. Although, I was surprised that the bullpen couldn't hold the lead in the 9th on Tuesday night. Maybe knowing Billy was not there to back them up, the pressure was greater than usual. Sanchez, Smith, Heilman and Feliciano all couldn't shut the door. At least one should have been able to do it. But, the Mets should have had more runs and then it wouldn't have mattered. Poor 3rd base coaching and again the lack of killer instinct with a lead. It always seems that they can't put a team away after getting to that 5 run plateau.
Finally, Jerry put Carlos Beltran down a spot and Carlos Delgado up to clean up! It worked. Carlos with the big hit today! It's been a long time coming that Beltran be taken out of the 4 spot. Let's see if it helps or will he continue to be a big disappointment to Mets fans!
In these last two wins the Mets showed me something they have not had this year, "Heart". Billy Wagner showed it when he almost got run down covering first on a ground ball in Wednesday Nights game. That is just one of the many exciting plays lately. There seems to be more hustle and more excitement from these guys! Maybe the second stringers players are putting some pressure on the front line players by playing hard and well.
The Cardinals are in for a weekend series. They are always tough on the Mets. Let's see how well they do. We will be without Pedro this weekend due to the death of his father. My condolences to Pedro and his family. The Mets haven't announced who will start for him this weekend. That will be interesting.
Until next time.