Delgado & Pelfrey crush Astros!

What a great night for Carlos Delgado and Mike Pelfrey. Both were flying high as the Mets prevented the Astros from taking their final series ever at Shea! It was great to see Carlos come through again! I really believe that he needs to hit cleanup against righties at this stage. Carlos Beltran is not pulling his weight! Maybe Delgado should even hit cleanup against lefties. That second home run was off a lefty!
After a disaster of a day on Sunday (and Saturday), it was nice to see the Mets come back in big fashion last night. Hopefully this will get them going for the two games against the Phils.
With Mike Pelfrey pitching a complete game again, the bullpen should be plenty rested for the Phillies. Although, with some of these relievers, that does not seem to matter. Aaron Heilman continues to blow games and now its rubbing off on Pedro Feliciano. These guys have to come through NOW! The race is tight and its going to get tighter as the number of games dwindles!
I think Jerry Manuel is doing an outstanding job and Dan Warthen is working miracles with the pitching staff, especially the starters! Maybe he will get the bullpen to improve too!
The Mets have a slight advantage in their schedule over the Phillies. At this point, the Marlins seem to be fading and hopefully will continue. I think the Mets advantage comes with the Chicago Cubs! Both the Mets and Phillies play them. The Mets have them at Shea (in the last week of Shea Stadium) and the Phillies play them in Chicago. I am hoping that those last week of games at Shea will give the Mets a huge lift. There will be a full house each night and lots of emotion!
Tonite its Pedro vs Jamie Moyer. This guy gives the Mets fits! He is a tough lefty. Mets need Pedro to continue to improve and go deeper into the game. This is important to see if Pedro is going to be a factor in the Mets making the playoffs and going anywhere further! I am rooting for Pedro!
Until tomorrow! Lets go Mets!