Mets Lose 3-2...

This was a frustrating loss. Jose Reyes was picked off second base, with David Wright at the plate, at a really bad time.

However, Jerry Manuel, in the post game, said that Reyes & Easley (on first) were going to attempt a double steal, and that he wants his base runners to not lose their aggressiveness, but, they need to be making more intelligent decisions.

Pettitte's pickoff move, is among baseball's best, because it looks like a balk, more often than not. It looked like a balk on that play.

Adding to the frustration was Johan Santana being called for a balk, when Pettitte was not.

The Mets need to score runs with Johan on the mound. They scored one run, while he was in the game. He took the loss, and is now 7-7. With adequate run support, he should be at least 10-4, which may be the difference between making the all-star team, or not, for those who are naive, and don't analyze his numbers.

Johan was frustrated, two starts ago, when a David Wright error, and overall sloppy team defense hurt him. This guy is their ace, and other than the 7-7, which is more of a team stat, for a below .500 team, his individual stats are solid, and his 7-7 should be a lot better.

This was a frustrating loss.