Game 66: Mets vs. Yankees @ Yankee Stadium

The Mets look to take the season series against the Yankees in today's day game.

The Good: For the third time in recent games, the Mets jumped out to an early and aggressive lead, score 7+ runs, and still manage to lose the game. Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltran seem to be challenging each other in a game of "who sucks more?" while Jose Reyes, Carlos Gomez, and Ruben Gotay seem to be the only ones playing with some fire. Give the Mets credit for not quitting on the game as they came within one swing of taking the lead in the ninth. Jose Reyes even batted right handed against Mariano Rivera and singled up the middle before Beltran popped up on a first pitch fastball. It seemed to be the 12th time he popped out weakly in today's game.

The Bad: Tom Glavine sucked again, Scott Schoeneweis sucked, Guillermo Mota sucked, Aaron Sele sucked, Carlos Delgado sucked, but most of all, Carlos Beltran continues to suck.

Overall: Very reminiscent of the 1999 "Matt Franco game," but the Mets fell just short.

Notes: Reyes bailed out the Met offense again by forcing another two out balk from third base. Carlos Delgado also committed an error that would have prevented a run from scoring during a cutoff play. David Wright extended his hit streak to seventeen games while Ruben Gotay and Ramon Castro both hit deep flys in today's exchange-of-leads early on in the game. Jose Reyes stole two more bases, Wright added to his 15-0 streak, Gotay stole one, and Gomez swiped one as well. Ultimately, the Yanks didn't let up and won the game. They scored in every inning but the first and seventh; that's how you win a seesaw battle.

Two Cents: Stupid baseball. How do the Mets want to win if they keep giving outs away? At least people can now stop begging Willie Randolph to plug Beltran into the two hole. Just face it, the Mets can't buy a hit with risp, a clutch hit, or a two out hit.

Final Score: Mets 8, Yankees 11. Record: 37-29.