After one series, I can confidently say the Mets are much, much better than the Marlins. Of course, Johan Santana and Carlos Beltran are individually making nearly as much as the entire Marlins roster, but I'm sure that's not at all related to the talent disparity. Pedro's injury hurts the team, both from losing a 3 time Cy Young award winner standpoint and from a clubhouse presence standpoint. The man is a master of keeping people loose when times are toughest, a hugely important skill for a team still haunted by the specter of one of the great late-season collapses in baseball history. Having Santana pitch every fifth day will help a lot too.
Jose Reyes is driving the ball better, hitting line drives instead of popups which is nice to see. Beltran's creaky knees don't seem to be bothering him yet. Maybe his switch to the cleanup spot in the order is helping. Maybe the Marlins woefully inept pitching staff made him look like the Beltran of 4 years ago. Whatever. David Wright's steely good looks walloped a home run nearly to the upper deck last night. Well, that and a hanging breaking ball. Even Carlos Delgado looked like he has a little gas left in the tank. The Mets face a much tougher test this weekend, traveling to Atlanta to face ESPN's darling pick the Braves. Larry! Larry!
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