The return of Pedro

After weeks of speculation, Pedro finally took the mound for the Mets in San Fransisco last night for the first time since leaving his first and only start of the season with a pulled hamstring. Far from his dominating prime, Pedro pitched 6 effective innings, working his way around 7 hits and 2 walks while giving up 3 runs. The Mets scored 8 times in the 5th inning, mostly off of $126 million mistake Barry Zito (hey, only 5 1/2 more years left on that contract Giants fans!). They then held on for a 9-6 victory. The best news to me was Pedro throwing 109 pitches in those 6 innings. Obviously it remains to be seen how his body recovers from the game, but a healthy and effect Pedro gives the Mets a top 3 of Johan Santana, Pedro, and John Maine, a troika I would put against any team in the league.