Well that was a waste of time

161 games and almost exactly a year later, the Mets find themselves in the exact same position they held last year. Couldn't they have just played one game at the beginning of April and saved us this whole mess? Johan Santana pitched a masterful game, throwing a three-hit shutout on three days rest to help the Mets pull into a tie for the wild card lead with the Milwaukee Brewers. Ben Sheets did his part by lasting less than 3 innings for the Brewers as they fell to the Cubs 7-3. Playing the role of Tom Glavine this year is Oliver Perez, who has fittingly given up at least 4 runs in 3 of his last 4 starts, two of which he failed to pitch 5 innings. Playing the role of the Florida Marlins this year is the Florida Marlins, who have made no secret of their desire to knock the Mets out of the playoffs again.

In Progress: Mets v Braves

In the interest of pretending to work today, I will not be keeping a running diary of this afternoon's matchup between the Braves and the Mets, but will instead provide periodic updates. Luis Castillo hit a home run in the first inning, which may or may not be a sign of the impending apocalypse. Just to be safe, if you see any frogs falling from the sky or all of a sudden the first born sons start to keel over for no reason, you may want to stock up on milk and eggs.

Following the home run, the Mets loaded the bases with one out before Alou lined out and Delgado flied out to end the inning. Tom Glavine has been in complete control ever since, meaning one of the major contributors to the Mets collapse is either a total cock or just needed to face the Mets offense more often last season to pad his stats. John Maine is not pitching nearly as well, and after a sacrifice fly just this second it is now 3-1 Braves. Fuck.