Wright wasn't going to make a big deal about Jose Reyes getting a 4-year extension last week, because he was behind Reyes on the pay scale, and wasn't expecting the Mets to give him a bigger contract than the measly, minimum one he had now. That's just the kind of person Wright is.
But the Mets showed what type of organization they want to be - locking up both Reyes and Wright long-term, and I'm thrilled.
The Mets were off on Monday - they host Mike Piazza and the San Diego Padres at Shea in a 3-game series beginning Tuesday. (And this week they have a day game, on Thursday, when I can't be home to watch it. Figures.) Steve Trachsel goes against Woody Williams Tuesday.
MAGIC NUMBER: The Mets knocked the number down to 40 by taking two out of three from the Phillies. The Phillies are still the second-place team, by two games over Atlanta, so we need the Braves to take at least two games from their series with the Phillies now taking place in Atlanta, with the Mets taking care of their own business against the Padres. As of right now, with the Phillies up by 5 in the 9th, it doesn't look like one of the Braves wins is going to come today. So 40 the number stays.
JUST GRAND: The Mets have tied their season record for grand slams, with their 8th as a team on Sunday night. Jose Reyes got this one. The last time the Mets hit 8 grand slams was 2000, when they lost the World Series to the Yankees. (They also did it in 1999, when they made the playoffs.)
MORE STATS: John Maine's scoreless innings streak is now at 23 and 2-thirds innings.
I was watching Monday night's Phillies-Braves game, and the Turner Sports guys talked about Brian McCann hitting .342 since the All Star break - good for only 32nd in the LEAGUE since the break. That means 31 players in the National League are hitting better than .342 since the break! I'm 90% sure they said league, not majors - but this seems really hard to believe. I know Paul LoDuca has been on fire - his average is up into the .320's, after dipping below .300, but that means 30 others? Two per team? I'm not so sure about that stat.
THE KID'S KIDS: A weak weekend by Hall of Famer Gary Cater's St. Lucie Mets - the Mets dropped two games behind Daytona in the chase for the second-half title. The Mets' game against Dunedin was rained out on Monday.
ALFONZO'S COMEBACK: Edgardo Alfonzo didn't play Sunday, after an 0-for-4 on Saturday dropped his average to .233.
Of note from Norfolk, though, is that on Saturday Brian Bannister got rocked in a rehab start, going 4-and-2-thirds, giving up 7 runs on 11 hits. On Sunday, though, Mike Pelfrey got the last-place Tides back into the win column, pitching 5 innings, giving up 2 runs, in a 6-2 win. I think that's Pelfrey's first Triple-A start, because I think he went straight to the Mets from Binghamton, without going back to the minors in between.
BEAT THE STREAK: Sorry, Vlad. I killed the streak. Even though the Rangers intentionally walked Guerrero (so I've read) 4 times, and he only went 0-for-1. But no excuses. I had Miguel Tejada on Monday, with one of Baltimore's 2 hits, to go with Guerrero's hit on Sunday. So it's a 2-gamer. I'm bringing out the big guns on Tuesday - Albert Pujols at Cincinnati.
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