What bad can you say about this series? Great starting pitching, the defense was near flawless, the bats were red hot and the Cardinal fans had nothing to cheer about. 20 runs to their 2, no errors to their 4. Not a bad way to start the season against the defending champs, eh?

The most calming thing about this series was how great Glavine, El Duque and Johnny Maine looked brilliant. A close second has to be the play of Beltran. Almost every preview I read this off-season predicted Beltran would not produce as well as 2006. While those predications still may come to fruition, but if this series is any indication of what’s in store, Met fans may see Beltran’s true potential. Mantle, Mays, Snyder and Beltran? Maybe I’m jumping the gun but I still get giddy thinking of Carlos gunning down Eckstein in the opener.

Lets face it, the first series of the season is nothing compared to last season’s heartbreaker in the NLCS, but it’s better than a called three strike. Let the healing begin.

If you are scoring at home or even if you’re alone, that’s:
Glavine 6 IP 1 ER
El Duque 7 IP 1 ER
Maine 7 IP 0 ER

For those of you who get the luxury of the Mets broadcast, consider your self lucky. MLB TV subscribers were subjugated to the Cardinal broadcast. I think they fell asleep after Reyes’s homerun. Way to stay professional fellas, don’t bother with that pesky play by play analysis or any of that new fangled replay viewers might want to watch. I cant wait the Mets get back to Shea and I can here Gary, Keith and Ron again.

On to Atlanta, maybe some more painful memories of seasons past can be vanquished.

We’re coming for you, Larry!

I watched the previews of The Team, the Time, The 2006 Mets. From what was on the previews it looks to not only recount the teams 2006 season but also chronicle the rather quick return to greatness under the direction of Omar Minaya. Even for those of you that still aren’t quite emotionally ready revisit 2006, this looks like a must own for any Mets fan. Check out the previews or purchase it here or purchase it on amazon.com

Let’s Go Mets!