The Happy Recap: Mets 8, Phillies 2

It was nice to settle down and watch everything go wrong for the Phillies for a change, wasn't it?

A day after so much wailing and gnashing of teeth, the Mets went out and won a baseball game, against the Phillies, no less. Sure, Kyle Kendrick helped out by walking the ballpark, and the Phils made four errors -- two in one inning by Jimmy Rollins' replacement -- but the Mets capitalized on the opportunities, and most of all, got a decent pitching performance from Mike Pelfrey.

It wasn't the cleanest five innings ever thrown, but he held the Phils to two runs and gave the Mets a chance to win, which is you what you want from your fifth starter. Check that, FOURTH starter, now that El Duque is El Done. He'll be in a boot for the next few weeks and if he ever comes back, it would be a shock.

That means Nelson Figueroa becomes your fifth starter, unless the Mets pick up Claudio Vargas, as has been rumored ad nauseum.

The Mets scored six runs in the third, when Eric Bruntlett made his two errors, and Angel Pagan doubled in two runs. The over-used Jorge Sosa pitched two hitless innings of relief, and there was a Pedro Feliciano sighting.

The win snapped the nine-game losing streak against the Phillies, and if the Mets can win the series Thursday night with John Maine going against Adam Eaton, perhaps we can all settle down, please? I will be there in the flesh, and am looking forward to a series win.