Rollin,' rollin,' rollin'

Last season, the Mets had a better record on the road than they did at home, which in itself was an indictment of how bad the karma was surrounding the club. Now, it's a totally different story.

The Mets improved to 31-19 at Shea with a 7-2 win over the Cardinals that saw another outstanding pitching performance by Mike Pelfrey. I was at the game and was happy to see Big Pelf pitch in person. For a guy who was called a bust by many a couple of months ago, Pelfrey looks like he has an almost unlimited ceiling. The confidence is flowing and he's a top-three pitcher now, not someone filling the fifth spot.

Jose Reyes came up huge again in a big spot, cranking a two-run triple with two outs after Adam Kennedy botched a potential double play grounder. Carlos Delgado also continues to rake, launching a two-run homer to right. And the Mets may have found themselves a new second baseman as Argenis Reyes launched a homer to right; he is hitting .333 and we know he can field.

With Damion Easley hitting the way he has, perhaps Luis Castillo can take his time on the DL, maybe play bridge with Moises Alou.

Duaner Sanchez is a concern and that's why you keep hearing about the Mets looking for bullpen help. He loaded the bases with none out in the ninth, and while we shouldn't have been sweating out a six-run lead, there we were. Pedro Feliciano allowed one run home but he and Aaron Heilman were able to close it out.

We did not stick around for Merengue Night, but I was able to brush up on my Spanish, which was nice.