The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Video Review

If only they kept stats on favorable video review outcomes: the Mets would be 5-0 in the standings. This time video review was used to overturn an umpire's call into a tiebreaking 2 run homerun by Daniel Murphy which gave the Mets a 7-4 over the Nationals with the Mets sweeping the 3-game series as expected (as required, actually).

Murphy had a career best 5 rbis, adding an RBI single in the third and a two-run double in the seventh to add to his dinger. He helped an uncharacteristically wild Johan Santana win his 7th game to remain tied with Cincinnati's Bronson Arroyo for the league lead in wins. We promise to never use Johan's name and Arroyo's in the same sentence again. Santana (7-2) struck out 11 and walked six, one shy of his career high. He labored through six innings, throwing a season-high 120 pitches while allowing three runs and three hits.

... And one of his pitches to Adam Dunn still hasn't hit the ground I bet. The mammoth shot went an estimated 465 feet and did not need video review. Neither did Gary Sheffield's first inning 2-rbi double. Despite playing without Carlos Delgado, Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran (for two games), the Mets overtook the Phils for the NL East lead as well.

So take away all the injuries, and the mental lapses (Fernando Martinez got a taste of what a New York crowd can be like when you don't run out a routine play) and the Mets are looking pretty good going 17-7 in their last 24 games. Next up... Florida hopefully gets Pelfreyized!