Cans of Corn

I think the Mets players are like cans of corn - they're dropping like flies.

Yesterday, the Mets got news of a setback to Jose Reyes's recovery. Then Luis Castillo fell down the dugout steps and had to leave the game.

Today, adding injury to injury, Johnathan Niese hurt his hamstring while covering first base on an attempted double play. And then Gary Sheffield pulled up lame at first base after crushing a base hit to left-center field.

Yet they won. Nelson Figueroa and Bobby Parnell spun 7.1 scoreless innings - against an offense that had scored 12 runs the night before and the offense, led by Angel Pagan and and David Wright, scored seven runs.

I still think that with all their players healthy, they are, at the very least, the team to beat in the Wild Card race.

Now if Beltran and Delgado can just come back.

You know what Yogi said: It ain't over 'til it's over.