Game 7

Omar Minaya put it perfectly:

"I don't know. In a Game 7, you can't tell how anybody's going to do. Game 7 is an out-of-body experience. Game 7, in stickball, is an out-of-body experience, so you can imagine what it must be like in the Major Leagues. I can tell you what it's like in stickball, but I can't tell you what it's like in the Major Leagues."

And so, Oliver Perez, is going to be pitching the most important game of the season for the Mets. This is shocking, depressing, and even inspiring. After Perez miraculously won his last start (after allowing five earned runs on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings) the Mets said "thanks for the win, we hope you never have to pitch for us again." But here he is again, on three days rest. About that (by the way), Willie Randolph said, "it doesn't matter, really." I guess he means that if you suck so much already, an extra day of rest isn't going to make much of a difference.

A victory tonight will take the "you gotta believe" mantra to a whole new level.