The Mets' Offseason, Who's on the Radar? Pineiro?

Joel Pineiro: Why is this guy even on the Mets' radar? The guy is a number four starter - at best- if you consider his entire career and not just last year. In fact, it's only his performance last year that has elevated him to a possible four instead of a number five starter/mopup man in the pen.

His 4.39 career ERA is decent enough at first glance, his first four years in the majors (2000-2003), and he's got an ERA of just under 5.00 over the past six seasons - and that's INCLUDING his great year last year.

Odds are that last season was a 'contract year' fluke and it's way more that likely, judging by the last six years worth of stats, that the true Pineiro is the guy with an ERA of five and not the one that we saw last year.

We're talking Tim Redding here, but Minaya is probably going to throw eight to ten million per year at a guy that (if signed) would most definitely turn into 'The Ollie Perez Story, Part II'.

If this guy is seriously on the Mets' radar, someone needs to wake up in that front office. Hopefully, he's just on the list so that Lackey thinks he has some competition for Met money.

VFC's World Series Thoughts

You can't help but think that if it were the Mets in that position, one out away from winning the World Series and all that stood in the way of the win was that ground ball to second base, Luis Castillo would have booted the ball which would have opened the flood gates to another heartbreak for Mets fans.

A-Rod is still a goat. You don't strike out looking with the bases loaded in Game Six of the World Series on a pitch that is too close to take. He had a nice playoff performance but did nothing on the biggest stage. The Game Five double was a result of Ibanez.

Godzilla, however, brought great honor to his home country.

But of all the Yankees that celebrated after that last out, it was Joe Girardi who looked as if the moment overtook him most; that guy, of all the rest, had the most pressure to win it all. If they can run Joe Torre out of town, then Girardi had no chance if wasn't deemed a winner. The media rode him all year, questioned his decisions, and he had Hal and Hank glaring down at him demanding perfection every step of the way.

Joe Girardi is the happiest guy in Gotham tonight.

As for the Yankees, congrats. I'm not a Yankee fan, I'm a Mets fan, but the fact that the Yanks brought some pain and suffering to the Philadelphia fans out there makes me feel a little bit better about my team watching the games from the beaches, couches or strip clubs...I would have liked the Yankees to have won Monday night - when the comeback in the ninth would have absolutely crushed the Phillie fans who were elated for 8 2/3 innings that game, but had nothing to cheer for since game one; that would have been a crushing blow to the city and I would have enjoyed.

As a Mets fan, my team couldn't get it done; but at least I know that Philadelphia didn't get the best of New York on Wednesday night.

The Yankees were up to the task. Start spreading the news.

Can Anyone Say MVP-Matsui?

Matsui 6, Phillies 1.

Pedro's Line For Tonight

Pedro's Line for tonight..... 4 2/3 IP, 6 R, 6 ER, 10 Hits, 3 BB, 6 K, and the big, fat "L".

Disclaimer: VFC is a Mets fan who is not necessarily rooting FOR the Yanks as much as he is rooting AGAINST the 'Frillies.