There’s the old saying in baseball that “good pitching beats good hitting.” Which is true except in the National League. In the last three games, the stating pitcher which the higher regular season ERA has won. Take a look:

Game 4: Perez (6.38 ERA) over Reyes (5.06 ERA)
Game 5: Weaver (5.18 ERA) over Glavine (3.62 ERA)
Game 6: Maine (3.60 ERA) over Carpenter (3.09 ERA)

Tonight the Mets are probably going to start a combination of Perez, Oliver, and maybe Trachsel against Jeff Supan in Game 7. That’s a combined ERA of 4.72 compared to Suppan’s 4.12. This game is in the bag for the Mets ;)

Watching last night’s game made me appreciate Varitek behind the plate even more. There were a number of situations where you had to wonder what LoDuca was thinking in his pitching calling. First, David Eckstein should have seen a steady diet of fastballs inside. The guy hurt his hand in Game 5, so even if he gets around on the pitch he’s not going to be able to do anything with it. But the bigger question was the pitch selection to Scott Rolen in the 9th. The guy couldn’t catch up with a fastball all night, so with a guy who can throw 97 you call for a slider? I think LoDuca may have out-thought himself.

I would like to thank the Mets and the Cards for this series. Until the NLCS the playoff had, quite frankly, been pretty boring. No series went to even a Game 5, let alone 7.

So I hope the Mets pull it out tonight, because I want to see more of Shawn Green doing his Jewish white-boy dance in the dugout with Jose Reyes, Mr. Met dancing around, and as Kim points out, that stupid “Everybody clap your hands” thing they do at Shea to get the crowd going. It’s hillarious. Nobody can keep up, so the whole stadium is out of sync and confused. I live for this.