Call it now, there is no point in playing out the string, your (well, my) New York Mets are going to the World Series! In what one can reasonably extrapolate over the last 161 games of the season, the Mets dominated the Atlanta Braves yesterday afternoon by the score of 1-0. Johan Santana turned back the clock to Spring 2012 by spinning 5 masterful innings of shutout baseball. Well, 4 masterful innings and one inning where he may or may not have walked the #8 hitter and the pitcher in succession to load the bases. Details on that front are a little fuzzy. David McDreamy Wright delivered the game's only run with a sixth inning single and the new look bullpen took the game home. Predictably the Braves begged the schedule makers for an extra day off to regroup and try to figure out how to contend with the New York juggernaut. The game was not without its low moments, when projected All Star center fielder Andres Torres re-aggravated his strained calf muscle and will likely end up on the DL.
Player of the game: Johan Santana who for four innings at least, looked like he was in complete command of the Braves' lineup.
Key moment: Tim Byrdak strikes out Jose Constanza and Michael Bourn back-to-back with the tying runner on third in the top of the 7th.
Silver lining: None needed, they actually fucking won!
Inevitable downside: Losing Torres to the calf injury.
Next up: Game two of the series will be Saturday afternoon when presumptive staff ace RA Dickey makes his first start of the season.
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