Meanwhile, in a post to his blog for the Star-Ledger, Brian Costa asks, “Is this the worst starting lineup in Mets history?”

…maybe… it was rough… but, remember 2004… with Richard Hidalgo, Shane Spencer, Gerald Williams and Joe McEwing… or, some of those early 90s, and late 70s teams… either way, last night was up there…

By the way, on July 27, 1992, the final game of that three-game stretch, Vince Coleman hit leadoff, followed by Dave Magadan at third, Howard Johnson in right field, Eddie Murray at first base, Mackey Sasser, Bill Pecota at second, Dick Schofield at shortstop, Pat Howell in left, and Bret Saberhagen on the mound.

“Wright is taking pitches he should be crushing,” Simon explains.  “In July, Wright has seen 11 fastballs in the strike zone while in a hitters’ count, but has not put any of them into play.”

According to Simon, Wright is 0–for-12 in July during at bats ending with a fastball.

Yesterday morning on WFAN, Darryl Strawberry said he believes Wright is dropping his back shoulder when hitting, and he has asked Howard Johnson to work with Wright on standing taller in the batter’s box.

…i am not smart enough to know how to fix wright, or know why he’s doing what he’s doing, or not doing actually… what i do know is he’s a mess, for now… and, i am fairly certain he will be on fire in around a week or so… and then he’ll be in a head-shaking slump, during which people will pick apart his stats and swing, just in time for him to be red hot again… and round and round we go…

Olney later blogs about Ryan Braun; the trade market; and who he believes should be the All Star team; among other things.

…however, these numbers threw me for a loop…

The Mets have the fewest strikeouts and the highest team batting average in the NL at .273.

They also lead the league with 79 stolen bases, have the second most hits, and are tied for the lead in on-base percentage with the Dodgers at .349.

…looking at this from afar, you would say there is no way this ballclub could be just a .500 team, but they are, which at this point has remarkably been good enough to compete in their division…

…this has to be attributed to the men they leave on base day in and day out…

He is on pace to make 96 relief appearances, ten more than his career high which he set in 2008.

Feliciano has pitched without rest seventeen times, on one day’s rest eleven times, and on two day’s rest seven times.

For a humorous take on this, check out Amazin’ Avenue.

…feliciano has been stellar this season, and is naturally the first choice in a tight situation…however, when is enough enough…unfortunately, with j.j. putz injured, and bobby parnell’s recent struggles, feliciano is sure to be leaned on even more…

Despite that lopsided number, the Mets lead the National League in hitting with runners in scoring position with a .282 average and are second in Major League Baseball to the Baltimore Orioles, whom the Mets will face next week.

However, the Mets rank just 13th in the National League with two outs and runners in scoring position with a .245 average and 24th overall in the Major Leagues.

In addition, the Mets rank 13th in the National League when hitting with the bases loaded with just a .235 average, 25th overall.

…this, in a nutshell, is pretty much what we saw last night…

The Mets trailed 3–2 at the end of the eighth inning, but eventually won on a walk-off walk from Carlos Beltran with the bases loaded in the 10th inning.

“I think we played the best game we’ve played the whole year,” Francisco Rodriguez told reporters following the game.  “It was very exciting.”

According to the Elias Sports Bureau, courtesy of ESPN.com, the last time the Mets won a game in which they trailed by at least three runs in the eighth inning or later was May 17, 2007.

The Mets had lost their last 97 such games.

In 13 away games, they’ve hit 12 home runs and just two triples.

The Mets’ team record for triples in a season is 47, and we are just 15% of the way through the year.

…i’d be interested to see where most of the triples were hit, but my money is on right center which measures 415 feet…i’ve been at citi for a few of these triples, and that’s where they always wind up…off the bat i swore they were home runs too…

As I wrote about here, at the time, he was booed heartily at Shea by the fans for it.

Wright finished that year with a .325 average, 30 home runs, 107 RBI and an OPS of .963.

Wright fared better last April, with four home runs, 23 RBI and an OPS of .948.

However, this year looks very similar to his 2007 numbers early on.

In other words, like most people have been saying, ‘David Wright will come out of it.’

Slumps happen, just ask Mark Teixeira.

I will be the first to admit I was wrong if he doesn’t, but let’s be real, that just won’t happen and I look forward to seeing him come back to form.