You know it's a rivalry when Chipper Jones could get so upset after such a close call. He was almost inconsolable after the game in the Braves locker room.

In case you missed it, with the Braves leading by a run in the ninth inning, Carlos Beltran stole third base. He was called safe on a very close play. The replay showed the tag appeared to have been made on Beltran's sliding hand by a hair. Another angle made the call close but hard to tell. Regardless, anyone who has watched a fair amount of baseball would not be shocked one way or the other. Jones sounded as if the call was obvious. It wasn't.

Bad calls are made. It happens. It's part of the game. This was a very close call, not a bad one. If it was so bad, why didn't Bobby Cox come running out of the dugout? Beltran later scored the tying run on a sacrifice fly with the Mets winning later in the 10th inning.

Chipper was correct in his assertion that the Braves played a perfect game and came away with nothing to show for it. He also made the statement that the baseball gods owed them one. Gee, where were the baseball gods all those years when Atlanta pitchers seemed to get every pitch three inches off the plate? I don't remember Chipper crying then.

The Mets played very poorly last night defensively, in the batter's box, and on the base paths. The fact they won the game says something about this club in terms of desire. Last year and the year before, there is no way they win the game. The Mets took advantage late. Perhaps the call at third was wrong but good teams have a way of turning those mistakes into advantages. The Mets did that last evening. Hopefully they will continue to do so.  

I have learned to respect Chipper Jones after all these years. He used to talk trash quite often about the Mets but he always backed it up with stellar play. He still does. But just because the Braves did everything right doesn't mean it has to result in a win. I'm sure in the recent history of Atlanta's success, they have won their share of games they shouldn't have. Maybe it's the Braves who owe the baseball gods.