It’s a shame that Mike Pelfrey is not getting any run support. Mike is not mowing his opponents down but he is showing a lot of maturity. As Keith Hernandez pointed out last evening, Pelfrey has been forced to learn how to pitch at the Major League level. In a different organization with more pitching talent to draw from, Pelfrey would likely still be in triple A. His progress is encouraging, the fact the Mets bats could not muster more than 1 run against the worst team in the league is not.

After Wednesday’s win in San Francisco, I felt the Mets might finally get on a roll and rattle off 5 or 6 wins in a row. Not to be as the Mets could only score 1 run last evening. The Mets longest winning streak of the season is 5 games and that happened in the middle of April. Since then the longest streak the Mets have managed was 3 games at the end of May. The .500 mark is like a huge magnet for the Mets. They just can’t seem to move away from it.

Optimistically it’s better to be at or just above .500 then below it. But while the Mets continue to hover, Philadelphia continues to win. The Phillies are now 10 games over .500 leading the division by 2.5 games with the Mets 4.5 back. If the Mets don’t get something going consistently soon, the focus may shift to the wild card but as of now however, the Cardinals are way ahead of the Mets in that race.

The Mets really need to win 3 out of 4 games from the Padres. Now by losing the first game they have made that difficult. The Mets must win 3 in a row or come home with a mediocre record against two very poor teams.

On a brighter note the Mets scored well in yesterday’s baseball draft. Here is a summary of who the Mets drafted.

18 - Isaac Davis, First baseman, L/L Arizona State - Could also play corner outfield position, “has a sweet left handed swing that should generate more power in the future” – See him in the Super-Regionals this weekend as Arizona State takes on Fresno State.  Check ESPN listings for coverage.

22 - David Havens, Short Stop, L/R University of South Carolina at Columbia – Likely would be moved to second base or third base because of lack of range and Jose Reyes. He’s

a good hitter with excellent plate discipline.

33 - Bradley Holt, RH Pitcher, R/R UNC Willmington – Good fastball but according to Steve Phillips needs a second pitch. He may be tough to sign since he is not a senior. UNC was defeated in the College regionals last weekend.

68 - Javier Rodriguez, OF, R/R Puerto Rico Baseball Academy HS

100 – Nieuwenhuis, Kirk, CF, L/R Azusa Pacific U

134 – Ratliff, Sean, CF, L/L Stanford U, If he makes it to the majors, he would likely do so as a corner outfielder, good power but not consistent – see him in the Super-Regionals this weekend as Stanford takes on Cal State Fullerton. Check ESPN listings for coverage.

164 – Doyle, Charles, Catcher, L/R Coastal Carolina U - see him in the Super-Regionals this weekend as Coastal Carolina takes on North Carolina. Check ESPN listings for coverage.

194 – Satin, Joshua, 2B, R/R UC Berkeley

The draft continues today.