A 3-0 victory in Detroit will not result in any “we’re back” quotes during this post but it did allow BMF close the proverbial window of the proverbial ledge. At least for a day or two.

Although I’m feeling much better about the state of the Met union than I was 24 hours ago it was still more of the same Friday night in Comerica Park. We got great starting pitching and a smattering of offense.

Jorge Sosa buzzed through the heavy hitting Tiger line-up like he was a Cy Young candidate - 0R, 4H, 2BB, 5K, 8IP. Sosa set the all time franchise record with 6 wins in his first 7 starts as a Met, so if he keeps it up he just might win the freakin’ Cy Young.

The crucial moment of the game came in the 8th when Sosa, protecting a 2-0 lead, surrendered a 2 out double to Placido Polanco. This brought the blazing hot Gary Sheffield to the plate as the potential tying run with Magglio Ordonez on deck.

Sosa had thrown 114 pitches but Willie decided to stick with his starter as Mota stood ready in the pen. It was the correct call because 2 pitches later the bat waggling Sheffield grounded to Reyes to end the threat. Those who regularly kill Willie gotta give him props for this one.

Wright and Delgado are a couple of studs for yoking HR’s into the RF pavilion to notch the first two runs of the game.

Wright also made a sick barehanded grab of a dribbler in the 8th. Has anyone else noticed the string of fantastic plays D-Wright has been making in the field? It must be all that Vitamin Water ; )

Whether you call him Carlos III, Carlos Gee, C-Go, Car-Go, or C3, Carlos Gomez is making a case to stay in the big leagues.

‘Los Tres was only 1-4 but the kid was instrumental in the win with 2 great catches in right. First he went back on a ball to deep right center catching up with it on the dead run. Then a couple of innings later he sprinted in and to his left to make a diving grab of a Pudge Rodriguez liner.

C-Go did muff a ball when he tried to over hustle a scoop and throw. It cost a base but his speed absolutely killed the Tigers in the 9th when he led off with a bunt single, advanced to third on a sharp hit from Beltran, and scored on a sac fly from Delgado. There was some question as to whether he left third base too soon but he was ruled safe on appeal. The thing Gomez needs to understand is he’s so fast he doesn’t need to leave early.

Quick Hits:

• Great dive, stop, and throw ‘em out by Reyes in the first on an Ordonez grounder up the middle. The slick play prevented The Tiggers from drawing first blood.

• BMF was glad to see Valentin beat out an infield single. He’s wearing a brace on his knee which he says restricts movement but he ran faster down the line than I thought he would.

• Ricky Ledee got the start in LF. Man, I thought we’d left the Ricky Ledee era behind us.

• With Ledee being called up David Newhan, aka the hypno-toad was sent down. Dammit! Just when I’d come up with the nick-name David “Ex-Jew”han for the born-again outfielder!

• Frustrating moment of the game: Sosa retires Detroit on 5 pitches in the 7th only to watch the Mets go down on 4 pitches in the top of the 8th!

• The Mets and Gold’s Horseradish, will be sponsoring a Paulie Lo Duca bobble head day at Shea. BMF never heard of Gold’s Horseradish but I’d much rather have a bobble head that says “Horseradish” on it than “Verizon”

• In case you missed this nugget at the bottom of yesterday’s thread from Mets Fan in Israel:

“By the way, my Dad was at the game on Tuesday night and at age 64 he still brings a glove to the games. He was rewarded by catching a Damion Easley foul ball (clean catch - on the fly).
I went back to that at bat on the MLB.TV archives and even heard the Gary Cohen call “nice play by a fan”:)

Now THAT’S AWESOME!!!