Seven, count 'em, seven

The Mets have won seven games in a row? What? They're seriously in first place now?

Wow.

One gets so accustomed to this club being mired in mediocrity that even a half-game division lead at the end of April can cause some excitement. I really have missed seeing this team in first.

Although I didn't feel this way originally, I've developed a liking for the 2010 Mets ballclub. They seem to always be able to work themselves back into games they originally seemed out of, something we haven't seen much of the last few years. They have a relatively strong bullpen for the first time that I can remember. The lineup is potent and the non-Maine (aside from yesterday's strong performance), non-Perez starting pitching has been solid- in the case of Mike Pelfrey, dare I say fantastic.

This team is highly enjoyable to watch. Hopefully this early success will hold up. Hopefully we'll be able to see this season stretch to a point that will allow us to see leaves both grow from trees and fall from them in the interim.

We Like Ike

The Mets needed a new presence in their lineup and it seems like that they have finally found just that.

Ike Davis was called up earlier this week, and he already has three hits and a stunning catch during last night's game.

For those that didn't get the chance to see Ike's catch live or on the highlight reels, the catch was one of the most remarkable I have seen in quite a long time. The Cubs batter (who knows who, I'm too lazy to look that up) hit a foul pop up into the first base dugout. Seems like a pretty uninteresting, run-of-the-mill thing, right?

Wrong. Davis reached over into the dugout, caught the ball, then did a 180, landing back on his feet in the dugout.

Let's hope that this callup will be permanent for Mr. Davis, that he will never again be a Bison, or a B-Met, or a Cyclone, but always from this point on just a regular New York Met. Let's hope that this kid will go down in the pantheon of baseball legends, that one day he, Jose Reyes, and David Wright can stand side-by-side, Hall of Famers all.