Ya Gotta Believe

Ran a 4 today in the rain. Low miles because the 20 is tomorrow morn. I tried to get in and out with a little up tempo cause it was pissing. Did my 4 in 30.5 minutes (flat course). Felt good, but I'm soaked.






Now to the Mets:

What a game Friday night! There we were in our season seats (believe it or not, "Section 8") watching all the Mets give the ball a ride (including Trachsel).


Mets break out bats to back Trachsel
Five hitters drive in runs to complement righty's strong start
By Bryan Hoch / Special to MLB.com


By design, the Mets' lineup figures to score plenty of runs this season.

That was no secret, fueling any number of wintry statistical fantasies among fans. But for the players, it has proven to be even more enjoyable to see those visions come to life.

Five different hitters drove in runs for New York on Friday, including three-RBI nights from both Jose Reyes and David Wright, as the Mets rolled to a 9-3 drubbing of the Florida Marlins.

The Mets, winners of three of their first four games, have scored 19 runs over the last two nights.

"I think everybody in our lineup is seeing better pitches," Wright said. "Up and down our lineup, we're helping each other out and seeing better pitches because of everybody, not just because of the middle of our order."

With Steve Trachsel making his season debut, the Mets wasted little time jumping to his aid, plating two first-inning runs with textbook precision against Marlins starter Jason Vargas.

Reyes opened the inning by doubling to center field -- the first of three hits for the Mets' leadoff hitter -- and he moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Paul Lo Duca.

Carlos Beltran followed with a sharp single up the middle, bringing in Reyes. After a hit batsman and a stolen base, Wright gave the Mets a two-run lead with a sacrifice fly to center field that just narrowly missed being an even more striking play, if not for a diving catch by center fielder Eric Reed.

"Every time Reyes gets on base, we have a 99 percent opportunity of scoring a run," Beltran said.

The execution gave Trachsel the cushion he needed to flush some early nerves, continuing on to limit the Marlins to three hits over six strong innings, striking out six.

The improved offensive production also seems to offer something else: license for a starting pitcher to feel confidence in the bats behind him.

"I definitely think, on paper, we have the best team [in the National League East] offensively," Trachsel said. "It wasn't something I was thinking about during the game, but it's nice."

"We feel we can score runs for whoever is pitching out there," Beltran said. "We're pretty happy."