Mets weekend review.

And now with the Mets weekend update,

And what can you say about the New York Mets as the boys from Queens took care of some light weight competition during the weekend just like they had to do, as the Mets make it 6 in a row with just 38 games left to go.

Johan Santana completed the stellar weekend performance by pitching his 1st career shout-out as a Met, giving the shaky bullpen the day off and the Mets a bit of a swagger. The offense was provided by Brain Schneider who went deep for his 4th dinger of the year driving in 3 runs, as the Mets beat the Pirates by the score of 4-0.

The Mets offense so far through the weekend has been a team effort, in which the lineup has provided some early offense giving the starting rotation some breathing room and something to work with.

The Mets well balance attack along with its good starting pitching, has moved the Mets to a 2 game lead on the 2nd place Phillies, and right now the Mets are playing like one of the best team in baseball. But one thing the Mets still have is a bullpen that has been the Mets biggest problem so far this year, and if you're a Mets fan, one cannot get too comfy because you know this is the same bullpen that blew it for the Mets last year.

Another thing this Mets team has is Jerry Manuel making the calls from the dugout and right now he seems to be the right guy to lead the way. Manuel who plays a more aggressive ball then Willie Randolph did and is a manager that likes to play the hot hand, has been the perfect leader thus far, as one can only hope that he will be able to lead the team in the right direction as the season comes to its final month and a half. This team also has a #1 in Johan Santana that can only help the team down the stretch, and a 5th starter in the name of Pedro Martinez, and if Pedro Martinez is your #5, then you have to feel pretty good about the rotation.

The Mets will now go for their 7th in a row later this afternoon and try to complete this series against the Pirates as they go for the series sweep. John Maine will get the ball, and this will be his 2nd start after coming off the DL. Maine will look to continue this good starting pitching for the Mets, and will be seeking his 11th win of the season.

To try and provide some help for the bullpen, the Mets acquired 30 year old veteran righty reliever Luis Ayala who been a Expos-National his entire career. Ayala may not be anything to get excited about, but at the moment anything will do, at least Omar is doing something and he is doing at the cheaps when you take into consideration that he only had to give up Anderson Hernandez to get Ayala services.