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We are just about two months into the 2009 season and the Mets have proven so far to be just as maddingly inconsistent as they've been since Carlos Beltran left the bat on his shoulder in '06. I must say I was proud of the team (and understandbly shocked) by the moxie they showed in winning the first three games of their series against the Giants, including some late night heroics against that guy from the Beach Boys. Of course I remain convinced that they won because I only watched about 15 minutes of the games all weekend. But Sunday's game just goes to show why the Mets make me insane. To look at Mike Pelfrey's stat line one would think he had an impressive outing. And in many ways he did but ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!? Only the Mets have a guy get such a bad case of the "yips" that he commits THREE balks in one game and gets taken out after only 79 pitches. Oh yeah and then there was the offense. What does this team have against hitting with the bases loaded? I want to know what the record is for double plays grounded into with the sacks juiced. I swear other than the grand-slams from Omir Santos and Fernando Tatis it seems like the Mets never get more than a run from these situations. Can I see a bases clearing double please? I miss the days of Robin Ventura hitting a grand salami in each game of a double header.

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So I'll give the Nets either the seventh or eighth seed, which leaves the Bucks, Sixers, Bulls, Raptors, and Pacers in a five-way battle. With Mike Dunleavy Jr. back, and T.J. Ford set to return soon, I do think the Pacers will show significant improvements in both performance and results in the second half. However, they've dug themselves a nice sized hole in the absence of some of their key players, and a four-game deficit may be tough to overcome when they have six teams ahead of them in the competition for the 8-spot. Though I don't consider the Knicks or Bobcats to be legitimate playoff contenders, both are currently ahead of Indiana.

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