It was another typically atrocious week for the NYM Spring Training Split Squad Team* ... * ToTT copyright pending... as they were repeatedly spanked by the Atlanta Braves, going 1-3... thanks Mr. Santana... Thankfully, the All Star Break prevented their record from being worse than it could have been. 

As for the lowlights:

- NYM STSS scored four runs in their three losses

- The NYM STSS can't hit... and boy, do they stink

- The voodoo doll also came out firing on all cylinders after the Break, narrowly missing fully taking out Gary Sheffield yesterday... reportedly only out with a leg cramp, yet missing today's game... then picking off Fernando Nieve on his way to first in the second inning... he seemed to be in a lot of pain and had to be carted out.  Looked pretty bad.  Tough break for what had been one of the feel good stories in the team this year.  Here's wishing for a fast recovery

- Who amongst you was surprised when Tim Redding gave up a HR to the first hitter he faced once he came in for Nieve?

The Mets STSS freefall continues unabaited, and the team now stands at 43-48, 9 games back in 4th place in the NL East, and 7 back in the wildcard behind eight other teams.  The only positive news is that the worst team in the NL is next on tap for a three game series.

We had kept hoping that the NYM STSS would hang around close enough until cavalry came off of the DL for one final push, but the slide that began in June is all out now and as we pointed out a couple of weeks ago, the team as it stands right now cannot compete with the upper half of the NL... The team has too many holes and nothing short of the infusion of 4 - 5 new players... or currently injured players... at once will be able to change that.

The deficit is slowly approaching the unsormountable mark and the season is precariously close to being over... Then again only a sucker...ie life long fan... would say its not, but leave us our delusions for now.  The 2007 Rockies proved its never over until its over... But stay tuned, because the curtain might come down a lot sooner than all of us expected.