Pelfrey Sends Personal Streak to Six, Mets to Cloud Nine

Colorado's Scott Posednik singled to lead off the game, and that is where the story begins. Actually it is where the story continues.

The story of Mike Pelfrey and the New York Mets had been one of frustration, but has been exclusively elation of late.

The frustrating Pelfrey would have followed up Posednik's lead-off single by walking the next batter. The frustrating Mets wouldn't have made the tough defensive play and would have muddled their way through a lifeless defeat. There were no such people on the field at Big Shea last night though.

After allowing the first batter to reach, Pelfrey induced a taylor-made 6-4-3 double play ball off the bat of Rockies' shortstop Clint Barmes before fanning coveted Colorado leftfielder Matt Holliday.

The bottom half of the first inning was even more refreshing. With a hungry crowd on hand and a national Sunday Night Baseball audience watching from afar, 22-year-old farmhand Nick Evans singled and three-time NL All-Star David Wright walked. Next, centerfielder Carlos Beltran unloaded, launching a three-run bomb over the picnic area.

After seven and a half more innings, the end result read: Mets 7, Rockies 0. Mets win ninth straight game. Mike Pelfrey runs his personal win streak to six consecutive starts with 8.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 5 K, 0 BB.

Dare I say it? Baseball Like It Ought To Be!

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Sadly, cancer claimed the lives of two well-known, deeply-revered and truly good men this past weekend. Driving home from the Mets' 3-0 victory over Colorado on Saturday, I learned that former MLB All-Star and established broadcaster Bobby Murcer lost his fight with brain cancer. Sadly, only minutes later, I heard that the courageous Tony Snow, a truly remarkable journalist, had fallen victim to colon cancer. After an accomplished career as a journalist, Snow went on to serve the nation as the chief White House Press Secretary before cancer forced him to step aside. We are sorry to see them go.