I planned to write tonight about how I am genetically coded and morally obliged to root against the Dodgers and Red Sox based upon past rivalries.  But it also pains me to root against Joe Torre and Don Mattingly.  I make a decision to root for the Mets and against the Dodgers.
                       
The Dodgers jumped out to a 3-0 first inning lead. 

The Mets countered with Luis Castillo's two run home run.  Dodgers 3 - Mets 2 at the end of the first inning.

John Maine wasn't great but hung in there.  The crowd encouraged him along.  Mr. Met's tour throughout the Mezzanine raised everyone's spirits except Linda's.  She booed Mr. Met and you know the story from previous posts.  Tonight's comments were even more stinging than in the past which I can not repeat in our family oriented blog.

The Mets finally took a 5-4 lead during the seventh inning.
  
You can blame the tying run on the first base umpire who missed Juan Pierre out at first.  Of course, I recommended a good laser vision surgeon.  Aaron Heilman came to save the day and "setup" Billy Wagner.  However, the last four runs were charged to Heilman.  The Dodgers took a 9-5 lead after seven and a half innings.  The Mets squandered the last six outs to lose the game 9-5.  The slipping away of the game caused the Mets to slip below .500 at 26-27.

There were lots of boos and a few chants to "Fire Willie".  But, the Mets last three straight wins hopefully bought Willie some time.  In the meantime, Linda and I separately texted Steve and I hereby now announce the founding of the Aaron Heilman Sucks Fan Club.  I'm so depressed that I am not even going to charge a membership fee.  Just boo him whenever you see him at Shea, on TV, or around town.

Posted by a depressed Tank reporting live from Shea Stadium.