After a long week of work, it was great to get out to Shea on a beautiful summer Friday night.  Thanks to Linda for joining me for Mets-Marlins game!

If you ever watched "All in the Family", you'll remember Archie Bunker's wife Edith.  Well, her biological or spiritual daughter sat behind us.  Substitute "Archie" for "Perez" or anything else Mets and your taken back to Queens sometimes in the 1970s. 

"Perez has gotta get 'em out!" she yelled in classic Edith fashion.

DW's hit run two blast put the Mets ahead 2-0 in the first.

Perez had a bases loaded jam in the second.  We almost died laughing as "Edith" cheers Perez on.  Perez being Perez is why I don't have my physical and stress test during the season.  There were some stressful moments but he thankfully got through them, touch wood.

Delgado hits an opposite field solo shot to left in the fourth inning made it 3-0.

"Are you writing a book?" Edith asks.

"No, I'm writing a blog post," I reply.

"I work enough with computers," Edith says.

Perez threw 120 pitches on a two hitter through seven innings.  DW pats him on the shoulder.  Mets 3 - Marlins 0.

Schneider hits a single to right with one out in the bottom of the seventh.  Argenis Reyes strikes out when he pinch hit for Perez.  Jose Reyes singled to right.  The Mets don't add a run and still lead 3-0 going into the eighth.

Is a three run lead enough for the Mets? 

Mets Bull Pen Coping Mechanism: Linda drinks more beer and I take off my glasses for the 8th and 9th innings.  Since I am a laser vision candidate, I am going by Linda's and the crowd's reaction with the occasional squint.  I tell myself I can't see Heilman screw up if I don't wear my glasses.

Beltran makes a great catch to end the game.  Heilman gets the two inning save, touch wood.  The Mets win 3-0.  High fives to Edith, Linda, and everyone all around.

Posted by a grateful Tank reporting live from Shea Stadium in Queens.