After dropping 6 straight series, the Mets rebounded against the Oakland Athletics this weekend by sweeping the reigning AL West Champions.

In what was an important series for the mets, they outscored Oakland 20-3.

The Starting pitching got back on track with brilliant outings by Tom Glavine, ElDuque and John Maine.

The Hitting got back on track as well, scoring 9 runs in the opener friday and 10 in the series finale on Sunday. They were however shut down by Joe Blanton on Saturday before winning it in the ninth in walk off fashion by a score of 1-0.

However the real story of the series was Paul LoDuca's rampage after home plate umpire Mark Hudson called an outside corner strike on LoDuca to send the count to 0-2. Loduca immediately turned around and vocally expressed his disgust with the call. Loduca, who is especially known for having a good eye at the plate, was subsequently thrown out of the game for arguing balls and strikes. With LoDuca unleashing his evil eyes on Hudson, he went on a tirade as he tried to maneuver around manager Willie Randolph who was trying to protect him. Before leaving the field Loduca threw his bat, helmet, and batting gloves onto the field, which will probably cost him some sort of fine or suspension.

The Mets will look to keep the win streak going against the "World Champion" Cardinals who broke the mets' hearts in last year's NLCS. The Mets Swept the Cards to open the season earlier this year.