Zac posting on a Wednesday? Whatever is the cause? Well, my beloved readers, it is because I have a free moment and I want to touch base about last night's come-from-behind victory. That and, due to a busy schedule at work over the next two days and the fact that the wife and I are heading back to Erie this weekend I may once again miss my Friday post. I know; you're all pretty upset.

I've been on the Padres' bandwagon all season long as I've declared them the team to beat both in the National League West and in the NL Wild Card race. Despite what too many people who read this blog may think the Padres are a good team and are dangerous when playing at home. With that being said it was very fulfilling to watch the Mets come back last night.

Two thoughts have been running through my mind about last night's game.

Just how angry were the fans at Shea last night after the sixth and seventh innings? I have to say that I loved to hear the crowd get that fired up about the Mets' bullpen giving up the lead. Yes, I am that guy who gets loud and boos when the team that I pay money to see is stinking up the joint. I would much rather listen to a stadium that is passionate about the hometown team than be in a place where everybody is sitting on their hands and quietly watching another loss.

Will Carlos Beltran keep this up for the rest of the season? Caros had five RBIs last night, including a two-run shot in the first. In his last six games Beltran is hitting .435 with four homers, 13 RBIs, and a slugging percentage of 1.087. Oh yeah. His on-base percentage has been .517.

Yes.

In a season where many of us were ready to officially declare Beltran's new coming-to-the-plate music be Don't Let Me Down (myself included) Carlos has been coming up big recently. Beltran's bat is the spark that this offense needs heading into October. Ask yourself this question: Do you really want the Mets' offense relying on Moises Alou? Keep it up, Carlos.

Too many times this season the Mets have followed up an emotional victory with a lame-duck performance the next night. It's Brian Lawrence (1-0, 5.06 ERA) against the Padres' Jake Peavy (13-5, 2.19 ERA. No, that's not a typo). This may not necessarily be the match-up Mets' fans want to see but it's games like these where the home-field advantage come into play. That is, if the game doesn't get rained out. Hopefully the bats stay hot, the crowd stays into the game, and the Mets can get to Peavy tonight.