Tonight's Game

AP Reports: 

Beltran gave credit to Maine, who recovered after walking four batters in the first two innings, including three in the second.

"I'm proud of Maine for what he did for us," Beltran said. "He struggled for a couple of innings and was able to adjust and give us an opportunity to get back in the game. That really shows he's giving everything he has. ... He didn't give up."

Maine said he was motivated by a "good vibe" in the Mets' dugout.

"Nobody else gave up on me and it was a good feeling," Maine said. "I didn't give up on myself."

A good vibe in the Mets' dugout!  Words I haven't heard in a long while.  That means that even after falling behind, they maintained a positive attitude?  If that game happened here in NY, Maine would definitely have gotten booed after allowing 6 walks. Would he have been able to bounce back from that?  I'm gonna guess NO.  That's why we gotta stop with the booing, people.

Edit 5/5/09 9:30 am: In a WFAN interview of Ron Darling this morning, he said that last night, "the bench had an angry, mean, take-no-prisoners kind of approach. It was largely due to Sheffield's influence, and Maine felt that and it inspired him."


It just struck me to hear those words just as they were on my mind.  Also, I wonder if Sheff is taking his cue from Omar Minaya--that the reason Omar brought him and Cora in was to provide that "edge"--and starting to take license to stir the pot? 

I was checking some stats and three games into May, David's hitting .400...