On SNY’s postgame coverage, they flashed a bunch of numbers showing how ridiculously good the Mets have been these last two weeks- 10-2 in their last 12, hitting nearly .360 with runners in scoring position, a pantsload of stolen bases leading to a pantsload of runs scored.

Which begs the question: what more could we possibly want?

My answer: Tim Lincecum. When’s his contract up, because I think we should start sending him chocolates or dancers or whatever it is he likes. That was my first time seeing him pitch and I was impressed.

So other than him, what do we want? We can no longer complain that they’re not aggressive at the plate or on the basepaths, or that they’re not scoring runs late in games, they quit early and aren’t able to come from behind, or that they can’t hit with ducks on the pond, or that the bullpen is always blowing leads and/or can’t close the door. They’re playing phenomenal ball lately AND they’re catching a their share of breaks- that ball Wynn hit off the top of the wall, the errant throws by their opponents, the other teams in the division failing to make up ground. It’s getting harder and harder to look at this team and see something that’ll stand in the way of a championship.

So really, all we can ask is for Reyes and Delgado to come back strong, and maybe to see the starters get more run support (it’s great that the team is winning, but if those decisions could go to Johan and Maine instead of Stokes and Parnell, that’s icing on the cake). Speaking of starters, let’s see what Redding does when he gets the call in a couple of days. Honestly, though, El Hermano Del Duque is a formidable #4, and Niese has been an awfully good- and inexpensive- Ollie substitute. If those two keep it up, I’m ok with Omar cutting his losses and eating a huge chunk of Ollie’s salary and dumping him on whomever will cough up a couple of prospects.

Johan vs. Big Unit… Looking forward to that!

OK, let’s play Love Child:

Frankie looks like the love child of Beltran and Ollie.

SNY’s Kirk Jimenez looks like the love child of Marc Anthony and Michael Ian Black.