The Mets were on ESPN last night, si O had to stay up to watch the game -- don't get to see too many of those these days (and I'm tired of watching them play Atlanta every other week).

What a game. Their bats were quiet through most of it, and when it went into extra innings I had to ask myself if it was worth staying up past my bedtime. I stuck it out. What a strange way to end, though. I really thought the game was over going into the bottom of the 12th down by one. They'd gotten the bases loaded the prior inning but couldn't bring in a run -- I thought for sure the Mets were down and out.

But then the Giants brought in their closer, former-Mat Armando Benitez. I always liked him when he was a Met -- he did some great pitching back then. Of course, he also did some lousy pitching back then too -- so the crowd was on him big time. Got him to walk Reyes. Then got him to balk Reyes to second. And with Reyes on third, he blaked him home. Never saw that before. The solo homer at the next at bat finished off the strange game, happily enough for me. But I felt a little bad for Benitez (though not as bad as I felt for the Yankees last night -- having home stolen in the middle of a game -- wow).