It's July 29, and you know what that means. Peter Gammons is drinking Red Bulls like they're going out of style and Jayson Stark looks like he hasn't slept in weeks.
That's right people, the trade deadline is under 48 hours away and everyone is anxiously awaiting the moves they hope their team will make for the stretch run.
With that in mind, I've decided to bring back the State of the Union Address after an extended hiatus (due in large part to me entering the working world and enjoying the pleasures of being treated like an indentured servant) and give you my thoughts on the boys from Queens, their current situation, and the moves they'd be pursuing if yours truly was the General Manager.
Like always I'll break it down good, bad, and ugly style and open it up to your thoughts. So let's get this baby started with how the past month has gone for the Amazins.
The Good
There have been so many good things that have happened over the past 40 games with this club that it's difficult to figure out where to begin.
Jose Reyes is hustling game-in and game-out, the starting pitching has been outstanding for the most part, and Damion Easley, Fernando Tatis, Endy Chavez, and Ramon Castro have saved the season.
All of this must be credited to the change in the manager's chair. Jerry Manuel has done an outstanding job as the captain of this ship and anyone who thinks he's meant nothing has their head in the sand.
The team has played very good baseball since he assumed the position, but all of these good things can't hold a candle to the number one good thing going on with the Mets right now...
Carlos Delgado taking a trip down Memory Lane: Come on. You never saw this coming. Nobody did. Everyone in America including this writer had Delgado dead and buried as a top run-producer in baseball. The general consensus on this guy was that he wasn't even good enough to be a starting first basemen anymore.
Boy, has he proved us wrong.
The big fella looks as if he's morphed into the Delgado of five years ago, and is finally staying back and trusting his hands to do the work. A .386 average and eight homers in the month of July makes the Amazins not only out of the market for a new first baseman, but most likely seriously entertaining the notion of picking up Delgado's option for 2009.
Johan Santana: The fans calling in to New York talk radio need to get off this guy's back. He's 9-7, and could easily make a case for having 14-15 wins. His 2.97 ERA and 1.17 WHIP make him one of the top starters in the National League this season and every time the team has needed a big game out of him he's answered the call.
He didn't run up to the manager and beg to stay in the game after going eight innings, so he's not worth the money? Be serious people. If the Mets go anywhere in October, he'll be one of the main reasons why.
The Bad
Carlos Beltran's Power Outage:
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