Home Cookin'The Mets don't make it easy on their fans. The odds are stacked up against us. The Mets have almost know history swinging against Wainwright, the Cards' rookie closer. The heart of our lineup rarely seems to get a rally going. How many inning have we seen the Mets get Jose Reyes and David Wright at bat in the same inning? Oh yeah, and the Cardinals ace is pitching against our rookie - and we have no clue who will pitch a potential Game 7.

But our rookie did get a complete game this year. And this is our first game six in Shea since that magical Game 6 in 1986. I want to be at a Mets bar in New York. I want two of my best friends from my hometown, also tremendous Mets fans by my side. I want to be able to jump out of my seat like any sane new York fan could during our big rally tonight and not get stares from the good people of Northern Virginia. I want John Maine to throw 7 brilliant innings tonight and force thousands of New Yorkers to buy his jersey in the off season. I believe in him. I believe Reyes will get his first steal of this series tonight. I believe our 3,4,5 hitters are going to get RBIs tonight. I believe Green is going to impress me with a great catch tonight - and I'll forgive him for looking a little slow in the outfield.

These are the Mets. We know they are supposed to lose. Reason says they will lose. The stats say they will lose. But I won't believe that until I see it.