Longball

If you look at the boxscore and don't pay attention to the placement of the teams (left/top for away, right/bottom for home) you would have thought this game was played at Citizens Bank Park. Seven homeruns? Citi Field? It could have easily been nine as Fernando Tatis and Gary Sheffield were robbed by the high wall in left.

"Here's Church from downtown...Yes!!" Marv Albert with the call of the Ryan Church homerun, a swish into the bucket in dead center, the first ever.

Pedro Feliciano did an excellent job, but at 91 pitches, but that 8th was Johan's inning to finish. He's the best pitcher out there.

To Jimmy Rollins, who put his finger to his mouth to shush the crown after hitting his go-ahead homer: What's your on base percentage this season? And nice lack of a stolen base attempt in the 9th? Didn't want to chance it because you thought fatty was going to hit another pinch hit homerun? You're lucky the ball was hit slow enough that it allowed you to take out Cora preventing the game ending double play.

Shane Victorino had the death stare for the Mets celebrating after the game. Suck it. You're lucky no one on the Mets has any cojones to throw one at you.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins got away with so much last night and kept pushing the envelope to the point the refs had no choice but to give Detroit the two power plays in the third period. Have I mentioned Evgeny Malkin is dirty? The picture in picture will get another workout on Friday with Game 7 and Mets-Yankees on at the same time.