Barajas the mad bomber does it again

So how about that Rod Barajas signing!? In the unaired episode of NYMetscast, I talked about how much I loved the Barajas signing. Ted was more apathetic than I was, but even I didn’t think Barajas would be this good this early.

Besides the power bat, now a team-leading seven bombs, Rod has been excellent behind the plate. Not that this is saying much, but Barajas is going to put up the best season at catcher for the Mets since the 2006 version of Paul Lo Duca.

At worst the guy is a threat at the plate and when you’re hitting eighth, you can’t expect much more than that.

Ok, now that my love fest for Barajas is done, nice game again for John Maine. Have to be encouraged by the starting pitching over the last two nights after Pelfrey and Santana stunk up the joint in Philly.

Jose Reyes is starting to come alive, which is huge for the Mets. Second straight night Reyes delivered a big hit. Hopefully this is the real start of his season.

David Wright hit a moonshot in the 4th. Looks like his power is back to where it was before 2009.

Just a huge win for the Mets tonight. It would have been a shame if the back to back homers cost them another game and extended this losing streak. After an already fragile psyche, I can’t imagine what another loss tonight would have meant to this team. But luckily thanks to Rod Barajas, we don’t have to worry about that.