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Howe About That Wright Kid?

I am apparently attempting to break the land-speed record for most consecutive posts using Art Howe's name in a terrible pun. I was at Shea on Monday and Tuesday for three Mets games, and I was just about the only one. The crowds have been sparse to say the least. My boss gets seats in Box 63A on the field level, which is the second box to the right of the Mets' dugout. The seats are obscenely close, and I've been fortunate enough to grab a baseball-or-two, as the Mets walk right in front of us when the leave the field after the top half of every inning.

The Mets' season is approaching its long-expected conclusion, with Art Howe's club "battling" to keep from falling into last place in the NL East in his final days as their field manager. Last night's game was one of the more enjoyable games this season, as Kris Benson tossed a four-hit shutout and David Wright continued torching National League pitching.

• David Wright is now hitting .312/.343/.573 (AVG/OBP/SLG) in his first 199 at-bats as a Major Leaguer. I bought my blue Wright shirt at the game last night. David Wright is officially a stud.
  
  He only has nine walks and one HBP in this 199 at-bats, but he has only struck out 28 times, which would be roughly 90 in a full season, which is pretty darned good for a 21-year-old. He has shown good command of the plate in his limited time up at The Show, and there's every reason to believe his walk rate will climb.


• Kris Benson posted a game score of 86 last night, the second best output by a Met starter this season. Only Tom Glavine's one-hitter against the Rockies was better, in which he posted a game score of 92.


• Scott Kazmir posted a game score of 72 against our Boston Red Sox. It was Kazmir's best game of the season, besting his game score of 60 in his big league debut.