Exactly one year ago to the week, Jeff Francouer was struggling. He was hitting under .270 for the Atlanta Braves. Even though the fans loved their hometown hero, the Braves thought he was so done that they not only traded him away for an uninspiring journeyman outfielder, but they did it to their cross-town rival New York Mets.

The Mets are facing another must win game today. The Mets need to win every single series for the rest of the season if they are to have any hope of making the playoffs. What else is new, right?

Whatever Omar Minaya hoped would happen by firing Willie Randolph and friends doesn't seem to be happening. Maybe it's too early to come to that conclusion. We are only four games into the Jerry Manuel era. I've been very patient for the last season and (almost) a half though. I'm tired of having to think, "Next week the Mets will start a good winning streak."