Much better stuff today. Oliver Perez was particularly impressive, I thought, and hopefully points the way for Mike Pelfrey by showing you can have terrible games and recover it with some disciplined pitching work. Joe Smith looks fabulous, especially compared to Aaron Heilman's recent efforts. More importantly, David Wright is looking smooth again, swinging freely and hitting well.

This time last year Brian Bannister was the talk of the Mets having won an unlikely roster spot and a place in the starting rotation. This year we have Joe Smith.

He's a guy with 47 innings of pro ball under his belt, yet he could be one of the most important pieces of the Mets' bullpen. He's got a drop down sidearm delivery that could give batters hell in tight spots.

The New York Post is running a story today on sinkerballer Joe Smith.