It's been a tough week so far and a bad start to May. I said before that there will be ups and downs this season.

El Duque is out. Jose Valentin is out. Moises Alou is hanging on by the thread of a muscle in his shoulder.

David Wright is slumping, although maybe the worst of that is behind us. So is Carlos Delgado. The Mets have lost two straight.

Okay, now it's time to dust off last weeks optimism and root our team to victory today.

There are lots of good things happening with the Mets right now. Tom Glavine and John Maine are pitching well. Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran and Shawn Green are hitting. We're 15-10 and half a game out of first.

A long way to go folks. Keep the faith. Let's go Mets!