I suppose we should be writing something about how great the Phillies are now that they’ve won a series. For some reason, I’m bitter and angry toward them right now because of their recent hideous play and I’m unwilling to give them any credit for sweeping the Mets, who are an outright disgrace. So let me deflect that for a moment and point out that the Daily News is reporting that Pedro Martinez may be the answer to the Phils’ pitching problems.

Anytime the Phillies sweep the Mets it’s a good thing. But I’m not going to go down on Joe Blanton for blowing through the Mets’ minor league lineup. And wow, the Phillies beat Livan Hernandez and Fernando Nieve. Wow. I’m just going to come out and say it: as they are currently construed, the Mets are the worst team in the division, and I say that fully aware that the division includes the Nationals.

The Mets are 11-21 since June 1st. The Nationals are 11-20. I guess that makes them .5 worse than Washington. Hell, the fact that I’m even putting their name and record next to that of the Nationals makes my point for me.

The only glimmer of hope the Mets have right now is Johan Santana who is 9-7. With efforts like yesterday’s, Santana can expect more Andy Roddick-like frustration: he gave up 3 hits and 2 runs through 7 innings and still lost. Absent his strong perfomances, the Mets would be even more doomed than they already are. And consider these NL ranking for the entire Mets’ team: 8th in ERA and OPS, 9th in runs scored, 10th in BAA, 13th in SLG and 14th in WHIP.

I guess a life of jeans shorts and ungroomed neck hair isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.