Thank You, Jae Seo

Mets 7 - Marlins 1

I'm not going to make more of a single victory than it deserves, but today's win was big enough. We don't need to see another complete collapse in September, now at least we carry a modicum of positive momentum with us into the House of Pain tomorrow.

In a season that has given us its share of frustrations, teases, and general downers, it's nice to have a story like Jae Seo's. Sent down to the minors right after pitching 7 innings of 1-hit shutout ball against the Phillies, Jae finally develops the pitches to complement his fastball and change. Now he looks like someone who can really help next year. Plus, his last name provides unimaginative tabloid headline writers the chance for endless puns on the word "so". Keep 'em coming, boys, I can't get enough of them.