What a Win!

For five straight games, the Mets were a good baseball team. For one night, they were Amazin' again.

Tonight's game was one of the most thrilling Mets wins in recent memory. Making it even better was the fact that it had all the makings of so many of the excruciating losses we have seen.

Be honest: when the offense wasted a solid pitching performance by doing virtually nothing for 7 innings, you muttered "same old Mets" under your breath. When Reyes' triple was overturned by that horrible call, you remembered that the baseball Gods are surely not Mets fans. When the Nats quickly squashed the joy that Murphy's game-tying home run produced, you thought about going to bed.

And nobody would blame you if you did. After all, when was the last time the Mets came back in both the 8th AND 9th innings to win a game?

But instead of following the same tired script, the team pulled out a gutty victory that Mets fans always hope for but never expect. The best part was that almost everyone on the team was involved in the victory, from afterthoughts Turner and Hu, to former whipping boys Bay and Murphy, to youngsters Davis and Thole.

It was the type of win that makes April feel like October. It had me excitedly calling or texting every Mets fan I know. And instead of my usual corny sarcastic texts like "Who sucks? Hu sucks" that follow Mets losses, I could finally send a corny exuberant text like "Who's the man? Hu's the man".

So tonight, forget about massive debts and Ponzi schemes. It's a rare opportunity to be proud to be a Mets fan.

Drink it up!