Sure, coming back from being 3-1 down in any professional sports playoff format is hard to do and is rarely seen.  But the Mets do have their three young stud pitchers lined up for the next 3 games.  The problem is that Tyler Clippard is also lined up to pitch the 8th inning and there are no obvious replacements for him.  Much is being made of Daniel Murphy’s error on the slow ground ball last night but it was Clippard’s 2 walks that set up the inning.  Every outing for him is a high wire act and at this level, you just can’t afford it.  If Collins is committed to having Famillia make 1+ inning saves, then he might as well let him start the 8th inning and roll the dice.  He wasn’t hit hard last night except for the Perez single but they all count in the end.

SU would expect the Mets to force a game 6 and then we will see if they have a miracle finish.  I don’t believe the Mets are the better team in this series but they have had late leads in games 1 and 4 and could very easily be in the lead.

SU was glad to finally see Carmelo Anthony with a strong stat line this season.  While he obviously shot better, it seems like his offensive efficiency was much higher (a lot of points on fewer shots) and that makes for a more pleasing style to watch.  You really have to wait for Afflalo to start playing before you can evaluate what they have this season.  SU is still not sold and will continue to watch its fave players on the NBA Season Pass channels.

Exciting finish to the Michigan game last night vs. Minnesota as the Gophers’ coach totally mismanaged the clock at the end of the game.  I think it negates the end of the Michigan State game the week before.  Should have won that one; should have lost last night.  But as SU has said many a time, it’s what makes college football so much more exciting at the end than the NFL.  Just look at the kick-off return at the end of the Miami – Duke game.  Great stuff.