I am absolutely disgusted

Disgusted with the New York Mets. And I should have known it was coming. After winning series againt Cincinnati and Houston, I was starting to be lulled into thinking maybe the Mets don't need to make a trade for a starting pitcher to have success in the playoffs. Boy oh boy. Is there a bigger idiot than me?

Because on Sunday, Mike Pelfrey, our young phenom gets manhandled and can't get past the fourth inning. Then the smelly stinky crappy Chicago Cubs come to Shea Stadium for three games. Last week we beat them 2 of 3 in Chicago. And this joke of a franchise is coming off losing three games to the Washington Nationals, the worst team in the worst division is baseball. They were outscored 21-10 over those three games. Even more, Derrek Lee, the Cubs best hitter, has to on the DL with his wrist injury still not healed. The Cubs have the second worst record in the NL, the Mets have the best. What happens?

What a shock. They lose the first 2 games. And the offense is doing their part. They got 5 runs off Carlos Zambrano tonight and hammered Greg Maddux the night before. But how bad is this pitching. Steve Trachsel and Tom Glavine, our 2 and 3 starters, allow 8 and 7 runs respectively to a putrid Cub lineup. Absolutely disgraceful.

Pedro is still out and he'll never be the same again. Since May, Glavine's ability has been spiraling downward like Enron stock. Trachsel has only won games because he's had run support. His ERA is over 5 and has been all year. Orlando Hernandez has a pattern. He looks dominant one start and in his next two starts gets hammered like a thin nail. John Maine is a question mark at best. Am I supposed to be confident with John Maine on the mound starting a big playoff game against the Cardinals, the Braves, or the Reds? Are you kidding me?

And here are some stats that gt me very nervous as if I'm not already.
1) The Mets are 23–36 against teams with a .500 record or better this season. That's it! It's only because the NL is so bad that they've done well.

2) Against the National League’s starting pitchers with ERAs better than Pedro Martinez’s 3.45, the Mets are 2–5, while the opposing pitchers have posted a 2.84 ERA.

3) This may be the worst. According to Elias Sports Bureau, the Mets starting pitchers are a combined 9-12 with a 6.34 ERA in their last 27 games (since June 24). That's the highest earned run average for any major league team's starting pitchers over that span.

Omar Minaya has got to get Barry Zito right now. Right now. I don't care if it costs Lastings Milledge and Aaron Heilman anymore. Get Zito in that rotation. He can eat innings, he's young, and he's got the moxie to make it here. And get him signed immediately. And after the season, get Trachsel out of here. He was a fine pitcher for a while here. He's finished now. Glavine can take a hike and go back to the Braves. But that probably won't happen since the Mets have already exercised his contract option for next year. Hopefully next year, Phillip Humber and Mike Pelfrey will be able to join the rotation full time.

Pedro and Glavine will never improve. Their best days are clearly behind them. Now is the year. I know we'll probably make the playoffs. But with the state of the NL, this as good a chance to win the pennant as the Mets have had in 18 years. But I am convinced now that this rotation will not win playoff series. Not when St. Louis has Albert Pujols and Chris Carpenter and that young bullpen. Not when the Braves has the damn Jones'es, Edgar Renteria, Tim Hudson, John Smoltz, and now Bob Wickman doing well as their closer. Not when Houston have Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio, Roy Oswalt, Roger Clemens, and Brad Lidge. And not when the Reds have Adam Dunn, Ryan Freel, Ken Griffey, Bronson Arroyo, Aaron Harang, and Eddie Guardado.

Forget trading for Livan Hernandez, Gil Meche, Jeremy Affeldt, Roberto Hernandez, or even the terrible Kip Wells, who I've heard about. If we want to to win the pennant and contend for a World Series, get Zito in here now.