The Mets are hoping Pedro Martinez has a flashback to better days tonight. I hope the same. I know all of you do, also.

However, there’s no guarantee what we’ll get tonight. He pitched better than I thought against the Nationals, but he still let Anderson Hernandez get to him. You can’t do that in a pennant race.

If he gives them a quality start, and that’s six innings and three runs, I’ll take it. That’s lowered standards, by the way.