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If we're thinking about winning next year -- which we need very little, to my understanding, to actually have a very good, compact team -- they should be thinking about the future. I'm here for not only one year; I'm here for four years. Those are three good years that you have probably an ace out there willing to go with you the extra mile to try to win. Win. I'm a winner and I've always been and I hope I finish like that.

Ha! Like Pedro Martinez has three more good years in him! Despite his personal shut-down, Martinez has quieted those doubters to a degree this year with a 15-8 record and a 2.82 ERA (ignore the diminished speed of his pitches). Next up for the Mets, Part 2 or their elimination saga, the National League Wild Card. That could happen as early as Saturday against the Nationals.

The best the Mets can now do at the end of this series is come to a half game of the Wild Card. With a tough road trip ahead, one has to wonder if this will be the closest they come the rest of the season. While last week's trip west was encouraging, the competition will be harder on the coming trip. Florida, Atlanta and St. Louis all have better winning percentages than the Mets.