The 2010 NY Mets look a lot like the 2009 NY Mets - terrible.

Just 7 games into the season, and the NY Mets have found the basement of the NL East. Every ESPN Analyst on the planet predicted that the Mets would suck, but every Met fan on the planet kept that little thought in the back of their mind; "Yea we sucked last year, but everyone was hurt! imagine if they were all healthy!!"

Well yea, I had the same thought, but like every other NY Mets season it would seem, those thoughts were dashed.

Seriously: look at the Mets over the past 10 seasons...

My fan level is obviously kind of low, seeing how there is not much to be excited about, BUT the pre season optimism has run through me of late to think of the lineup in everybody's prime…jose, louis, DW5, Belt (back on the juice) Francouer, Bay (back on the juice) and some random catcher…its not that bad.

Now obviously we are far removed from these players prime’s except DW5 but still on paper not too bad. And lets just say we get a season out of Maine AND Pelfrey BOTH this year…now your talking!!!!

Carlos Beltran of the New York Mets is probably most famous for his absolute tear of home runs he hit during the 2004 playoffs. He broke Barry Bonds single season post season home run record by clocking 8 long balls. As a side note, I actually take quite a bit of comfort knowing that almost every record Barry has or will set will fall in a few short years. Back on point however, Beltran got hot at the right moment, the Mets trumped the Yanks on their offer, and no one has regretted it since.

David Wright reminded the NY Mets fans yesterday exactly why he is the future of this franchise. The New York Mets also reminded the National League why Brad Penny and the Dodgers suck. The Mets lineup tagged 8 hits on Penny and scored 6 runs, 5 of them earned in the first 4 innings of the game. The Mets then went on to secure their third straight victory. Two of those hits, and four of the RBI came off the bat of Mr. David Wright, arguably the best third baseman in the National League.

There is an elite few who can survive at the hot corner. While defense is at a premium, often playing less than 90 feet from home plate only complicates things. Alex Rodriguez, David Wright, Miguel Cabrerra, Chipper Jones, and Garrett Atkins are arguably the best third baseman in baseball. Before Miguel Cabrerra was moved to Detroit (and moved to first), 3 of the best 5 third baseman called the NL East home. Let's compare the best NL third basemen.

David Wright:
5 Year Career Stats: Runs: 363, HR: 101, RBI: 388, AVG: .310, OBP: .389, SLG: .531, SB: 81

2008 Stats: Runs: 14, HR: 4, RBI: 23, AVG: .281, OBP: .417, SLG: .533, SB: 4