NY verse NY, 56,227 aboard, cameras-a-flashing and a Mayors Cup on the line, Oliver Perez came up Aces. Perez got ahead all day long displaying a dominant fastball while mixing in his junk absolutely baffling the Yanks to the absolute delight of Jerry Manuel & The Mets.

But you got to score to win, and the pressure was on.

In the 2nd, a scoreless game with 2-out, bases drunk and a full count, Luis Castillo stood stoically in the batters-box waiting for his meatball. Luis wasn’t exactly looking to tee-off as the Mets switch-hitting second basemen lacks a little pop from the left side. Luis wanted to spank one where they weren’t and get the Mets on the board, and after what felt like an eternity Darryl Rasner came set, rocking and firing a rare-juicy-meatball into Luis wheel-house. Well, Luis laid down the lumber on the weak offering and made mince meat out of Darryl Rasner’s ground-chuck, driving home the games first run.

No matter how dominant your starting pitcher looks you need more than a 1-run lead to loosen up a baseball team.

Carlos Delgado’s 3rd inning Ruthian blast did more than loosen up the Amazin’s it loosened up Mets Nation, because when Carlos connected it sounded like a stick of dynamite struck the ball, not a wooden bat….. Mets 2 - Yanks 0

Still wanting more.

Mets fans were screaming for icing on their cake and David Wright & Jose Reyes would oblige. In the 6th, Davy flied home Jose, who scored the quintessential “Reyes-run” in vintage Reyes-fashion and Shea Stadium absolutely erupted when Mr. Megamet crossed the plate.

Final Score: Mets 3 - Yanks 1

megamets notes:

1) Ollie was Jolly: 7-IP, 3-H, 1-R, 8-K’s (6-5, 3.98 ERA)

2) Churchy’s back in the act

3) Delgado Dumps on his critics and is now on pace for 28 HR’s and 90 RBI’s. How you like them apples?

4) Mets take the Mayors-Cup and retain their status as KINGS OF NEW YORK.