On Sunday, Johan Santana pitched his second shutout in a row, as the Mets defeated the Braves 3-0. Over seven innings, Santana only allowed five hits, while walking three and striking out five. Jerry Manuel, Mets manager said to reporters, we feel we have the guy back. Lately he has found his stuff again. Once again today he was outstanding. We are looking forward to watch him continue his performance the rest of this season.

Tuesday, the Mets once again pulled it off. They won another game at Citi Field, looking like they own it. No matter who the opposing pitcher is or what team it is doesn’t seem to matter. The Mets routed the Tigers 14-6 defeating Justin Verlander, Detroit’s ace, in the process. It was just the homecoming Mets fans were looking for following the 7-2 successful road trip.

Johan Santana shares two franchise records now. However, neither one is desirable. The left handed Mets pitcher doesn’t have much to be ashamed about after he served Mark Teixeira a grand slam on Sunday during the third inning and rubber game 4-0 loss to the Yankees in Yankee Stadium. Before the grand slam, there was a bloop single, infield hit, and first base miscommunication.

Ultimately, it wasn’t as previously speculated about Zack Cox. It was all about Matt Harvey. The New York Mets selected the 225 pound, 6’4” right handed pitcher out of North Carolina with the No. 7 selection. That ended speculation that the third baseman Cox from University of Arkansas was going to be the Mets’ pick. Although the 21 year old throws a fastball at 97 mph and had a 3.09 ERA and 8-3 record to head the Tar Heels’ pitching staff as a junior in 14 games, the latest scouting report on him wasn’t all that flattering. The slider of Harvey’s was characterized as decent, and the report also said he didn’t throw his curve ball enough and that his overall command in terms of his pitches wasn’t close to being pinpoint.

On Wednesday night, while crouched beside the mound during the ninth inning and hearing all of the cheers emanating from Petco Park on Wednesday, Francisco Rodriquez had a blank stare on his face as he lowered his head into his hands. The closer, just one minute earlier, had needed only one pitch to preserve the gritty effort of Johan Santana’s and complete the first road series win for the Mets this season.

How about 27 innings of shut out baseball? In what must be one of recent memories most shocking series of three games, the Mets were able to shut the Phillies out, not once or twice, but three times in a row this week, culminating in the Mets 3-0 win on Thursday night at Citi Field. Jerry Manuel, Mets manager after the game said, to keep Philadelphia from scoring for three games is huge. It speaks volumes about our whole pitching staff. Our guys did a great job.

On Sunday Nelson Figueroa’s four hitter was his first complete game in the major leagues, while Angel Pagan led the team’s offense as the New York Mets defeated the Houston Astros 4-0 to complete a three game sweep and end their miserable season.

New York Mets ticket prices are falling, mirroring their on field performance. On Thursday the Mets announced that 2010 season ticket prices were being cut an average of ten percent, with some categories being cut more than twenty percent after the disappointing year in the team’s first season playing at Citi Field.

After being examined in New York on Wednesday, it was determined that left handed pitcher Oliver Perez needs surgery for repairing the patella tendon tendinitis that is in his right knee.

Johan Santana needs to have surgery because of the bone chips that are in his left elbow, which means the star pitcher for the Mets is out for the rest of the season. The news is just the latest blow to a Mets team that has been battered with injuries this year. The team said that their ace pitcher should be ok and ready to go for next year’s spring training. On Tuesday he was examined by Dr. David Altchek, medical director for the Mets.