In the 7th inning last night, the Braves were winning 4 - 0 and had control of the game. I was there, and it easily could have been worse.  However, the game was not out of reach when Willie Randolph decided to bring Ambiorix Burgos into the game.  Burgos, the second of four relievers, walked in one run and allowed another to score on a wild pitch.

The bases were loaded and I feel Willie should not have brought in someone with control problems.  Burgos has been improving but is not the person I want taking the ball when the Mets needed an out via strike out or ground ball.  The Cracker Jack guy had better accuracy than Burgos last night.

Perhaps Scott Schoeneweis, Joe Smith or even Aaron Sele would have been better choices. For now, Burgos should be left for times when the Mets have a lead and it is a non-pressure situation until he can prove that he can handle himself in such circumstances.

I understand that Willie has been working Burgos up to pitch in just a situation, but I really feel he needed a few more outings to find his location.

I'm not saying the Mets would have won if Burgos didn't come in, but perhaps that 9th inning rally might have meant a little more if he didn't.