I started writing this blog in August of 2005. The Mets under rookie manager Willie Randolph had treaded water around the .500 mark for most of the season, and then put a little run together in late August to force themselves into the pennant race. The highlight was the end of the month road trip that featured rookie Mike Jacob's sizzling series in a sweep of the D-backs and a win in the first game of the Giants series. Of course the Mets went on to drop two winnable games and lose that ...