Mets First-Half Awards.

Heading into the All-Star Break, the Mets find themselves in a good position. At 48-40, they are 4 games back of the NL East leading Atlanta Braves and a game back of the Wild Card leading Colorado Rockies. A 2-4 homestand to conclude the first half against NL contenders Cincinnati & Atlanta was a bit of a setback; but those two wins were both Johan Santana shutouts. The team is playing better than what most of the prognosticators had them at the beginning of the season (80-82) and that's been aided by some players who have produced more than we could have imagined. With that being said:MVP: David Wright. This is a no-brainer...even though I read on some boards that it should be Angel Pagan. Wright has gotten a lot of flack for his strikeouts (his 97 is 6th most in MLB) but that easily balances out with his 102 hits, .314 BA/.392 OBP/.924 OPS, 14 HR/65 RBI/15 SB performance. The reigning NL Player of the Month has been integral in the team's "surprising"...