From Bill Price (The Bitter Bill) of the NY Daily News:

I can see it now. It’s Sunday, Sept. 6 and the Mets are clinging to a 3-game lead over the Phillies in the NL East. They are trying to avoid a 3-game sweep at the hands of the Cubs at new Shea.

The Mets send Oliver Perez to the hill, looking to stem the tide, while the Cubs counter with their 18-game winner and leader in the NL Cy Young award race. This new Cubs ace shuts the Mets out over 8 innings, sending them to their third straight loss and on their way to another September collapse.

Ah, I guess it’s never too early to start worrying about which Cubs Cy Young candidate is going to kill the Mets this September. Ok Bill, who should I be having nightmares about…Zambrano? No? Ok, Harden? Still no dice? Maybe lightning strikes twice…Dempster? Oh, I see you said “new Cubs ace!”  I guess your’re going for the angle that the Peavy talks will be rekindled. No? Then who?

The pitcher’s name: Aaron Heilman.

It, of course, is a Mets’ fans worst nightmare, and honestly, wouldn’t surprise me if it became a reality.

Oh.

Really? You mean the same Aaron Heilman who has a career record of 5-13 in 25 career starts? With a 5.93 ERA?

Who knows, maybe Heilman will work out as a solid #3 or #4 guy with a change of scenery and a shot at the rotation (something he’s always wanted), but if I’m going to start worrying about the Cubs pitching, Heilman is way down on my list.

Full disclosure: Would I rather have rolled the dice with Heilman as the Mets #5 than Tim Redding? Yeah.