Boos say Victor's 10 minutes are up  —  Funny how one vintage Victor Zambrano start can seemingly derail the Mets' bandwagon faster than a blown tire.  —  Put it this way: judging by the vibe at Shea last night, you surely couldn't tell the Mets were off to the best start in their history.

Zambrano battered by Braves  —  Right-hander gives up seven runs, three homers  —  NEW YORK — The weakest link in the Mets' pitching staff nonetheless had enough power to render Shea Stadium all but silent Tuesday night.  Five innings of inadequate pitching by Victor Zambrano took the fans …

Hernandez hurts back, sits  —  With Carlos Beltran and Cliff Floyd already crowding the trainer's room, they had to clear space for Anderson Hernandez, who was scratched from last night's game after suffering from back spasms during batting practice.  —  Hernandez was fielding ground balls and suddenly couldn't bend over.

Zambrano will be no quick fix  —  On second thought, 149 games are a long way to go.  —  Especially if 30 of them begin with Victim — I mean, Victor — Zambrano.  —  Thanks to the man who will forever be tied to pitching phenom Scott Kazmir, the Mets' era of good feeling didn't make it 24 hours past Pedro's magical 200th victory.

Garland a groupie  —  Jon Garland kept his word Tuesday night.  —  Before Mark Teahen's home run reached the left-field seats in the third inning, Garland looked to home plate for a new baseball and immediately began concentrating on the next batter rather than dwelling on his mistake.