In about ten minutes, the Mets will face off again against the Cubs in their up, down, up performance at Shea. For those who can't make it in time, but wish to see at least one Met today, Carlos Beltran will be honored this evening at Harlem RBI's annual dinner and auction.

Harlem RBI works with kids to build confidence and get them thru high school and on to college. Plus, they try and have a good time along the way.

Ticket's to this evening's event, which starts and 5:30 with a VIP reception followed by a silent auction and then a dinner at 7:30, are about the same price as last minute tickets to a regular game: $1,000. However, I am sure your chances of getting a ball signed are a bit better at the Grand Hyatt than they are at Shea.

UPDATE: You can congratulate Carlos on the Met's five point come from behind victory in the 9th inning today! Nice!