In today's Bergan Record, Bob Klapisch talks about a Mike Pelfrey that we have all been waiting for.

The real story, though, was Pelfrey, who threw so hard and so
convincingly, it was hard to believe this was the same underachieving
kid who'd pitched himself out of the rotation in May. Had it not been for that base hit, it's possible Pelfrey would've had a
brush with history.

Pelfrey's slider was the key to his success, as he was finally able to harness it and used it to fool the Braves all day. The Braves gave Pelfrey the best kind of endorsement, befuddlement.

“I don't know if he was well-rested or what, but the ball came out
of his hand really well,” said Teixeira, the Braves' first baseman. “He
got it up to 97 mph, he was sitting at 95. And the way his ball moves,
he really didn't give us much to hit over the plate.”

“His ball just bores in on you,” said Bobby Cox. “When he throws that breaking ball, it's hard to lay off.”

Pelfrey describes how he stopped thinking about making pitches and regained his velocity while in the minors.

If Pelfrey can keep this up, he might finally be realizing the potential that the Mets had been waiting for him to live up to.