Doom and Gloom

Matt Cerrone said recently it's not yet time to p-a-n-i-c, but I am quite nervous over here. I'm wondering why, even though the Mets have off days three Mondays in a row, why the 4 and 5 guys still get starts every turn through the rotation? Tonight Tom Glavine faces the Cardinals, which in my mind is a must-win, for the simple reason that the next three games are started by Tom Glavine and Jose Lima (against the Cards) and Jeremi Gonzalez (against the Yankees).