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With a 1-run lead entering the bottom of the 9th inning, the Mets brought in closer Francisco Rodriguez and his perfect 16 for 16 save record to close out the game. With 2 outs and runners on 1st and 2nd, he induced Alex Rodriguez to pop up to short right field. ARod slammed his bat down in disgust and jogged dejectedly toward 1st base as the baserunners Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira dutifully circled the bases while Met second baseman Luis Castillo drifted awkwardly under the pop fly.
Then in typical Met fashion, as Castillo attempted a one-handed catch the ball bounced off of his glove and as he picked it up and threw it to second base for no apparent reason, Jeter and Teixeira scored to give the Yankees the come from behind victory, handing KRod his first blown save and loss of the season, and the New York Yankees a 9-8 victory over the New York Mets.
The game was a seesaw affair. The lead changed hands 6 times. A Robinson Cano solo homer gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning. In the top of the 3rd the Mets took the lead 2-1 by sending 8 batters to the plate but not getting a hit. That inning featured 2 hit batsmen and 3 walks. In the bottom of the 3rd the Yankees took the lead back on a 2-run homer by Teixeira.
The Mets took their biggest lead in the top of the 5th when Ryan Church doubled in Carlos Beltran and David Wright, then Gary Sheffield drove in Church with a 2-run homer down the left field line, making the score 6-3. The Yankees got 1 run back on a solo homer by Jeter in the bottom of the 5th, then took a 7-6 lead in the bottom of the 6th on a 3-run blast off the bat of Hideki Matsui. The Mets tied the game at 7 on a double play ground out by pinch hitter Fernando Tatis in the top of the 7th.
Lucky winner
Mariano Rivera came on with 2 outs in the top of the 8th in a tie game to face Beltran. He promptly walked Beltran, then Wright followed with a clutch RBI double and Met fans celebrated. But it was not to be as Castillo didn’t use 2 hands in the bottom of the 9th. Tomorrow doesn’t get any better for Met fans as those of us who watch the games on TV must suffer through Fox broadcasters Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.
Box score courtesy yahoo.com
| NY Mets | |||||||||||
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| A. Cora ss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .275 | |
| F. Martinez lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .186 | |
| C. Beltran cf | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .343 | |
| D. Wright 3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .364 | |
| R. Church rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .271 | |
| G. Sheffield dh | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .256 | |
| D. Murphy 1b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 | |
| B. Schneider c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | |
| F. Tatis ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | |
| O. Santos c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | |
| L. Castillo 2b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 | |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 17 | ||
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| NY Yankees | |||||||||||
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| D. Jeter ss | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | |
| N. Swisher rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | |
| J. Damon ph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .285 | |
| M. Teixeira 1b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 | |
| A. Rodriguez 3b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .233 | |
| R. Cano 2b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .296 | |
| J. Posada c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | |
| H. Matsui dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | |
| M. Cabrera lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | |
| B. Gardner cf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||
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| NY Mets | ||||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | Season ERA | ||
| L. Hernandez | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.40 | 4.33 | |
| J. Switzer (BS, 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 | 13.50 | |
| S. Green | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.48 | 5.13 | |
| P. Feliciano (H, 11) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 2.02 | |
| F. Rodriguez (L, 1-1; BS, 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.99 | 0.59 | |
| NY Yankees | ||||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | Season ERA | ||
| J. Chamberlain | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.41 | 3.84 | |
| B. Tomko | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.59 | 5.56 | |
| D. Robertson | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.27 | 2.45 | |
| P. Coke (BS, 3) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | 3.76 | |
| M. Rivera (W, 1-2) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.12 | 3.38 | |
| IBB – M Teixeira (by F Rodriguez). |
| HBP – F Martinez (by J Chamberlain); R Church (by J Chamberlain). |
| Pitches-strikes – L Hernandez 103-55; J Switzer 6-3; S Green 22-12; P Feliciano 4-4; F Rodriguez 28-14; J Chamberlain 100-52; B Tomko 37-21; D Robertson 30-20; P Coke 16-12; M Rivera 32-17. |
| Ground balls-fly balls – L Hernandez 4-11; J Switzer 2-0; S Green 3-0; P Feliciano 1-1; F Rodriguez 0-1; J Chamberlain 6-3; B Tomko 0-1; D Robertson 1-0; P Coke 3-2; M Rivera 1-1. |
| Batters faced – L Hernandez 24; J Switzer 3; S Green 6; P Feliciano 2; F Rodriguez 5; J Chamberlain 20; B Tomko 7; D Robertson 6; P Coke 5; M Rivera 6. |
| Game Details |
| Umpires: HP–Fieldin Culbreth. 1B–Gary Cederstrom. 2B–Jim Wolf. 3B–Brian O’Nora. Time: 3:46. Attendance: 47,967. Weather: 77 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to right. |
104 comments
dentulous
6/12/2009-11:44pm at 11:44 pm (UTC -4)
the allstate thing made me chuckle. A chuckle was all I could muster…. this sucks
trs86
6/12/2009-11:45pm at 11:45 pm (UTC -4)
Sorry about the Meta thing Grave, it’s back up. Do you use the other login at all?
GravediggerHebner
6/12/2009-11:59pm at 11:59 pm (UTC -4)
Totally forgot about that, I always come here first so it never occurred to me.
Mr North Jersey
6/12/2009-11:45pm at 11:45 pm (UTC -4)
You just can’t make this shyt up.
Mr. Mets Butler
6/12/2009-11:45pm at 11:45 pm (UTC -4)
Wow! Does it get any worse than this? This team is pathetic.
Kingman 26
6/12/2009-11:45pm at 11:45 pm (UTC -4)
HELP ME!!!!!!!!
Grave, I am listening to the bourbon right now. It is laughing at me.
metsfan4decades
6/12/2009-11:45pm at 11:45 pm (UTC -4)
Well, I give you credit, Grave. Not sure I could have words to put this post together. By nice job. That graphic says it all.
This is by far the worst loss of the season for me so far. Absolutely unacceptable.
Poor Krod…..
trs86
6/12/2009-11:47pm at 11:47 pm (UTC -4)
Poor Mets fans. I am not getting paid 12 million to have Castillo blow it
dirtysanchez
6/12/2009-11:48pm at 11:48 pm (UTC -4)
real…12 million dollars to catch a routine pop up….
trs86
6/12/2009-11:51pm at 11:51 pm (UTC -4)
Well I was talking about Krod but Castillo? It’s now sunk cost.
Before I thought, you know he has been tough this year came back maybe the fans will lay off him. Now, his time in NY really needs to be over. Gotta take on another salary dump and get rid of him.
dirtysanchez
6/12/2009-11:58pm at 11:58 pm (UTC -4)
i am still speechless…
dirtysanchez
6/12/2009-11:47pm at 11:47 pm (UTC -4)
i agree 100%
Mr North Jersey
6/12/2009-11:47pm at 11:47 pm (UTC -4)
I think because I didn’t expect to win this one It didn’t affect me as it did others plus Church’s not touching 3rd basically numbed me to any future blunders.
trs86
6/12/2009-11:51pm at 11:51 pm (UTC -4)
This one is worse to me.
Kingman 26
6/12/2009-11:58pm at 11:58 pm (UTC -4)
Much, much worse.
Kingman 26
6/12/2009-11:46pm at 11:46 pm (UTC -4)
Castillo looking like he wants to cry somehow makes it even worse.
Holy crap, did this really just happen??
dirtysanchez
6/12/2009-11:47pm at 11:47 pm (UTC -4)
i want to cry…
Kingman 26
6/12/2009-11:49pm at 11:49 pm (UTC -4)
As I said, if I was capable of being speechless, I am pretty sure I would be right now.
trs86
6/12/2009-11:52pm at 11:52 pm (UTC -4)
I had that look on my face in the car and I could tell my wife was about to say something. She thought better of it.
dirtysanchez
6/13/2009-12:00am at 12:00 am (UTC -4)
lol my girlfriend called me and she said “i didnt want to bother you while you were watching your game, and now that it is over and i know how it ended…good night”
gategem
6/13/2009-12:08am at 12:08 am (UTC -4)
My gf turned to me and said she could have caught that ball. She also asked why he threw to second as the winning run scored. I had no answer that didn’t use four letter words. So I thought better of it and sat there in silence.
dirtysanchez
6/12/2009-11:46pm at 11:46 pm (UTC -4)
thanks grave. It was a smirk but thats the best i can do.
TWO HANDS!!!!
unbelievable…now we will have to hear buck bring this up all day tomorrow.
dentulous
6/12/2009-11:46pm at 11:46 pm (UTC -4)
How can we be optimistic when we blow games by not catching pop ups? I dont think I can get over this one.
Kingman 26
6/12/2009-11:48pm at 11:48 pm (UTC -4)
Abyss, meet Met fans, Met fans, meet the abyss…..
trs86
6/12/2009-11:47pm at 11:47 pm (UTC -4)
You guys are better than me on this one. I can’t watch it tomorrow. Gotta take a break.
dirtysanchez
6/12/2009-11:48pm at 11:48 pm (UTC -4)
i am not sure i can either
Mr North Jersey
6/12/2009-11:49pm at 11:49 pm (UTC -4)
Stiff Upper Lip.
Kingman 26
6/12/2009-11:51pm at 11:51 pm (UTC -4)
Mr North, my optimism was waning after the last two nights….tonight was too much.
And we have more AAA players on our roster.
I will catch some of it tomorrow, but we need to bounce back….we had a bounce back win snatched from us when it was already in the W column….
metsfan4decades
6/12/2009-11:51pm at 11:51 pm (UTC -4)
Oh, how can you not watch? You might miss another new and interesting way they find to blow it.
And yeah, I’m about as optimistic as they come but I’ve got zero left right now. I’ll be watching tomorrow just to see how much guts I’ve got….
Kingman 26
6/12/2009-11:51pm at 11:51 pm (UTC -4)
MetsFan4, I agree 100%
Damn, how can it get worse than the last three nights?
metsfan4decades
6/12/2009-11:53pm at 11:53 pm (UTC -4)
King, I’m almost afraid to watch how much worse it can get….
Kingman 26
6/12/2009-11:55pm at 11:55 pm (UTC -4)
Me too MetsFan….this loss was as close to a literal punch in the face as I can imagine.
If we play so close and lose like this three nights in a row, what the hell is next?
darknova306
6/12/2009-11:51pm at 11:51 pm (UTC -4)
I was watching the hockey finals at my friend’s place, but switched over to watch the last AB. Wish I didn’t. The thing is, I’ve been railing on our D for a while, so I’m not over surprised at this outcome.
Mr. Mets Butler
6/12/2009-11:56pm at 11:56 pm (UTC -4)
Not sure I can watch tomorrow. I am so sick right now with this team. I need a break.
tkfj
6/12/2009-11:51pm at 11:51 pm (UTC -4)
I dont care how this sounds, its a vent and I’ll proceed to vent. God Hates the Mets, need any more evidence, I sure as hell don’t. How many more conceivable ways can God stick the dagger in our hearts and destroy our hopes and even more importantly our wins. We lose in every conceivable way. We blow leads, we blow leads late, we make baserunning mistakes, we make errors, we blow saves, we blow leads in standings, there are somethings I’m forgetting here, beacuse we have honestly lost in every fashion over the past 3 years. I almost long for the days where I expected to lose most games, because its easier to stomach than this Bs. Make us a winner, make us a loser, stop making us gut wrenching losers, dashing our hopes in the most inconceivable way.
End. I don’t want to watch tommorows game, and I hope I can convince myself not to. I really hope I can keep the game off, because it will surely only bring more heartache.
trs86
6/12/2009-11:53pm at 11:53 pm (UTC -4)
That’s not God doing that, that’s dumb ass players.
tkfj
6/12/2009-11:53pm at 11:53 pm (UTC -4)
Oh and I’m on beer #1, this team has driven me to drink.
trs86
6/12/2009-11:53pm at 11:53 pm (UTC -4)
Congrats, many more to follow.
tkfj
6/12/2009-11:56pm at 11:56 pm (UTC -4)
I wonder how much my 18 yr old liver can take, I’ll probably drink only 2 but that should numb me somewhat.
trs86
6/13/2009-12:01am at 12:01 am (UTC -4)
LOL, you really are a rookie.
darknova306
6/12/2009-11:53pm at 11:53 pm (UTC -4)
Well, with tomorrow’s starter, we’re losing almost automatically. This team is a joke. I expect to lost a lot more games this year, and frequently just like this one. I feel bad for K-Rod and Santana… they thought they were going to a contender, but they failed to realize it was the Mets….
Kingman 26
6/12/2009-11:53pm at 11:53 pm (UTC -4)
God doesn’t give two craps about baseball.
tkfj
6/12/2009-11:55pm at 11:55 pm (UTC -4)
Like I said I didnt care how it sounded, it was a vent. And if you don’t agree I know many Mets fans that do.
Kingman 26
6/12/2009-11:55pm at 11:55 pm (UTC -4)
Stupid ones.
trs86
6/12/2009-11:56pm at 11:56 pm (UTC -4)
So GOD makes the players play like crap?
GravediggerHebner
6/12/2009-11:55pm at 11:55 pm (UTC -4)
God must have been busy in 1969 and 1986.
tkfj
6/12/2009-11:57pm at 11:57 pm (UTC -4)
He just gave you guys a break those 2 yrs. He was too busy with Bill Buckner.
trs86
6/12/2009-11:57pm at 11:57 pm (UTC -4)
Grave, sorry about the login issue. It’s fixed.
Kingman 26
6/12/2009-11:57pm at 11:57 pm (UTC -4)
Grave, thanks for being here to make what must have been a very depressing postgame post. It is appreciated.
And if God cared about baseball, he surely helped us in 1969 and in a couple of 6th games in the postseason in 86.
GravediggerHebner
6/13/2009-12:02am at 12:02 am (UTC -4)
Within about 5 seconds of Castillo’s muff my brain went “two hands – good hands – Allstate” and I was stunned to find the graphic with the word “good” crossed out on the net. I don’t do photoshop, that image is out there already. Lucky me.
gategem
6/13/2009-12:18am at 12:18 am (UTC -4)
Heb, nice wrap-up under adverse conditions. All we need is Dennis Haysbert. I bet he could have caught that popup.
GravediggerHebner
6/13/2009-12:20am at 12:20 am (UTC -4)
Darned right he would’ve. He’s the first black President!
Mr. Mets Butler
6/13/2009-12:00am at 12:00 am (UTC -4)
If Omar is GOD, then I blame GOD!
darknova306
6/13/2009-12:20am at 12:20 am (UTC -4)
Omar is most certainly NOT God. God isn’t completely incompetent.
Mr North Jersey
6/12/2009-11:54pm at 11:54 pm (UTC -4)
WE GO DIGITAL AT MIDNIGHT GUYS
trs86
6/12/2009-11:55pm at 11:55 pm (UTC -4)
I said this earlier in the thread but I want to put it down here. This is the last straw in the Castillo piece of Mets history. He had done well to fight back and earn some respect. At this point he has become Heilmanized. He will never be successful with the Mets and now we have to just eat that contract and trade him for another salary dump.
metsfan4decades
6/12/2009-11:56pm at 11:56 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah, I think he just sealed his fate tonight.
trs86
6/12/2009-11:57pm at 11:57 pm (UTC -4)
I think the one thing that Omar could do that would help is to rid us of him somehow. It would brighten the load.
GravediggerHebner
6/13/2009-12:03am at 12:03 am (UTC -4)
Given all the other roster issues I doubt “cleansing second base” is high on the to do list.
trs86
6/13/2009-12:07am at 12:07 am (UTC -4)
Well if Omar determines that he can’t fix the teams real issues by trade why not make the dump?
GravediggerHebner
6/13/2009-12:13am at 12:13 am (UTC -4)
I just guess that knowing his job is on the line he’s not going to deliberately remove starting players from the roster, at least not while Reyes/Delgado are out, without getting something noteworthy back, and I don’t see what Castillo brings back being noteworthy.
Now if he’s one player in a big multi player deal then sure, but what’s the likelihood of that?
Mr North Jersey
6/12/2009-11:57pm at 11:57 pm (UTC -4)
Too late he is here for the season Minaya didnt eat his contract when he should b4 season and signed ODOG why bother now.
trs86
6/12/2009-11:58pm at 11:58 pm (UTC -4)
I did not think it was a good idea to do it then and pay 26 million for 1 year of Hudson.
However, now with this freak occurrence we have to get rid of him.
darknova306
6/13/2009-12:02am at 12:02 am (UTC -4)
Pretty much. This season is quickly becoming a disaster.
Mr North Jersey
6/12/2009-11:57pm at 11:57 pm (UTC -4)
3 minutes to digital tv era
metsfan4decades
6/12/2009-11:59pm at 11:59 pm (UTC -4)
Digital at midnight while Met fans went postal at 10:50pm.
Mr North Jersey
6/12/2009-11:59pm at 11:59 pm (UTC -4)
digital tv is here
dirtysanchez
6/13/2009-12:01am at 12:01 am (UTC -4)
and the governments takeover of the analog wavelength is complete ;p
Mr North Jersey
6/13/2009-12:03am at 12:03 am (UTC -4)
Hooray lol
trs86
6/13/2009-12:03am at 12:03 am (UTC -4)
Next up: health care. Following: Matsblog.
Mr North Jersey
6/13/2009-12:05am at 12:05 am (UTC -4)
No matter how many times i see some1 write Matsblog I always chuckle.
GravediggerHebner
6/13/2009-12:06am at 12:06 am (UTC -4)
Tonight’s a good night to have a chuckle, so in your honor:
Mattsblog
Mattsblog
Mattsblog
Mattsblog
Mattsblog
Mr North Jersey
6/13/2009-12:07am at 12:07 am (UTC -4)
Mr. Mets Butler
6/13/2009-12:03am at 12:03 am (UTC -4)
Now the nation can see how pathetic a team the Mets are. In HD!!!
GravediggerHebner
6/13/2009-12:05am at 12:05 am (UTC -4)
When you mentioned “we go digital” above I was like “the blog?”
Mr North Jersey
6/13/2009-12:02am at 12:02 am (UTC -4)
its like watching my favorite soap –> http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/IIXXKRAZEXXII/G_M_H_640x480.png
QnsNative718
6/13/2009-12:07am at 12:07 am (UTC -4)
I want to cry.
trs86
6/13/2009-12:08am at 12:08 am (UTC -4)
Go ahead, we allow it.
QnsNative718
6/13/2009-12:12am at 12:12 am (UTC -4)
And to boot, Im going to the game tomorrow. Gonna hear laughter and chuckles all around me. It’ll feel like freshmen yr of high school all over again.
Mr North Jersey
6/13/2009-12:12am at 12:12 am (UTC -4)
Freshy!!!
GravediggerHebner
6/13/2009-12:15am at 12:15 am (UTC -4)
In the morning go out and by a NY baseball Giants cap and wear that to the game. That’ll confuse those moronic Yankee fans.
QnsNative718
6/13/2009-12:18am at 12:18 am (UTC -4)
“Uhhhhh, Derrrrrrr”…
Mr North Jersey
6/13/2009-12:08am at 12:08 am (UTC -4)
Go ahead you’ll feel better in the morning.
GravediggerHebner
6/13/2009-12:16am at 12:16 am (UTC -4)
Mitch Williams is on MLB network saying that was Church’s ball and he should’ve come in and called off Castillo. Interesting angle.
stickguy
6/13/2009-12:18am at 12:18 am (UTC -4)
from the replay, that would have been an awful long run, and no RF in the league probably takes it. THe ball did drift a bit, but toward 1st, not really out.
metsfan4decades
6/13/2009-12:22am at 12:22 am (UTC -4)
Sorry, I’m not seeing how that could be Church’s ball. It was just past the infield grass.
And Jerry said something to that effect too – not that it should have been caught by Church but that it possibly should have. Man, he just does not like Church at all.
Sorry, that was all on Castillo. He was there, he had plenty of time, even if it did drift. He just didn’t use two hands.
GravediggerHebner
6/13/2009-12:29am at 12:29 am (UTC -4)
I pretty much agree with you and Stick, I was mostly just noting the idea as it had not occurred to me at all. When he said it as they were showing the replay, Church was pretty far away, jogging diagonally toward CF. I suppose if he had run toward the ball instead of jogging off to the side, it’s at least possible, but not bloody likely. Bottom line, as you said – two hands.
stickguy
6/13/2009-12:16am at 12:16 am (UTC -4)
I’m glad that I was at banquet all night and missed every aspect of this game. Although I knew it was bad when my sone texted while I was heading home to say Luis Castillo needed to be shot.
At least I have been consistant all year saying he needed to go. I demand an apology for all you former supports. Come on, you know who you are!
Might be too much to hope for with all the missing parts, but seeing a news flash that he got released would be like a dream come true.
This season is just bizarre, but I think it really boils down to a need to totally purge the roster of all the bad apples.
Basiclaly, a cosmic high colonic.
Honestly, how much worse could they be cutting Castillo and playing Cora at 2B, and calling up Tejada to play SS. Would they really lose any more games? And it might be worth a couple to never have to see Castillo again.
At least my dream for the team is almost there. I wanted Delgado, Castillo, Schneider, Castro and Heilmann gone after last season.
Just please, don’t take on a ridiculous bad contract back, but heck, at this piont, they could almost use GM Jr.!
trs86
6/13/2009-12:20am at 12:20 am (UTC -4)
I was and still in some ways am a Castillo supporter but much like Heilman he has burned the last bridge and needs to be dumped. I would not release him, I would try and get another salary dump that could help the team. Maybe an OF or #5 pitcher.
stickguy
6/13/2009-12:19am at 12:19 am (UTC -4)
Oh, and send F Mart back down. Call up any live bat. Wily Mo would be fine. Just someone to tide us over,
trs86
6/13/2009-12:20am at 12:20 am (UTC -4)
Agree also on bringing Pena up for Fmart, not enough ab’s for Fmart to stay up.
Mr. Mets Butler
6/13/2009-12:22am at 12:22 am (UTC -4)
‘Fire Minaya’ t-shirts for sale!
trs86
6/13/2009-12:23am at 12:23 am (UTC -4)
Eh, this season will determine it. I will give him until the end of the season to see if he has a direction for the the team.
trs86
6/13/2009-12:26am at 12:26 am (UTC -4)
How about Castillo for Gary Mathews JR. Salary’s about even, get them to throw in a AAAA SS or something to balance out the cash.
Mr. Mets Butler
6/13/2009-12:28am at 12:28 am (UTC -4)
I’ll take a keg of beer for Castillo at this point. He needs to be off this team.
trs86
6/13/2009-12:29am at 12:29 am (UTC -4)
Agreed, but it will have to be in salary dump form for another salary dump. Thus we don’t want to get stuck with even more unless we think we could use it. Mathews JR could be an OK OF for us.
stickguy
6/13/2009-12:36am at 12:36 am (UTC -4)
I mentioned him up above, but he is rally, really bad at this point. ALmost to the point of being a negative on the roster (as in worse than replacement level). In that case, you are better off just cutting Castillo.
Oh yeah, on Castillo, I thought after Thursday game that he should be banned form switch hitting. Make him bat RH all the time, even against RHPs.
trs86
6/13/2009-12:42am at 12:42 am (UTC -4)
Stick his numbers and defense (up to this point) are not that bad and certainly better than just another AAA guy.
Mr. Mets Butler
6/13/2009-12:36am at 12:36 am (UTC -4)
no you’re right… that would be the logical thing to do. Easier said than done though. I will gladly take Matthews Jr..
tkfj
6/13/2009-12:33am at 12:33 am (UTC -4)
Oh FML…………Oh wallow wallow, not going to sleep tonight, jus gonna stere at the ciling and hope I don’t go to sleep. Or wake up and find out i wad dreaming. If I sleep im gonna dream of hurting Mr. Catillo.
stickguy
6/13/2009-12:38am at 12:38 am (UTC -4)
Dude, if you are just 18 (that was you, right?) you need to lighten up. You have many years in the future to become an obsessive middle aged guy, waiting for that magical season. FOr now, enjoy being young, have fun, and rub the fact tht you are having fun in the face of all the old guys that don’t have any!
darknova306
6/13/2009-12:36am at 12:36 am (UTC -4)
Every day where I wake up to find that Omar, Jerry, and Castillo are all still with the Mets is a bad day.
stickguy
6/13/2009-12:40am at 12:40 am (UTC -4)
Also, did anyone ask Luis why, after missing the pop up, he through to 2nd when the winning run was heading home?
dirtysanchez
6/13/2009-12:50am at 12:50 am (UTC -4)
i dont think he even knows..