Entries from Mike's Mets tagged with 'Luis Castillo'
Sell High, Buy Low and Other Unlikely Strategies
Hot Stove has arrived and speculation runs rampant as usual. As Mets fans, we have little else to think about or cheer. So, how do Jeff and Omar set forth to right the ship? Let me throw my two cents...
Going Forward
There was a lot of hoopla over Jayson Stark's "break it all down and start over" prescription for fixing the Mets at ESPN.com last week. I don't think Stark got everything wrong, but the piece read very much like it...
Watching the Train Wreck in Slow Motion
There's no doubt that I should not be unemployed. The effect on our household income is serious. Even more serious, though, is that I'm watching more Mets games on television. This too is having a devastating effect on my psyche....
25 Games In
Now that we're caught up on all the games, I thought I'd take a few moments to share some random thoughts on the first 25 games of the season. The Backup Catcher Remember how popular Ramon Castro was here a...
A Good Win
Game 10: Mets 5 - Brewers 4 This game featured important roles for three players for whom I have some concern. Livan Hernandez had a good first outing against the Marlins, and looked good for about 4 innings last night....
New Season, Old Problems
Editor's Note: This is Michael Simon's first contribution to this site. - M.S. The season is less than a week old, but I can't help thinking that these are the same Mets we will be watching for the next 6...
Livan Gives Them What They Needed
Game 5: Mets 8 - Marlins 4 Sorry I didn't get something up on this last night. Unlike last year, I've been trying to get these short game pieces up fairly quickly so that people can gloat, vent or otherwise...
Reality Check
I've been writing a lot of real long posts the last couple of weeks. I like doing it, but sometimes it's nice to make a simple point that doesn't require quite so many words. I've written about Luis Castillo fairly...
Preliminary Thought on the Mets -- Conclusions
I understand that the team has a lot of question marks going into this season, but I can't help but feel more optimistic this year. I'm sure the revamped bullpen plays a part in this, but that's not the only...
Preliminary Thought on the Mets -- Position Players
Yesterday I shared a few initial things that I'm paying attention to this spring from the 2009 Mets starting rotation and bullpen. Today we'll take a look at the position players, tomorrow the bench. Catcher Brian Schneider and Ramon Castro...
I Don't Hate Luis Castillo
Whether I talk Mets with Mets fans or non Mets fans this winter, Luis Castillo's name inevitably comes up in the conversation. Over the last few seasons it seems like there are always one or two players designated to be...
A History of Mistakes at Second Base
Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of new articles Barry will be writing on Mets second basemen for this site. - M.S. It's hard to believe how in the past 15 years the Mets have had so...
Demolition Man, Part III - The Infield
I'm old enough to remember plenty of Mets off-seasons when the talk was not about which few parts to replace, but which few to keep. A stretch of grueling mediocre seasons in the late '70's and another round in the...
The Return of Luis Castillo...
... won't be today. I guess this will be cause for celebration for those fans who somehow became convinced that the veteran second baseman is the Antichrist. As for me, I actually believe a Castillo who is reasonably healthy would...
Short Stops -- Mid-season edition
At the midway point, disappointment surely reigns, but the less-than-Amazins are amazingly in the running to win their division. ALL-STARS (or not) The fact that David Wright (.287/15 HR/64 RBI) is the only Mets position player without a doubt deserving...
Leave 'em Smiling
Game 55: Mets 6 - Dodgers 1 There were a lot of things that have gone right for the Mets all of a sudden since their return home this week, and that carried over into last night's win. Once again,...
Worse Than Mediocre?
Game 44: Braves 11 - Mets 4 Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. -- Joseph Heller, Catch 22 The above quote from one of the greatest books of the...
Wake Me Up After 37 More Games and We'll Talk
The first quarter of the 2008 season is three games in the past and the Mets are basically treading water as a .500 team. This probably comes as a surprise to Omar Minaya and the Wilpons, who figured they made...
Mets Slug Their Way to Series Win
Game 35: Mets 8 - Reds 3 Two components of the Mets that have been MIA for much of the season wree present in winning the rubber game of the Reds series Sunday afternoon: Oliver Perez and extra base hits....
Mets Salvage Final Game in LA
Game 32: Mets 12 - Dodgers 1 On the one hand it's a little frustrating, because with a clutch hit or two in Tuesday night's game the Mets could have had a terrific 4-2 swing through Phoenix and LA. On...
The Braves Have Problems of Their Own
Game 24: Mets 6 - Braves 3 The thought that became the title of this recap occurred to me when John Smoltz left this game after 4 innings. The Braves had the favorable starting pitching matchups this weekend, yet not...
Offensive Ineptitude
Game 19: Cubs 8 - Mets 1 It would be redundant to enumerate the offensive shortcomings from yesterday afternoon's poor performance against the Cubs. In their 19 games played do far this season the Mets have scored 88 runs for...
Rough Night at Wrigley
Game 18: Cubs 7 - Mets 1 It's obvious that John Maine still lacks the sharpness he had this spring, but for all of that the results haven't been too bad after four starts. Other than his terrible first game...
Mets Can't Pull Off the Sweep
Game 17: Phillies 5 - Mets 4 It was cheering in a way that the Mets fought back from a 4-0 deficit, and again that they made Brad Lidge sweat a little in the ninth. Still, when it was all...
A Glass Half Full
The 2008 Mets season has been a bit ho-hum, but still enlightening for those of us who see the glass as half full rather than half empty. In spite of the minions of repulsive boo-birds, there is much to be...
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