I have not blogged about the Mets in months but this is cause for celebration. At one time, I actually liked Luis Castillo and thought he was undeserving of all the criticism heaped on him. He was, I thought, a scapegoat in many ways. However, after watching many games last season, it was painful to watch him play. He couldn't hit a lick and his range was gone.For better or worse, he became a symbol of the Mets ineptitude. The topper for me was his inability to visit our returning vets at Walter Reed Hospital, and his quotes about how he didn't go because it was diifficult for him to see people in such pain. He could have hit .360, but with an attitude like that, I don't want him within five hundred miles of my team.
Random Thoughts: Please don't tell me when you break from spring training that this is the best attitude we've seen coming from the Mets in years and how the clubhouse is filled with comradery and good cheer. That's the same crap we got last year. We heard about character guys like Rod Barajas and Jeff Francouer (both long gone). Don't waste our time this year, just put a good product on the field.
