Read: Moises Alou in Camp, in Print
Moises Alou made his first appearance in camp yesterday, and 
talked with reporters after taking an early batting practice – making him, you guessed it, the Profile du Jour.
For more on Alou, who may play until his 45 years old, explains Adam Rubin in the Daily News, read Newsday, the Bergen Record, and the Star-Ledger.
Willie Randolph, on budgeting Alou’s playing time, as quoted by Rubin:
“We’re going to make sure we communicate a lot about how he feels and where he is. We’ve already had that conversation…In a perfect world, I’d like to run him out there every day. But that’s not realistic. We’ll just keep the lines of communication open. And even when you communicate with Moises, the way he plays makes it hard, because he just plays all-out all the time. It’s almost like I wish he would loaf or dog it sometimes, because when he gets after it, he’s in overdrive a lot, and that’s when he gets hurt.”
…interesting theory…of course, if he plays soft, that’s probably when he’ll pull something…the way i see it, much of alou’s ability to get rest will hinge on whether Carlos Delgado makes a solid rebound, and how Ryan Church develops…last season, there were times when alou was the most important hitter on the team…that can never happen again…because if he gets hurt, well, you know what happens…however, if others are carrying their weight, his time on and off the field will be easier to navigate…
In just 87 games for the Mets last season, Alou hit .341 with 13 HR and 49 RBI through 328 at-bats.
