Comments on: News: Castillo will be Activated Tomorrow

By: cohenflowinpoop

cohenflowinpoop — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:02:10 +0000

I think omar played the 4yrs trump card on Luis tonght and told him to play hurt/.lame duck until sept 1st so they could keep the current roster intact.

maybe luis’ 4-yr mistake has a silver lining!!

By: mattwisesucks

mattwisesucks — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:43:59 +0000

just another quick stat on Castillo, if the Mets do in fact make the postseason, Castillo is a career .220 postseason hitter in 82 at bats….i am just saying that if the Mets do make the playoffs, how much can we count on a second basemen with bad knees, a bad hip, and all of the other injuries he has had (all of which neutralize his greatest aspect of the game, speed). Can we count on a guy who represents the lackluster and laid back attitude that Manuel has basically rid the team of?

If a ball is hit in the hole between first and second or up the middle in a pressure spot with the game on the line, is gimpy Castillo going to be able to make the play?? If the Mets need a stolen base in a tight spot, can he be counted on?

I am not saying that Argenis Reyes or Damion Easley are the answers at all, I am simply asking, do you trust Louis Castillo in a pressure situation? I don’t know how the Mets can solve their second base problem, but the solution that has been working best has been Reyes and Easley. Both of them have been doing OK in a pretty pressure filled pennant race. Every game is important and they have been getting the job done.

With Castillo back in the lineup the second weakness of the Mets becomes second base. And when Wags comes back, the bullpen will be fine, and the immediate weakness of the Mets becomes second base. Castillo is the walking wounded and brings back memories of a lazy team from last year, and at a time when Met fans are getting excited about the way the team is playing, this may be a true shot in the character, chemistry, and energy of this team.

By: PAPDOG67

PAPDOG67 — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:17:48 +0000

Ryan Church was 2 for 19…..I don’t care if he was 0-35 in the minors. The guy has been in the majors for 10 years, I think he knows how to hit MLB pitching.

By: Gina

Gina — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:50:23 +0000

So you don’t want them to bring Church back either right?

By: X-Man

X-Man — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:48:58 +0000

By the way, what was he in the minors? something like 5-35? Correct me if I’m wrong. How will that translate to Major league pitching?

By: X-Man

X-Man — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:37:03 +0000

Your point is well taken, experience does play a key roll in a penant race. Fingers crossed Castillo will not mess up the team chemistry. You can’t “Quantify” chemistry with any stats but I believe it plays a huge factor in how a team plays and therefore in the win/’loss records.

By: X-Man

X-Man — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:33:23 +0000

Perfect post regarding Castillo. Terrible #2 hitter and a Human Rally Killer. 8th place hitter I can live with, but NO WHERE NEAR the 2-hole.

By: PAPDOG67

PAPDOG67 — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:29:48 +0000

You people on here who constantly throw out that we’re under .500 with Castillo in the line-up aren’t looking at the bigger picture. We also have better records with Church & Wagner out of the line-up….does that mean we don’t need them? The reason our record is better without Castillo has more to do with Delgado hitting better and our starting pitching performing like the # 1 starting staff in MLB. Trust me, as good as the team is playing now, Castillo’s experience will only help in a pennant race.

By: X-Man

X-Man — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:24:30 +0000

The ONLY stat that should count! End of story. Good post.

What will the “Castillo Apologist” say if this team AGAIN plays under .500 with castillo in the line-up?

Hey listen, I a Die Hard Mets fan since 1967, and I want nothing more than for Castillo to be his ‘OLE” self, but I see him as player on a major down slide at this point in his career and also a “negative” influence on this team. That’s just my opinion. Time will tell the true story about Castillo and the wins/Loss record record will back it up. plain and simple.

Let’s give him a shot (one last one) and see what he can do. Fingers crossed.

It would be very coincidental if the Mets should lose tonight on Castillo’s first game back! LOL

By: X-Man

X-Man — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:18:11 +0000

I hope I’m wrong, but we will soon see again why so many people on here can’t stand Castillo and why the team was UNDER .500 when he played. I won’t even bother to throw out stats here becuase you will just spin anyway you like to either refute or support Castillo. But the fact of the matter is that this team plays better wihout him. If he was the Castillo of old, then I would have no problem with him starting, but he’s not.. He’s got two (not one, but two) bum knees and his range at 2nd has dramatically decreased. He also seems to be a “Human Rally Killer” when he bats in the 2-hole. His ideal of a productive AB is to bunt reyes over EVERY TIME therefore giving away an out autiomatically. I personally prefer a more productive bat in the 2-hole that can actually drive in Reyes home with a hard hit single or double up the gap.