Despite the woeful offensive year that the Mets have had in 2009, both David Wright and Luis Castillo are in the top 10 in batting average in the National League.
Through Sunday, Wright is hitting .323 and is in fifth place behind Pablo Sandoval, who is hitting .324 for the Giants.
In addition, Castillo is hitting .311, [...]

Again, John Maine will begin to play catch in Port St. Lucie on Monday.
In addition, Luis Castillo should be returning to the lineup Sunday, while Gary Sheffield remains a question mark as he continues to nurse a sore hamstring.

Following a ground out in the seventh inning, Luis Castillo fell down the dugout steps and sprained his left ankle.
…i mean, it reads like a lead from The Onion… the thing is, it’s the truth… and, what’s worse, it’s not the least bit surprising…
According to the team, X-rays on Castillo’s ankle were negative.
…how paranoid [...]

Luis Castillo has been removed from tonight’s game against the Cardinals due to a sprained ankle after falling down the dugout stairs in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Castillo was helped to the clubhouse by Ray Ramirez and Fernando Tatis.
…the icing on the cake…

Following this afternoon’s game, Jerry Manuel said Luis Castillo’s wife gave birth to a baby girl – he is expected to be in tonight’s starting lineup.
Castillo is batting .400 with a .500 OBP in his last 70 at bats, raising his average to .306 on the season.
Yesterday, Manuel told reporters he is unlikely to give Alex Cora [...]

Luis Castillo had one hit, a walk and a run scored last night.
He has been involved in roughly 40 percent of the team’s runs during the current four-game winning streak.
…he’s all over the place… it’s like he’s back with the Marlins… he looks lighter on his feet, he’s bouncing around, making athletic plays, hustling down [...]

“Friday night was a tough night for me.  I couldn’t sleep,” Luis Castillo told reporters before yesterday’s win.  “So I couldn’t wait to come to the ballpark, be in the lineup and get ready for the game.  I want to put everything in the past.”
In the Star-Ledger, Brian Costa writes about Castillo’s day, and the [...]

Jerry Manuel, in his post game press conference yesterday told reporters that he “sensed there was an urgency to play well. We all know to a man how difficult it has been for Luis…they felt an urgency to play well.”
…while there was a sense of urgency to perform yesterday, it was also impressive that they [...]

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I have no idea how to respond.
I’m more or less speechless, stunned, embarrassed and sadly not at all surprised.
I can’t stop shaking my head, and thinking to myself, and asking, ‘No, that didn’t just happen, did it?’
I’m not sure what’s bugging me more: the single loss – or knowing [...]

In the ninth inning last night, and the Mets up one run, with a runner on first, David Wright layed out full extension to his right to stop a hot ground ball from Jason Bay, then quickly threw to second base for the force out, where Luis Castillo did an equally outstanding job reaching wide [...]

Carlos Delgado was forced out of last night’s lineup after experiencing discomfort in his right hip.
Delgado, who will visit a doctor today, told reporters the hip is sore, saying it is typical of pain he has in his hip in the past.
Jerry Manuel told reporters Delgado likely injured the hip while running the bases during a [...]

The Daily News, SNY, Bergen Record and Newsday all write stories today about the hot start from Luis Castillo, who is batting .389 so far this season, and .444 in nine at bats with runners in scoring position.
“I’m a different guy,” Castillo told the Daily News.  “I don’t have any pain, I don’t have any injuries.”
…i [...]

In the eighth inning yesterday, with one out and Ryan Church on second, the Mets down 2–0, and the pitcher on deck, Luis Castillo chose to bunt for a base hit, instead of trying to drive in the run, but ended up grounding out, advancing Church to third.
…Daniel Murphy’s dropped pop up is getting most [...]

Last night, Luis Castillo was 0 for 4 and left six runners on base.
…the worst of which came in the seventh, when he struck out looking in a full count with runners on first and second, and the Mets looking to be on the verge of a game-changing rally… but, not so much…
In the ninth [...]

…i goofed on the previous Daniel Murphy poll, which was supposed to read 150 hits, not 100… so, it has been deleted… my bad…
Anyway…
Last season, Luis Castillo only started in 81 games at second base for the Mets, his lowest total since 1998.
…the talk has been, if he struggles, how long until the team pulls the [...]