Vic Sage wrote: Last night, i heard Willie say something about how they can't afford to have specialists, and feliciano and Schoenweise will have to get lefties and righties out, until the bullpen gets "straightened out". First of all, i didn't know the pen needed straightening out. Other than Heilman (and the late lamented Sosa) everybody is doing what they're supposed to... they're just being overused. And expecting schoenweise to get out righties because the "can't afford to have specialists" is exactly the kind of moronic thinking i expect from Wee Willie Small Balls. What could possibly be the logic behind such a statement? All I can come up with is: "We are struggling as a group right now, so we can't afford to use people in situations where they are most likely to have success." Does this "we can't afford specialists" idea also hold true for position players? If the Mets continue to tread water at .500, can we expect to see Castillo catching and batting cleanup?