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Edgy DC wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I yelled "DOS MANOS" at anyone in Metly pinstripes within earshot for weeks..., I like that. The thing is that two-handed catches is hardly a standard that Luis failed to meet alone. It's not a standard at all, although I imagine some clubs drive it home more than others. Didn't Jerry have them do drills for that after the "incident"?

Alderson �After a long evaluation during spring training, after consulting with [manager] Terry [Collins] and the coaching staff, I made a recommendation to ownership in the best interest of the organization and Louie that he be released,� general manager Sandy Alderson said. �Ownership approved.� Alderson refused to handicap the remaining field of candidates, but Rule 5 pick Brad Emaus appears a leading candidate. He has a supporter in J.P. Ricciardi, who was the general manager who drafted Emaus with the Toronto Blue Jays, and who has a track record of walking more than striking out while displaying power that is in line with the Mets front office�s philosophy. http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets

Edgy DC wrote: Nothing there about asking for his release. Hmmm. yeah , seems quite the opposite to me Castillo was pulled into a closed-door meeting with general manager Sandy Alderson and manager Terry Collins and handed his walking papers. there will be a he a miscommunication argument here I bet the next week or more , a he said I said thing.

Willets Point wrote: metirish wrote: The Second Spitter wrote: Gwreck wrote: Everybody remembers the worst one. . Geezus, AlBilly's "creepy sun baby" made an appearance in that thread, as well. Coincidence? Just read through that thread , the ending sucked but the thread was great.... Damn, Soupcan told me to fuck myself?!?! you were a little curt with him though.

Luis Castillo has been cut by Mets 7 m ago By Jim Baumbach Luis Castillo has been cut by the Mets, Castillo told Newsday. The Mets confirmed the Castillo news, and general manager Sandy Alderson is expected to address the media shortly. Castillo is owed $6 million this season in the last of a four-year, $27 million deal put together by former GM Omar Minaya. "I'm going to wait, go home and hope to catch on with another team," Castillo told Newsday. �I�m fine, man. I�ve done a lot of things in baseball.� Castillo originally was in the lineup for Friday's game against the Braves and appeared to have survived the round of morning cuts. But while players took batting practice, Castillo was pulled into a closed-door meeting with general manager Sandy Alderson and manager Terry Collins and handed his walking papers. While walking away from the stadium in a dark shirt and jeans, Castillo told Newsday it was a tough day for him because he's never been cut before. He also said he wishes he was given more of a chance by Collins this spring training. "I said I came here to play, and you didn�t give me the chance," Castillo said he told Collins and Alderson. "You didn�t use me.� Castillo said he felt healthy and that he didn't think he could have done anything differently to stick around with the Mets. �Sometimes these things happen and that�s what it is," Castillo said. "But you never know what�s going to happen. Maybe I�ll end up with another team and do good.� Oliver Perez appears to still be safe. Perez, due $12 million this season, is supposed to pitch in relief Friday and Saturday as he continues his "tryout" to be a lefthanded specialist. It's still unlikely he will make the Mets' Opening Day roster. Dillon Gee, Boof Bonser, Ryota Igarashi, Taylor Tankersley, Dusty Ryan, Raul Chavez, Russ Adams and Jason Pridie were sent to minor-league camp. The Mets have 37 players remaining in camp, meaning they'll have to trim a dozen more players prior to Opening Day in two weeks.

The Second Spitter wrote: Gwreck wrote: Everybody remembers the worst one. . Geezus, AlBilly's "creepy sun baby" made an appearance in that thread, as well. Coincidence? Just read through that thread , the ending sucked but the thread was great....

That he played through pain , that he had a good 2009 season and on opening day 2010 it meant nothing as he got booed with vigor. Wrong memories? the contract , the dropped ball, being the poster boy for Miniya's bad contracts.... adios Luis

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Castillo cut! Twitter is gone all atwitter with the news....

Tankersley's wife gives birth and he gets cut.....tough crowd.....welcome Huck.

Edgy DC wrote: metsmarathon wrote: unfortunately, for too many others, it is about imagined moral and character flaws realizing themselves as degraded performance on the field. But this is the crux. As baseball gets more expensive, the fanbase gets whiter. The greater virtues get projected onto the players folks identify with. The lesser ones onto the players they don't. It's always been there but it has to be discussed, because fueled by beer and frustration, it gets ugly, regressive, and sometimes dangerous. (Hold for a moment. I'm going to split and merge.) As baseball gets more expensive, the fanbase gets whiter. I guess conventional thinking says this is true but in the small sample size of games I go to I see plenty of non whites , and it's not just whites complaining here about Castillo.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Great stuff! Congrats on getting this gem the visibility it deserves. I thought I knew all the Mets songs, and never heard of this one. Great find! This

I didn't mean to imply that race is not an issue with this team , just that among my Mets friends(mostly you lot) people don't care about a players race. I think the medias fascination with Los Mets from 5/6 years ago had left a negative imprint on this org.

Terrible hackery form Martino , never once have I heard a Mets fan complain about Castillo and then insert race to the mix...

Horrible , Klapisch nearly lost his a few year back IIRC for taking a ball to the eye to. I can't imagine at Salazar's age that adjusting to only having one eye will be anything but difficult.

Yep , they are an older team , yet I saw that Cliff Lee cited one reason he chose the phillies over the MFY is that they the yankees are an old team.....I guess he didn't look at the phils roster...

Oh dear , another worthless poll, what Siena College Poll fails to mention is that the only people they polled were Bob Klapisch , Ian O'Connor , John Harper and Filip Bondy.

I miss him , always was a good read and listen.

The Second Spitter wrote: Bobby Crosby Ben Grieve The QB version of Drew Henson. good pick..... http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/crosbbo01.shtml there's something funny about Nissan Used Car Warranty sponsoring his page

Lorcan's report on this movie "it's silly daddy, it's for babies not for big boys"

Got this on demand a few weeks ago and only got through half of it before the kids were asleep on the couch....2.5

Has Harris gotten any time at 2B yet? He's probably a better fielder there than a few of the guys we're trying.[ funny you should ask, John Haper in the Snooze yesterday had one of those really annoying Harper articles, the ones where he talks to "prominent Mets people". Luis Castillo, Daniel Murphy, Brad Emaus, Justin Turner not standing out in Mets second base race JOHN HARPER PORT ST. LUCIE - Here's all you really need to know about the state of the Mets' second base competition. When I asked one prominent Mets person Wednesday who would be his choice to play there this season, he didn't hesitate: "Willie Harris." The problem there, of course, is that Harris, a one-time second baseman who is now primarily an outfielder, isn't even part of the four-man competition for the position. And then there was the opinion of a different, but equally prominent Mets person on the same subject: "Don't count out Luis Hernandez." Again, not part of the four-man competition. At that point I decided not to ask Wally Backman what he thought because I was sure he'd nominate himself. The point is that, three weeks away from the season opener, not one of the official candidates - Luis Castillo, Daniel Murphy, Brad Emaus and Justin Turner - has wowed the Mets' decision-makers. Furthermore, Castillo, the incumbent of sorts, has annoyed Terry Collins by moping around in apparent protest of being forced to compete for the job, to the point where the manager called him into his office a couple of days ago to tell him he better start working harder if he wanted any shot at all. Castillo didn't even take pregame ground balls one day last week when he was in the lineup as the DH, as Collins has had to juggle playing time to get looks at all four second-base candidates. And that didn't sit well with the new manager, who is not going to tolerate the laissez-faire attitude that permeated the clubhouse in recent years. Since meeting with Collins, who promised to try to get him more playing time, Castillo seems to have raised his energy level, and he had a solid game Wednesday with two walks, a bloop single to left, and a nice play going toward the hole on a ball that went off Ike Davis' glove. Still, if I had to pick a favorite to open the season at second, I'd go with Murphy. The Mets believe he has the most offensive potential of the candidates, and since Emaus and Turner are also offensive-oriented players, Murphy seems to be in line to get the first crack. Of course, that's assuming he shows that he can play at least an adequate second base. The Mets started converting Murphy to second after Davis showed up fo play first base last year, and Collins admitted the jury is still out because he hasn't seen Murphy turn a double play under duress this spring. "He's shown he has the range to play there," said Collins, "but he hasn't had a chance to turn a double play (in games), and I've got to see him make that pivot with somebody sliding in on him." Some in the organization have major doubts about Murphy at second, noting that he doesn't have the quick feet needed to turn a tough double play. Last year at Triple A, Murphy was knocked out for the season with a knee injury trying to turn two. But the coaches who have worked with him this spring say Murphy has made progress with his footwork around the bag. Meanwhile, Emaus hasn't hit as the Mets hoped when they selected him from the Blue Jays in the Rule V draft, and Turner has played solidly but is the only one of the four who can be sent to the minors without being exposed to waivers. As for Castillo, all indications are that while he still has a shot, he is not opening any eyes. He is hitting .214 (3-for-14, all singles), and his range has been diminished significantly by age and injuries. If Castillo doesn't win the starting job, the Mets will eat the final year and $6 million remaining on his contract rather have him on the bench. While that is a distinct possibility, it's too early to say it's likely. All of this has the Mets considering giving Harris some time at second base, and then there's Hernandez, the player who hit a rather memorable home run last September after breaking his foot with a foul ball earlier in the at-bat, and basically hopped around the bases. Hernandez was still recovering from the broken foot when spring training began, but he is playing now, and his slick glove has caught the eye of the Mets' brass. As one Mets person said, "He's basically Luis Castillo except he's 25 (actually 26) and Castillo is 35." All of which means: the Mets simply aren't quite sure what the heck to do about second base just yet. jharper@nydailynews.com Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2011/03/10/2011-03-10_still_secondguessing.html#ixzz1GJPqUWpL

What a stupid remark by Furmanm, maybe the remark just guaranteed extra security at that series and nothing will happen, that would be cool.

if you get hurt and miss work, it won�t hurt to miss work

Obviously I know absolutely nothing.

I expect Tejada will be back up before long.