Last night, Jose Reyes led off the sixth inning by hitting a 3-1 pitch up the middle for a single. In the subsequent at bat, Luis Castillo took one pitch before sac bunting Reyes over to second base. Reyes then stole third base in the next at bat, before ultimately scoring on a Chris Carter [...]

Due to a bone bruise in his left foot, Mets second baseman Luis Castillo is currently listed as day to day. Castillo, to date, has looked pretty poor in the early season. His wOBA of .315 is largely a product of his high walk totals (BB/K of 4.67). Though he has run into some bad [...]

In my last post, I wrote about optimism, or lack there of. Since then, basically all the bad things I said about the team (bad starting position, poor team batting average, etc.) have gotten much better. So, you’re welcome? There are a lot of good feelings in Citi Field right now, and the Mets look [...]

This off-season, like any other, has me feeling schizophrenic. I want to punish the Mets, dislike them for all the pain they’ve caused me, and find another team to root for. But I am bound by something bigger than myself, and after a long winter, I find myself embracing the same cautious, irrational optimism that [...]

I was born on December 30. I share a birthday with Lebron James and Tiger Woods, the world’s greatest basketball player and the world’s greatest fornicator. Tiger’s greatness need not be attested to at this time. That might be a topic better left to Golf Digest or, perhaps, Penthouse forum. But Lebron’s greatness is evident [...]