tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post3308712546038269286..comments2023-10-29T08:25:50.241-04:00Comments on The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus: Looie LoveMetstradamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-2292284590559744252007-08-01T03:18:00.000-04:002007-08-01T03:18:00.000-04:00hey, it's professional sports.Broken down and etc....hey, it's professional sports.<BR/><BR/>Broken down and etc. the what is the what and if you're not hitting when it counts you can't blame the number two spot. <BR/><BR/>That'd be skirtish and unbaseball like.Jaaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918548497554962346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-90945437147161795122007-07-31T16:40:00.000-04:002007-07-31T16:40:00.000-04:00Ken,Although I agree that Castillo was a great mov...Ken,<BR/><BR/>Although I agree that Castillo was a great move (obviously), I disagree on Lo Duca...whole heartedly. Yes, he's not batting second. And yes, he's not the same hitter he was last season. But he wasn't taken out of the two hole because he hasn't been the same, but rather the reverse. <BR/><BR/>Lo Duca hasn't been a regular in the two hole from jump this season, and I think as a result he consciously became a different hitter, sacrificing the situational hitting that he accomplished so well in '06, to more of an RBI stroke this season from the 5-6-7 holes, which he hasn't been able to do.<BR/><BR/>Now that he's breaking down physically, and his average has been dropping, you couldn't put him back in the two hole. And if you think that making a trade because of a lineup slot has a negligible effect, think back to 2005 when Miguel Cairo and his .240 average was in that two hole, and think how many rallies he killed and tell me that adding a .300 hitter who rarely strikes out like Castillo has a negligible effect on a lineup.<BR/><BR/>Sure, this was about defense too, and it was also about the low price. If a top prospect had to be involved for Luis, then Ruben Gotay would have looked better and better. But for nothing, Castillo looks great at second, and batting second...while Gotay makes the bench look better than it did when Tom Glavine pinch hit in the ninth inning on Saturday night.Metstradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-18469910875901819202007-07-31T15:49:00.000-04:002007-07-31T15:49:00.000-04:00you dont make roster moves becasue of the batting ...you dont make roster moves becasue of the batting order, that has a negligible affect on the game. you amek them becasue of holes int he position. lo duca is not batting second becasue he in fact sucks this year. castillo would be ok as a 2 guy becasue he still gets on base decently but but i'd still prefer to bat all my best hitter at the top of the order next to each other. i defintilety think castillo was about defense and the thought that we will never need david awful newhan every again. and that is a godo thot indeed. since we gave up nothing i have to give omar the thumbs up.Ken Dynamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061339942941183172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1945848827935579412007-07-31T09:48:00.000-04:002007-07-31T09:48:00.000-04:00yeah, I'm pretty okay with the trade, particularly...yeah, I'm pretty okay with the trade, particularly since it ddin't seem like we gave anything up for him.Ceetarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11667811940029102506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-80900774266048437132007-07-31T03:07:00.000-04:002007-07-31T03:07:00.000-04:00Spat up my morning's coffee over that image of Oma...Spat up my morning's coffee over that image of Omar brushing cookie crumbs off of his Aquaman pajamas in a sudden haste. I'll send the bill for repair of my laptop to your comedy department...<BR/><BR/>The main thing about Castillo is that he isn't named Tadahito Iguchi. Can you imagine the fallout, the whisper campaigns, the outright <I>schrie</I> of indignation had we filled the "hole" at second base with another doomed Japanese import?Jaaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918548497554962346noreply@blogger.com