Rained Out Mets Applesauce - Castillo's baby, pinch hitter Livan, LOOGY, Cliff Lee, Freddy Sanchez, Vin Scully

by Joe Budd on Jul 30, 2009 10:25 AM EDT in Applesauce

So, the rainout leads to a day-night doubleheader today. I can live with that; double the baseball.

Meet the Mets

Luis Castillo will miss at least this afternoon's game due to the birth of his child. Since this shortens the bench even further, Livan Hernandez will be a pinch hitter.

Eddie Coleman has further context on the Omar Minaya/Adam Rubin dust-up. The Post's George Willis thinks that a big trade (Victor Martinez) is the only thing that will save Omar. Doesn't this seem like what got him into trouble to begin with? Filip Bondy concurs but substitutes Roy Halladay for Martinez.

A more modest, yet equally confusing, notion is that the Mets are interested in acquiring another left handed reliever. John Grabow possibly? I don't get it, not with Billy Wagner coming back.

John Maine's shoulder is still not improving, possibly threatening his career.

Someone in the Met organization has anger problems.

A fan is encouraging a Citi Field boycott on Sept. 8.

Around the NL East

So, what, the Phillies just got the reigning AL Cy Young winner. It's not like he's Roy Halladay or anything. And he can't really hit or help the Phillies score runs. Because that's a real issue with Philadelphia.

Bobby Cox extended his record of being told to go home early. Brian McCann joined him. The Braves lost to the Marlins. That's 147 ejections for Cox.

The Marlin fans are starting to worry that their team won't make a move to compete with Philly.

Hopefully the Met winning streak will last longer than the Nationals'.

Around MLB

Check out Delwyn Young's circus catch.

The Giants acquired Freddy Sanchez, further depleting their organizational pitching depth.

Good news, Vin Scully will work at least one more year.

Randy Johnson has a torn rotator cuff. Have we seen the last of the Big Unit?

The Yankees acquired former Rockies pitching prospect Jason Hirsh (a fly ball pitcher in Yankee Stadium).

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That Sanchez-Alderson trade was atrocious for the Giants.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 30, 2009 10:40 AM EDT reply actions

Good for the pirates

I welcome a little more parity.

by TheBigStapler on Jul 30, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Not

if it means take from the Giants… it must be brutal to be a Giant fan now.

ain't had enough...

by BlackOps on Jul 30, 2009 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions

A little vexing, maybe— especially around the Sabean area— but brutal? I’m not so sure about that. They’ve still got Bumgartner, and it’s not like they’ve got nothing to live for on-field this season…

by LeiterMilnerFasterStronger on Jul 30, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions

The Giants do seem to have something against the yooths, don't they?

"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin

by dcrockett17 on Jul 30, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions

I really was hoping that the Giants would get Castillo at the deadline

They have terrible valuation skills, and need OBP badly. It seemed like the kind of thing they would do. Now hopes are slimmer.

Nothing can get by him; especially in a small room: Mike Francessa

by GenJackRipper on Jul 30, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

My thoughts, exactly.

He’s having a vintage-Castillo month, FWIW. Eat some salary, and he could bring back something interesting… and Hudson— if his feelings aren’t hurt after last offseason, and he’s not too busy celebrating a WS in LA— could be a nice plug-in.

by LeiterMilnerFasterStronger on Jul 30, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Alderson hasn't done much lately, though

by David G on Jul 30, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Yes

which suggests there’s some issue here.

Minor league career K/9 7.3.

AA k/9 first 8 starts: 7.45 (10 in his first start in AA).

Last 5 starts: 2.89

He is only 20, so I think he shouldn’t be relegated to back-end starter at best pile because he has gone through 1 bad pacth at AA at a very young age. He admittedly doesn’t throw gas, but he has shown good command.

by wobatus on Jul 30, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions