Rare laugher for Mets completes sweep of Brewers

For Team Tightrope, as Jerry Manuel has dubbed his Mets , today's 9-2 victory over the Brewers had all the drama of a pleasant stroll along Lake Michigan.

[Bob]

mets to make the 2008 world series

[Bob]

they will then have their hearts ripped out by the boston red sox.

[Bill Buckner]

They will be playing the Rays in the WS.

[FIRE WALLY]

They will beat the Angels

[statement]

Get rid of Castillo!!

[The Desert Cat]

Rays vs. Cubbies most likey.

If that doesn't play out, Angels vs. Mets.

[Sensible One]

As the late great Jerry Reed said: When you're hot you're hot.

[Sensible One]

...and yeah, I think the curtain should finally come down on Mr Castillo. He always looks sullen and miserable and he plays slower than a cement mixer. Big mistake signing him but there had to be a reason why the Twins were willing to let him go.

[O T Bushmaster]

Now that's more like it!

[Fan in South america]

Sensible One wrote:

...and yeah, I think the curtain should finally come down on Mr Castillo. He always looks sullen and miserable and he plays slower than a cement mixer. Big mistake signing him but there had to be a reason why the Twins were willing to let him go.

A typical Mets fan; the Team just sweep the Breewers in a 3 games series in Millwakee;the Team went 6-2 in 8 games in Philly, Florida and Millwakee and He is talking about mistakes
What else is new?

[Brian]

Fan in South america wrote:

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A typical Mets fan; the Team just sweep the Breewers in a 3 games series in Millwakee;the Team went 6-2 in 8 games in Philly, Florida and Millwakee and He is talking about mistakes
What else is new?

What makes you think he's a Met fan?

[Todd Schuster]

Nice way to wrap up a great road trip against 3 tough teams the Phils, Fish & Brats. 6-2. Very nice. Now let's enjoy the calm before thr storm. Shea is going to be rocking this weekend, in fact all of Queens will be gridlock city with the US Open finals next door to Shea & the Mets-Phillies. Hope the boys from Flushing can get 2 of 3 & shut up Rollins & Myers the wife beater. I think the Mets are running on all cylinders, heck even the pen has been tremendous the last 4 days. If you're going to get hot, this is the time. Of course after last year's choke, I won't be comfortable until the Mets are the NL East champs. 6 up with 5 to go would be nice. LETS GO METS!!!!

[desert man]

It's great to have the Mets winning and in 1st Place!!! Don't have to put up with the B.S. coming from Yankee fans. They are very quiet now ---Tough Sass!!

[Fan in South america]

Brian wrote:

<quoted text> What makes you think he's a Met fan?

I don't think there is any Mets fan who was agree to sign castillo for 4 years

[Fan in South america]

Of course after last year's choke, I won't be comfortable until the Mets are the NL East champs. 6 up with 5 to go would be nice. LETS GO METS!!!!

Todd.- A choke or a deal between George and Randolph???
Do you know what?
I never bought the BS that Randolph was a Mets fan and he wanted to win with the Mets.
Randolph mistakes were way to many to be real

[Met fan in AZ]

What a ridiculous thing to say. Willie Randolph was a gentleman, a fine baseball player, and he grew up in Queens as a Mets fan. He was just a lousy manager, that's all.

[luvthegame]

Sensible One wrote:

...and yeah, I think the curtain should finally come down on Mr Castillo. He always looks sullen and miserable and he plays slower than a cement mixer. Big mistake signing him but there had to be a reason why the Twins were willing to let him go.

You have NO idea what you are talking about. Has more infield hits then anyone, started the ralley on Friday that helped WIN the game, his defense is pretty damn god.

Who cares what he looks like. Just because he's not hyper like Jose R does not mean he's not playing well.

Seriously you don't like him because he looks "sullen" stop the crap.

[James]

This was a complete three game series. Clutch hitting, good defense and quality pitching out of the bullpen. Milwaukee dominates left-handed pitching, yet the Mets swept a series in which they started three lefties. Pedro Feliciano and Joe Smith performed wonderfully in specilaty roles during this series. The bullpen really shined. Great series.

[Dan-ver2]

Bob wrote:

they will then have their hearts ripped out by the boston red sox.

Interesting, the last team from Boston that tried to rip the heart out of a NY team in a championship game was the Patriots. Like the '07 Giants, the Mets are gathering momentum at just the right time.

[Truth Teller]

luvthegame wrote:

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You have NO idea what you are talking about. Has more infield hits then anyone, started the ralley on Friday that helped WIN the game, his defense is pretty damn god.
Who cares what he looks like. Just because he's not hyper like Jose R does not mean he's not playing well.
Seriously you don't like him because he looks "sullen" stop the ****.

Going by his looks is obviously ridiculous. But let's not get carried away with Castillo.

He is slap singles hitter who is batting .262 for the season and has a whopping 10 extra base hits in 73 games. When healthy, he is a decent fielder with good speed on the bases.

But his best days are behind him, and signing him to a 4 year contract ranks pretty close to the top of Omar Minaya's worst moves.