well part of the problem is that Castro can't stay healthy.

the other problem is that LoDuca and and Schneider have "STARTING" catcher stamped next to their names...

I'm a Met fan, I watch a lot of Met games

On the field Castro was better at every single aspect of the job than LoDuca save hitting singles- the qualifier is on the filed, it seems Castro always has some issue, and he gets hurt at the worst possible times.

Schneider v. Castro is a complete mismatch
2006-08 Castro, 383 PAs: .265/.332/.475
Schneider: 1163 PAs: .246/.325/.326

That offensive advantage Castro v. Schneider is real, it's not a sample size fluke, the last time Castro got everyday PT was in AAA in 2001, he hit: .336/.395/.628 in 428 PAs
(there was a small "free Castro" movement back then...)

rapist.

The Mets are scoring only .13 runs less than the Phillies, who are second in the league, which isn't very much at all considering the differences in home ballparks. They are hardly starving for offense.

rapist.

Hey as long as you're not a Kobe Bryant fan you've got a right to your opinion

well part of the problem is that Castro can't stay healthy.

Exactly, any time he gets any consistent playing time that back of his flairs up.

Hey as long as you're not a Kobe Bryant fan you've got a right to your opinion

Except that Kobe was never convicted. Castro pled no contest to a reduced charge.

Besides, who says that people's opinions have to be consistent.

I'm actually quite consistent in my condemnation of rape.

If Castro pleads no contest to sexual assault, is calling him a rapist really an opinion?

If Castro pleads no contest to sexual assault, is calling him a rapist really an opinion?

Of course it is. "No contest" isn't an admission of guilt for a more serious crime. It's a plea bargain agreement to save the government the expense of trial and the defendant the risk of an uncertain jury decision. There are a variety of things Castro could have done that don't rise to the level of moral evil as rape, but were questionable enough that he didn't want to take the risk of losing at trial. Or that he simply didn't want to expose the explicit details of his sexual congress with this woman (one of the charges was "involuntary deviant sexual act") to the public, leaving a public record for his wife and children.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, when my client put his #### in the plaintiff's #### and #### the #### wire #### turkey baster #### elephant-sized #### #### #### wax figurine #### bobblehead doll, as uncomfortable as that might sound to all of you, it was purely consensual.

I'm not saying he's some sort of saint, mind you. I wouldn't bet against him having done something wrong... I just don't know that it's necessarily rape.

Waiting to here from the pro-rape contingent of BBTF. Kind of a NewsHour pro and con.

They are hardly starving for offense.

Earlier this year, when they were getting no production from LF, RF, C, 1B, and middling production from 2B, they were starved for offense.