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Look Up the Word Enthusiasm. You'll Find Luis Castillo.
2007-08-22 15:00:00
I'm a big fan of the Delgado fist pump after a good play at first base. I'm a huge fan of every Reyes jig he does after a home run. But I'm really loving the enthusiasm from Luis Castillo .I never figured Castillo for an emotional guy. He always seemed to be calm and nonchalant with the Marlins, but I guess that's because I didn't watch him every day. The guy's got some fire in his belly and it fits perfectly with this Mets team.Between Castillo and Reyes the Mets have the most enthusiastic and pumped up top of the order in all of baseball. After a big hit Castillo does what I like to call the "Castillo Clap" which is basically is pounding his hands together like he's one of the Spartans in 300.It's that kind of adrenaline and excitement that gets me fired up as a fan. I want to feel the energy of the game even though I'm watching it while eating chips and salsa.It's a fun time to be a Mets Lifer. Let's keep it rolling.
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Carlos Beltran: Man on Fire
2007-08-22 14:52:00
Carlos Beltran is reminding of me Denzel Washington in Man on Fire . In the movie Denzel is a crusty ex-CIA agent who's tired of the life he's lead and has seen too much. So he ends up taking a gig as a bodyguard for a 7-year old daughter of a prominent Mexican family. When the daughter gets kidnapped by a Mexican gang, Denzel goes off and blows up anything in his way to get the job done.That's Carlos Beltran right now. He's tired of being injured. He's sick of the criticizing. He's ready to get the job done.Beltran is a man on fire and he's bowling over anyone that stands in his path. His 5 RBI night was unprecedented for him this season. And his clutch hit in the 8th was shocking to me as I often refer to him as "Mr. Anti-Clutch."On a night when Delgado and Wright couldn't stop popping the ball up, Beltran came through with a home run, a double and a single.The player of the week looked happy to be home. And as Mets fans there's nothing that makes us happier than Beltran o...
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Mets Have Biggest Lead in Baseball
2007-08-21 22:21:00
Go ahead and read the title of this post again. I actually chuckled a bit when I wrote it.Can this actually be true? The Mets with a 5 game lead over the Phillies and Braves have the largest lead in all of baseball. Better than the Red Sox. Better than the Angels. Better than the Tigers/Indians. It's unreal.I mean wasn't it just yesterday that the Mets were struggling their way through a horrid June and July? Hasn't half our team been on the disabled list? Do you realize that we're actually starting Mike DiFelice? And can you believe we're winning without a solid 5th starter for the past two months?But let's not celebrate yet. September is packed with games against the NL East and unless we sweep the Braves the next time we see them, they're not going away quietly.It starts tonight (if the rain ever stops). Let's build this lead.
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