Is there any chance Luis Castillo can rebound as a Met from his horrible year in 2008. Many Mets fans were incensed by Castillo contract prior to the start of the season, then Castillo had an awful year and it became hard for him to even take the field. Now most Mets fans want him gone no matter what it takes for that to happen.... Eric Simon of Amazin Ave. in a great post disputes the ineptitude of Luis Castillo. But in reading Jon Heyman's most recent post there he reports that Jerry Manuel and Luis Castillo haven't gotten along since Florida when Manuel was the bench coach and Castillo the starting 2B. Tonight at his blog I asked John Delcos if he heard of the history between the two and confirmed it ( comment #133). Couple that with the fact that Omar actually admitted in an interview with Matt Cerrone of Metsblog that the contract was a mistake and I can't see how Castillo could succeed here....Luis Castillo is not beloved by Mets manager Jerry Manuel, going back to...
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TEAMS: New York Mets, Miami Marlins
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