Found February 26, 2009 on Mets Fever: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Talk about getting off to a good start, the Mets couldn't have scripted the start to spring training any better then what they got today. Two of the players who needed to get off to fast starts, did so today in Luis Castillo and Ryan Church...Many believe that the only reason Castillo is still a ...
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