Hot as Fire…or Not at All?

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• GPR May 31, 2008 at 9:20 am

  Wow, Luis is batting like .320 and hit 3 HRs over the he last 11 days or so…
• METSWRIGHTER May 31, 2008 at 9:25 am

  Why didn’t Willie pinch hit Endy for Evans? Not to say Chavez would have gotten a hit, but come on. And then if Endy did get on, he still had Schneider on the bench to hit for the pitcher. Gotta keep the inning going.
• Drew May 31, 2008 at 9:44 am

  I’d have to include Billy Wagner on the “hot as fire” list. Even though he hasn’t gotten as many appearances or save opportunities as we’d hope, he’s been absolutely lights out when he’s been called upon. Perhaps his current underusage will preserve his arm strength and he won’t get beat up the way he did at the end of last season.
• Adam Baker May 31, 2008 at 9:47 am

  I say ship Heilman to Pittsburgh for Nady or to Colorado for Fuentes! Time to get his butt outta Shea!
• Danny Sour May 31, 2008 at 9:50 am

  luis castillo cold as ice!!
  what are youe a Castillo hater or are you nuts!!
  I can tell you’re one of those Mancrush guys who only focusses on the player you dream of
• Jessica DeMattia May 31, 2008 at 10:11 am

  Danny-The last time I checked, I was a girl. Okay, so D-Wright is my favorite player but that does NOT mean I hate Luis Castillo. I only put him in this category because he seems to be the one at the plate whenever a big inning ends or when the potential of a big inning ends. I am aware that the man has been productive as of late, but how many people are on base?
• NoName May 31, 2008 at 10:20 am

  First off, don’t blame last night on Heilman. If the Mets had outfielders playing in the outfield, not a 3B and 1B, that play would have been made. And if the ump had called the guy out, like he was, the infielders wouldn’t have been playing so close to the bags. So blame Willie, not Heilman. This team needs players, not feel good stories. Put Nick Evans and Fernando Tatis in the MInor leagues, then bring up some damn outfielders.
• NoName May 31, 2008 at 10:25 am

  And second off, I believe you need a pair of glasses Jess. It’s Carlos ‘Momentum Killer’ Delgado who you always see ending the inning. Look at what happened last night. One of the missed bases loaded opportunities was ended because of him. He’s always the one who ends the inning when people are on base. I know he’s hurt, but they gotta get rid of him.
• Lou May 31, 2008 at 11:08 am

  I don’t think a girl should be doing this hot/cold blogs. A lot is wrong here.
• KDM May 31, 2008 at 11:08 am

  You should have included Delgado with Castillo. In their last 8 games played they each left 13 runners on base. That sucks!
• KDM May 31, 2008 at 11:11 am

  Lou, are you kidding? Thats pretty ignorant to say, you’re making us guys look bad with your ignorance.
• Joey May 31, 2008 at 11:22 am

  Just would like to say…
  How can you ignorant and clueless fans disagree? Jessica nailed it right on the money. Heilman can’t pitch worth a damn when he needs to. Castillo is looking like one of the more powerful guys, but yeah, there’s really no one on base when he hits besides Reyes. He doesn’t do a fine job of hitting when there are 2 or more runners, and he’s injury-plagued. Just had a hip injury yesterday…
• Jessica DeMattia May 31, 2008 at 11:39 am

  Lou-It’s fine if you disagree with me. As you can see, a lot of people have. But you don’t have to go and be sexist.
• Lou May 31, 2008 at 11:54 am

  Not being sexist just telling it the way it is. Heilman had a good week until yesterday. Wright hasn’t had a clutch hit in 2 yrs (since his hit against Mariano), Castillo was hot ALL week, Delgado has been cold as ice all year. How about the year Schoenweis is having?? How about Beltran’s 4 hrs in the 4th spot (lowest in the majors) You miss a lot of points. It’s questionable if you even watch the games at all or if you just stare at the box score at the end of games.
• Jwood May 31, 2008 at 11:55 am

  Ok so good post first of all! I agree Heilman is definitely cold. People keep blaming Willie but this lost definitely isn’t his fault. Ok he called Heilman in but the man has got to do his job and he didn’t. We definitely had this game won. It’s time to assign the 8th inning to someone else permanently. At least if he screws up earlier the Metsys have more chances to bounce back. Make him a 6th or 7th inning reliever. I don’t think he can handle the pressure at all of the 8th.
• Joe D. May 31, 2008 at 12:04 pm

  Everyone is invited to add their own hot/cold choices. Mets fans see things in different ways. The Willie saga illustrated that last week. If you have your own nominees then simply state them without showing any lack of respect for another Met fans opinions.
  In the last 7 games Wright is hitting .300 with 3 HR, 5 RBI and 8 RS. That is certainly deserving of a hot spot.
  I may have not put Castillo on the cold list, he did have a solid week too, unfortunately his left on base totals during 4 of the Mets losses may have counted against him with some fans.
  Whatever your opinion, we dont need to EVER put down a fan based on gender, race or creed.
• Jessica DeMattia May 31, 2008 at 12:23 pm

  Lou-I may not have the luxury of watching every Met game as you do, but thanks to Howie Rose and WFAN, I AM aware of what’s going on with this team, you don’t need to tell me twice. Did you even read into this blog because Schoeneweis was mentioned. As for Dos Carloses, I have my reasons for pleading the fifth.
• METSWRIGHTER May 31, 2008 at 1:03 pm

  Jess, pay no mind to anyone who can’t come up with a good enough line to support his own opinion, that he has to resort to being a sexist. You are entitled to your opinion and you are obviously doing a good enough job to be doing what you do here…
• Vinu May 31, 2008 at 1:24 pm

  I, unlike many of my friends, am not calling for Willie’s job. However, i question bringing in Heilman over Joe Smith to face Matt Kemp. I was at the game last night and assumed Willie was giving Joe a night off and was surprised to see Joe efficiently pitch a scoreless 9th. Heilman pitched well Wednesday but, the Mets were losing when he pitched which is less stressful situation imo. I also believe Heilman does not do as well when he comes in with inherited runners.
• mike favata May 31, 2008 at 4:42 pm

  i agree with all of the hot/cold choices, but i think u need to add pelfrey and delgado to the cold as ice list
  and maybe trade hielmen and delgado away and get some new young blood in the club, too many injury’s in these old fella’s dont get me rong, alou is an amazing hitter and castillo is still a good addition but its just not consistant, i would like to make a deal with the d-backs and get some good young players
  and lets see reyes steal a coulpe times!
• Don May 31, 2008 at 8:44 pm

  It’s a very good list and agree about Delgado should be on it. In Jessica’s defense from corresponding on myspace is very knowledgable of baseball.
• mike favata May 31, 2008 at 9:05 pm

  i know scratch up pelfrey on the comment i posted above, he did good today
• bob June 1, 2008 at 12:25 pm

  heilman sucks send him down!!!