New year, different team, same result.

Where do I start? I'm just glad I was at work listening to the game, and not watching it at home. I think if I was near a gun, I would have blown away the TV set and had something to drink.

All I can say is I told you so. As I stated in the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS blog "Subway Squawker's" the Mets have a nasty habit of making marginal pitchers look like Cy Young Winners. And today Moyer looked like Sandy Koufax on the mound. Even I could hit his pitches. So why is it so hard for all these "Professionals" to hit him?

Reyes stinks. He's picked up right where he left off last year. He's swinging for the fences and at pitches down near his ankles. He does that while looking at pitches that go right down the center of the plate for strikes.

Castillo is worthless. He can't hit, and he's an average fielder at best. I don't care what Guinness or any of the talking heads on TV say, he's average at best in the field. Jose' Valentin showed me more when he was the second baseman than Castillo has ever shown since his arrival in NY. And today he hurt his knee running after a foul pop fly.

Delgado should be benched. He consistently cost the Mets runs with his lack of fielding skill. 1st he can't throw the ball to Jose' to start a double play without hitting Uttley. If the bases are loaded, why not throw home for the force there? And then Schneider can throw back to 1st base for the double play. If Delgadud had done that, he wouldn't have to throw around a ruuner to get the force play. And then in a later inning, he flops on the ground and lets a groundball go past him for a run scoring single. While his body was on the ground, his glove was 2 feet off the ground, and the ball went right where his glove should have been. I don't care that his average is .375. He has more strikeouts than RBIs, and doesn't get a hit when there are men on base. Put Easley at 1st, and send Delgadud to New Orleans.

Schneider is supposed to be a great defensive catcher? So far I haven't seen any evidence of that this season. I don't ever recall Lo Duca having 2 passed balls in 1 game. I don't think Paul ever had problem stopping and catching low or wide pitches. At least Schneider is hitting. But I thought all the talking head experts said he couldn't hit? So much for the experts.

Schoeneweis is lost at Shea. Last year he had an ERA around 6.50 at Shea. Well, it hasn't gotten any better. And that begs the question why did Witless Willie bring him into the game? Why take Smith out after he ended the 6th inning? He's been alot better than the usual suspect pitchers. Why not bring Muniz into the game instead of Scott? Is Scott going to be this season's version of Mota? Will Witless Willie bring him into games no matter what the circumstances? Time will tell.

Heilman is a mystery. One game he's lights out good, and then the next few games he can't get anyone out. First he give up the homerun to Tex Sunday, and then he blows it again today. Doesn't he know how to mix in something besides a change-up and fastball? And Guinness complains about Maine. At least John can go 5-7 innings and only give up a few runs. Heilman can't go 1 inning without giving up a few runs. So I suppose that means Aaron should be a starter, and John go to the pen? LOL

And finally the really big reason for this season so far. Witless Willie Ran-Dumb. He hasn't learned a thing from last year. He still refuses to acknowledge that there's a problem. He thinks everything is fine. He says they'll "just turn the page". And he continues to use the same 3 relievers all the time. In today's game Muniz pitched very well. He got the Phillies out 1-2-3, and only used a few pitches. And Smith has been more good than bad this year. Sosa, Schoeneweis, and Heilman have cost the Mets all 4 lost games this season. So why does Willie continue to trot them out? Is it because that is exactly what Torre' is known for? Joe always used the same pitchers in middle relief no matter what the results. And now Willie is following his teachings.

If getting Witless Willie out of NY means tha Mets have to be dead last in the division by June 1st, so be it. I believe he is the single biggest reason for the failure of this team over the last 3 years. Once he's gone in June, there is still plenty of time to get back in the race and get to the Playoffs.