Terry Collins Wants Offensive Second Baseman

Judging from this statement Luis Castillo's days as a Met are just about done and that should be great news to all Mets fan:

New York Mets manager Terry Collins said offense is a big priority from second base this year, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Adam Rubin. "Second base, to me, has become an enormous offensive position," Collins said. "Why? I'm not really sure, except some of the guys that have been playing there recently (Chase Utley, Dan Uggla) have put up huge numbers at second. But it's become an offensive position, so to me that's a big piece to the puzzle, especially when you've got that guy (Ike Davis) playing first base that can eat up so much ground over there. It helps out." 2Bs Brad Emaus, Daniel Murphy, Luis Castillo and Justin Turner are all fighting for the job.

Sandy Alderson and Johan Santana Talk Recovery

Unless the Mets are somehow still in the wildcard race come the All-star break, does it really matter when Johan Santana comes back? If not then let the guy take his time, it's not the Mets aren't used to paying guys tons of money who don't play anyway.

Francisco Rodriguez and Jose Reyes Talk To Media

Bernie Madoff Says Wilpon's Didn't Know About Ponzi Scheme

And of course, you can trust Bernie Madoff.

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Just Let Daniel Murphy Play 2nd Base Already

Really, it’s why the Mets continue to fail year after year: even the simplest of decisions they have to turn into a big deal. Daniel Murphy has long proven he can hit, the only question is his ability to stay on the field. And no, he can’t play the OF, we’ve seen that. So why is Terry Collins talking about Murphy being a utility player and why are epic FAILS like Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez still in the conversation? Because they’re the Mets and in an upcoming season where the only question in the NL East is whether or not the Phillies Hall of Fame pitching rotation will stay healthy, the Mets must still do things the hard way even when nothing’s expected from them.