Thoughts on a bad Trade Deadline

I remember only a few years ago, teams spent more freely. But the last few years, most clubs haven't been willing to take on new money for talent.

It used to be a regular occurrence for teams to take on aging, veteran, but still talented players with large contracts. Now teams looking for a playoff push seem unwilling to take on the large salary. Recently, the only time this happened is when the Yankees took Bobby Abreu off the Phillies hands for nothing. The only reason this happened was that the Yankees don't give a crap about money.

Brian Giles, Luis Castillo, Melvin Mora, Aubrey Huff, and Danys Baez should all be on the move. If one of them moves, it will be a surprise.

As a result, this trade deadline will be boring (even if Halladay moves).

Thoughts on why it is impossible to be a Mets fan

About 2 minutes ago, Luis Castillo dropped what should have been the third out in the ninth to win a hard-fought game with their subway rivals. A game in which both sides showed continued grit, battling back and forth for the win.

And this wasn't surprising at all. As soon as Alex Rodriguez popped it up, and the camera shifted to Castillo, I had a bad feeling. I knew he wasn't going to catch it. Maybe it's because he looked like he couldn't find it. Maybe because he's a terrible player in general. Maybe because the Mets had two heart-wrenching defeats in a row to the Phillies. But I could tell.

The Mets can't advance any farther than what they are right now if they don't shed their dead weight. Trading Ramon Castro was a start. Luis Castillo needs to be next (followed by Ryan Church).

Getting healthy would also help.