Look, I am a frustrated Mets fan who is sick and tired of watching Gary Matthews, Jr. and Frank Catalanotto suck the life out of Met rallies on a daily basis. Why are Jerry Manuel and Omar Minaya so stubborn in their relentless pursuit to prove everyone else wrong, to show the critics that they really do have some hidden baseball acumen? How much more do guys like Chris Carter and Jason Pridie have to do in order to merit a call-up? Carter is batting .348, slugging .607 with 4HR’s and 17RBI in the minors. Pridie is batting .294 with 2HR, 13RBI and 7SB’s. What are they waiting for? Please spare me the “we need the defense” argument, it’s not like Matthews and Catalanotto are defensive world beaters. Any bats the Mets can add to their bench would benefit their inconsistent offensive game. The Mets would not lose anything if they just parted ways with both Matthews and Catalanotto, these guys are hurting the team with their .135 and .143 respective batting averages. A move like this might inject a little more youthful energy into this team which is exactly what they need. In Carter and Pridie, you have two players who are hungry to prove they can contribute on the Major League level and have done everything in their power to prove it to the big club. Let's go Minaya, don't let their pleas fall on deaf ears!
