LoDuca can’t even run fast enough to be able to perform a take out slide in 90% of double play situations lol.

You mean roid rage, right?

Mike C., you need to get off this Estrada thing once and for all, because it reflects very poorly on you and is a contradiction of everything you moan and groan about.

First of all, Lo Duca could not hit at all last season, in fact, he had a lower OBP than Schneider. He was also hurt half the time, and he was awful at the plate. As always, his defense was terrible. On top of that, he acted like a sociopath on the field, arguing with umps every other game. In short, he was a detriment to the team last year.

Second, Estrada is not good. Period. He had one awesome season in Atlanta and has been living off it ever since. He is a poor defensive catcher and is likely going to start the season on the DL. So after getting on Delgado, Schneider, Church, Alou, Duque, etc for being injured, you wanted the Mets to go with a catcher who is coming off surgery to his throwing elbow and will likely start the season on the DL? How very consistent of you.

At this stage in their careers, Lo Duca, Schneider, and Estrada all are below average hitters, with Schneider likely being the worst of the 3, but again, we’re splitting hairs here. However, Schneider is heads and shoulders above both of them defensively, regardless of whether or not his defense has declined with respect to how good he used to be.

Now, if you had said we should have just kept Torrealba, which would have let us keep Millz in RF, then fine, because I can understand that argument (and you may even be correct in making the argument). However, continuously bringing up Estrada’s name as a viable catcher is preposterous.

Lastly, Castro has shown he cannot see a lot of action, so the catcher we brought in would have to be able to start the majority of the games. At the time the trade was made to bring in Schneider and even at this point right now, Schneider is the better option of he, Estrada, and Lo Duca.

That 2nd year, however, was another story. His skills were clearly diminishing both defensively and offensively. The steroid stories also kinda make you wonder how much that may have been a major reason for his overall success. His on, AND off, the field antics also became tiresome. It was time for him to go and I don’t think they’ll miss him in the least

Dude was clearly a schmuck and at the fading end of his career.

All in all, I’d’a stuck with door number three, Estrada, over both of the bums.

And he did not know when to pick battles with the umps…you just do not risk suspension late in the season.He had injuries as well. Who cares about influence.. Mex was terrible for Doc and Strawberry and they still won the world series. Yea the two did not survive long in MLB but that was also their own doing… Lo Duca was also juicing..Maybe he should write for Canseco.

Personally, I fall on the latter side. He was good in ‘06 and terrible in ‘07. I honestly think Todd Hundley, in his prime, was much better than Lo Duca.

I heard that main reason Mets wanted him out of here was fear of bad influence on DW.