Left Field is for Lovers

At least when they're medically cleared to play. Moises Alou is scary good when he is healthy. Last September, he hit .402 during the Mets collapse to go along with his 30 game hitting streak. Unfortunately, Alou is out till at least May with a Hernia. Dont even ask me who gets hernias in baseball these days, maybe i should get him a patch. His career numbers with the bases loaded are something the Mets are truly going to miss during his absence as he is a lifertume .354 hitter. Most importantly, he needs to be healthy for October where he averages an RBI a game. Last season, Alou had the fourth highest batting average for a player over 40 who had a minimum of 350 plate apperances with a .341 average. But the real reason we need Alou is for his right handed bat. The Mets have struggled against leftys over past few seasons and Alou's precense in the lineup changes all that. Stay Healthy man we need you.

To supplement the injury prone Alou, the Mets (provided that we dont add an outfielder) will platoon Angel Pagan and Endy Chavez. Mets fans will forever love Endy for making the greatest catch in the history of postseason baseball apply named "the catch" . He's another lefty who hit .287 last year after missing a few months with a hamstring injury. Endy still has good speed and should do a nice job against righties replacing Alou. The big question mark is Angel Pagan. He has had a blistering spring where he is batting .333 with 22 hits and 10 RBI's. But will that translate into the regular season I guess well see.

Predicted Alou/Chavez/Pagan 2008 stats: .275 21 HRs 90 RBI's

NL East Left Fielders

1)Matt Diaz - In his third year out of FSU the guy has already had two season which he hit above .320
2) Moises Alou - If the 41 yr old is healthy, hes has explosive bat speed, and did I mention he pisses on his hands
3) Pat Burell - Pussy, sucks against every team except the Mets..OVERATED and OVERPAID
4)Josh Willingham - In his first season starting, he hit 21 HRs and knocked in 74 RBI's. Not to shabby for a Marlin.
5) Elijah Dukes - Devil Ray outcast has had a career marred by off-field issues.