Mets' second spot in lineup: Go to Church!

MetsBlog.com found this 5/2/2008 on www.newsday.com [flag]

It's a small sample, as baseball people like to say, but there is no denying that something clicked when Ryan Church - and not Luis Castillo - was the Mets' No. 2 hitter behind Jose Reyes. [link]

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Links: Vocal Leader, Bat Church 2nd, Zito
Published 5/2/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
According to Johnette Howard in Newsday, the time has come for David Wright to step up and become the vocal leader in the team’s clubhouse. Also in Newsday, David Lennon explains why Willie Randolph should return Ryan Church to batting second in the lineup. Kristin from We’ve Got Heart provides a Q&A with Nationals C Paul Lo Duca, who says he was disappointed that he missed playing against the Mets at Shea Stadium in April. Lastly, in his Rumblings & ...

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