It begins...

So this is my first "official" post about the 2009 season and i have to admit, after be skeptical all off season with the direction this team has take, im actually quite excited. There are a lot of fans out thee who felt the team had to get Manny and i felt the same way, but after thinking about it, the problem last year was not the offense. it was the pitching. With the addition of J.J. and K-Rod we have a brick wall sealing up the last 2 innings of the game. Im excited to see how the pen comes together. We have a lot of guys in camp and i think well see a few emerge above the rest. Sean Green is someone im looking forward to watching in spring training, J.J. praises this guy and he seems to be similar to Joe Smith and it looks like he should be a little more reliable. Many of you are thinking that Luis Castillo is an absolute horror show and that he should have been moved this off season but he wasn't. He is still on the team and he will be the starting second basemen for this team. All we can do is cheer for him until he gives us a reason not to. there is nothing we can do to change his status, so why not just give him our support. Apparently he has come into camp 17 pounds lighter, so thats a good start. All in all i know we have a solid team and i know that we will compete in every game. This team is hungry and they have to prove to everyone that they are not "choke artists" as Cole Hamels put it. Im looking forward to a positive season and i cant wait for the first pitch.