A-Hern on Any Given Sunday

I went to the Met game today. Nothing more inspiring than a lineup that features 8 players that would not make the Yankees 25 man roster (Pelfrey would likely make the roster as a long reliever).

Shock of shocks...they won!

All the best moments of the game involved Anderson Hernandez, the once and current Met.

For those of you who don't know, he is being given a "look" as a defensive replacement/pinch-runner for next years team.

Now, he stinks, so even that "look" is troubling.

However, to avoid any doubt about whether he deserves a job next year, A-Hern, in the same game:

1. Made a high throw allowing a runner to get a hit.

2. Made a high throw that uber-1B Daniel Murphy caught for an out.

3. Missed a slow roller to his left.

4. Missed a slow roller to his right, that, had he gotten a glove on it, would have saved a run.

5. Got picked off first base.

That is like a month of misplays in one day.

On the flip side, the mere threat of his presence caused Luis Castillo to man up and hit a huge, no-doubter, home run. So there's that.