actually he hit lefties better in 2010 than he did in either of the World Series appearance years. 2011 was a dip back down, sure, but there is no convincing any reasonable person (or an unreasonable one like me) that without the injury he was going to become a platoon player. he had bad splits his whole career, and it never happened.

now, i will leave you to all the intrigue that is mets beisbol. the burning question, will they catch houston for the worst home record in the bigs?