It looks like the Mets will not recall a catcher as insurance for Ramon Castro, who was forced to leave Sunday's game with arthritis in his lower back. The only roster move for later this afternoon will probably involve taking Marlon Anderson off the bereavement list and sending David Newhan 
to Triple-A New Orleans.
Castro is officially listed as "day-to-day" and that could point to starting MIke DiFelice behind the plate tonight for Orlando Hernandez. My feeling, however, is that Castro will be in the lineup against the Pirates.
Now that NFL training camps are in full swing, the Steelers dominate the news here. Then again, that's a year-round phenomenon in the Steel City, even during the "We Are Family" days at since demolished Three Rivers. To get a sense of where the Steelers rate, there are two life-size figures that stand side-by-side at the airport here on the way to the baggage claim. One is Franco Harris, making the "Immaculate Reception" and the other is George Washington.
I'm a little surprised by that. Going with the father of our country over Terry Bradshaw or Lynn Swann? Somebody screwed up.