Yeah, that’s classless. Just like Charlie said, it’s not his fault that McLouth got traded. If you want to boo, go knock on the door of NH’s luxury suite and boo in his face. But to boo McCutchen is terrible! We’re all frustrated. We’re all upset. But McCutchen is a future All-Star, and he deserved better than that. Shame on ya’ll that booed.

Moving on, here are some thoughts on today’s game:

1. Obviously, Andrew McCutchen. This is the first time I have ever seen him play, live or on TV, and this kid is going to be a stud. From the talk of NH and the Pirate scouts, one of the main aspects he needed to work on last year was his plate discipline and drawing more walks. Well, I think he has passed that test with flying colors. He didn’t swing at any bad pitches, which included some pretty good sliders from Pelfrey and Putz, and never looked fooled on any pitches. He has a very short and compact swing to go along with great bat speed. His swing is similar to McLouth’s, but maybe even quicker. That swing will generate into more power as he gets stronger down the road. His speed? HE CAN ABSOLUTELY FLY! He may be on Michael Bourne’s level and he is definitely faster than Nyjer Morgan, and that’s saying something. Like I said, today was the first time I had ever seen him play so obviously I had never seen him run before. Him and Morgan will be a nightmare for other teams at the top of the order the rest of the season. This kid is very impressive. I’m excited. I know it was just one game, and he will probably struggle a little bit trying to adjust to major league pitching, but Cutch is the real deal.

2. J.J. Putz. As impressive as Cutch was today, Putz was equally unimpressive, and has really been bad all year. I haven’t been impressed with him at all. He’s a good reliever, and give the Pirates credit for knocking him all over the yard today, but his velocity and location are not what they were in Seattle. He had Cutch 0-2 today and hung a splitter out over the plate, and Cutch made him pay for it with an RBI single. His fastball is flat and very hittable at 91-92 mph. Obviously, this version of J.J. Putz is not what the Mets envisioned when gave him huge money over the winter. They paid him the big bucks to dramatically improve their bullpen, and right now, the bullpen, apart from K-Rod, is just as bad as it was a year ago. Putz better step it up, or the NY media and fans will eat him alive.

I guarantee you we’ll miss his defense when he’s gone-whether it be soon or the end of 2010.

If we trade him to a team like the Red Sox, we’d better get something good for him, because you’ll immediately see the adverse effects of running Vazquez, Bixler and Cruz out there to man the position the rest of the year. And Snell won’t be the only pitcher getting pis*ed off.