Moises Alou and Marlon Anderson have both been activated from the DL, Ramon Casanova has been sent back down to clear room, and so that people finally stop asking Omar why he has three catchers on his roster.

While Alou, when healthy, does bring both an excellent veteran presence as well as a good bat to the Mets, I think over the struggles of the last week the fans and media are putting a little too much faith in Alou’s abilities as a cure for what ails the Mets. Sure, maybe he can kick some butts behind closed doors to knock some of these players back into shape, but lets face it, his stay and him as a solution are both temporarily. Chances are a month and a half from now he’ll slide wrong and go right back out. At least we can enjoy some Alou while we can.