With every new stadium, you’re always going to have your share of unforeseen complications. Like, with Yankee Stadium, there’s that whole “wind” issue.  The one that ended up being more about measurements than wind.

In the case of Citi Field, there’s the rotunda – a place where the spacetime continuum does not exist and which may also be a portal for Napalese Sherpas and cats alike.

Apparently, we’ve unlocked yet another mystery about the aforementioned rotunda – a dark mystery.  No, this is no Lake House whose powers exist to bring together young lovers whose only misfortune was being born in the wrong time and place.  This is a portal in possession of the power of Voodoo. (whodo?)

That’s right, Voodoo.

I have but one piece of evidence: the Mets DL for the 2009 season.  Anyone got any ideas about how such a thing might have happened besides the existence of a dark portal endowed with the power of Voodoo?

The Rotunda, true to its dark nature, has focused its attention on the better players in the lineup – Reyes, Delgado, Beltran.  On of the latest team members to fall victim to this powerful portal is none other than Luis Castillo.  While Castillo’s is hardly a name synonymous with excellence, there’s no denying that an oft-criticized Castillo has done fairly well for himself this season. His batting average is up .297 from last season’s paltry .245, and he’s become one of the team’s most reliable set-up men in the wake of all the injuries.  So it’s actually not so surprising that the Rotunda would make Castillo its most recent target. Yes, Luis Castillo went down, and in a most inglorious manner at that.  He was walking. Into the dugout. Boom. Sprained ankle. Day-to-day. It would only have been weirder if it had been a freak gasoline fight accident.

This is an unlucky break for Castillo, who after an offseason of pounding from fans and talk radio hosts alike, finally had a little something to feel good about.

To make matters worse, Jon Niese and a fresh-off-the-DL Gary Sheffield were pulled from today’s game, both with hamstring injuries.

It’s a tough call, but I’m kind of glad our was the stadium where they had the measurement issues rather than the one with the spacetime continuum Voodoo problem.  It’s a shame, too, because it’s a problem that might easily have been solved by spending twice as much money on their stadium.  I mean, that’s what we did anyway, and the spacetime continuum seems to function just fine in the Bronx.