Re: Wow Castro

[NCCubFan]

I don't know...I don't like the reasoning, but I think Castro could probably use a break at this point.

 

This is only his second season of full season ball. He doesn't look tired out there, but if they're seeing additional lapses in concentration it probably doesn't hurt to give him a couple days off in a row.

If they waited one day he could have sat for two games and actually had three days off to rest since there's an off-day on Thursday.

[Derwood]

He has started nearly every game since being called up. A break isn't a bad idea

[Electron Blue]

He has started nearly every game since being called up. A break isn't a bad idea

 

We can only hope Quade has a knack for making the right decision for the wrong reason. (<-- based on the assumption that most peoples' comments are more about Quade's managerial style and less about the tangible results of the decision).

[Little Slide Rooter]

With a man on first and one out yesterday, Castro hit into a fielder's choice. But, he then left first and headed for the dugout, thinking it was the third out of the inning, hence being called out of the baseline, even though there was no play at first.

 

A day off can't exactly hurt things, but more than one seems excessive, if you ask me.

Yeah, that little brain fart sure was a make or break play in the 18-5 loss.

[Tyrant]

He has started nearly every game since being called up. A break isn't a bad idea

 

Then just give him a break. Don't come out in public and say that you're giving him a break to punish him for his lapses or whatever. That's dumb.

[Tracer Bullet]

He has started nearly every game since being called up. A break isn't a bad idea

 

Then just give him a break. Don't come out in public and say that you're giving him a break to punish him for his lapses or whatever. That's dumb.

 

yeah, a day off raises no flags. The public dressing down doesn't seem that helpful here. If it's lack of hustle or something that you think needs punished, maybe that would make sense. But he forgets how many outs there are 1 time? ugh.

[Flames24Rulz]

The truth is these games mean very little to a vet like Aramis but Starlin is still learning and should be paying attention to the game.

 

oh dear god.

[abuck1220]

if a cub was benched for two games every time he had a lapse of some sort, they wouldn't be able to field a team on some days.

[treebird]

if a cub was benched for two games every time he had a lapse of some sort, they wouldn't be able to field a team on some days.

 

yeah, but quade is so much of a teacher and mentor that he doesn't even care.

 

seriously, that's what this is about right? quade is showing hendry how much he cares about young players and how good he is at teaching them how to play the game the right way. this is why the interim manager thing is just a disaster, quade clearly cares more about upping his rep in the eyes of hendry than he cares about just letting our good young players play.

[Magnetic Curses]

we should just make starlin castro the player-manager.

[fiver]

I don't really mind a manager publicly alluding to a mistake a rookie makes. The fact that we aren't in a pennant race makes benching the kid for a game to hopefully impress upon him the importance of situational awareness more palatable. if we were in the middle of a pennant race, lessons be damned, you have to play your best player at a given position every game unless they really need rest. I think two games is probably excessive, but as others have mentioned, he has played more games this year than at any point of his career and could probably benefit from the rest. Personally, I don't have any bones to pick with this move.

[treebird]

The fact that we aren't in a pennant race makes benching the kid for a game to hopefully impress upon him the importance of situational awareness more palatable

 

you don't think getting embarrassed in a major league baseball game impressed anything upon him? i can't believe this is anything beyond quade puffery.

 

if you want to give him days off, go for it, sounds great. this is stupid.

[TruffleShuffle]

well considering that carlos gonzalez is 29/56 in the last two weeks, i'd say castro's chase for the batting title is over.

[sneakypower]

well considering that carlos gonzalez is 29/56 in the last two weeks, i'd say castro's chase for the batting title is over.

31 for his last 59 (18 of which were XBH), good for a cool 1675 OPS over that span

[muntjack]

and still just a .760 OPS away from Coors.

[Wilson A2000]

Wow Castro! http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/08/cuba.castro.communism/index.html?hpt=T2

[EhDubya]

Wow Castro! http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/08/cuba.castro.communism/index.html?hpt=T2

 

I don't like you.

[Irrelevant Dude]

I haven't been following very closely for obvious reasons, but every time I turn a Cubs game on lately it seems that Barney is playing SS. I know that Castro was benched for a couple days because of his baserunning mistake, but what is the deal now? Do the Cubs think he is worn down after playing a near-full MLB season?

[Guest]

I haven't been following very closely for obvious reasons, but every time I turn a Cubs game on lately it seems that Barney is playing SS. I know that Castro was benched for a couple days because of his baserunning mistake, but what is the deal now? Do the Cubs think he is worn down after playing a near-full MLB season?

 

He got scratched with a bruised hip the other day, I don't think he's played since.

[CubColtPacer]

I haven't been following very closely for obvious reasons, but every time I turn a Cubs game on lately it seems that Barney is playing SS. I know that Castro was benched for a couple days because of his baserunning mistake, but what is the deal now? Do the Cubs think he is worn down after playing a near-full MLB season?

 

Castro ran into Brett Wallace at first base last week and has a hip bruise that the Cubs have been careful with. They did put him in for defense late tonight so he must be close to returning.

[Sammy Sofa]

He was looking pretty gimpy on that hip before they gave him the games off, so it seems like a smart move.

[NCCubFan]

From what I read they just gave him an extra night off to let him fully recover since tomorrow is an off-day anyway. I think he's expected to return to the lineup Friday.

[Clem Fandango]

Didn't know where else to post this, figured this was as good of a place as any.

 

Jayson Stark did another meaningless compilation of players, this one is the All Underrated Team. Meaningless, sure, but always fun to read. He listed Castro as the most underrated SS in the majors. This is what he had to say:

 

I'll be honest, this was the toughest position on my whole board. (OK, if I were being totally honest, I'd have to admit I don't even have an actual "board." But that's another story.) So I went with a guy whose amazing rookie season for the Cubs got lost in the stampede to glorify Buster Posey, Jason Heyward, Mike Stanton, Austin Jackson and like 75 other spectacular rookie batsmiths last year.

 

I wonder how many living humans who have never set foot in Murphy's Bleachers know, even now, that over the last 50 seasons only two other 20-year-olds have had a season in which they matched or beat Castro's batting average (.300), on-base percentage (.347) and slugging percentage (.408). Good chance you've heard of them: Alex Rodriguez in 1996 and Kenneth Griffey Jr. in 1990. But even if you go all the way back to 1939, the only other guys who have done it are Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Al Kaline and Vada Pinson. Whoever the heck they are.

 

So while I have some reservations about Castro's day-to-day energy and concentration levels, I share the opinion of one of my scout buddies that "this kid's going to be a star -- and I don't know how many people realize that." Once he arrives at that cavalcade of stardom, he won't be underrated anymore. So this might be the only All-Underrated team he'll make in his whole life. I just hope he has a proper appreciation of the honor I've just bestowed on him.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=6044419

[mookie]

Awesome. Thanks for posting that!

 

Starlin [expletive] Castro

[OleMissCub]

Very nice!!