8/27 Cubs (Turner) @ Reds (Latos) 6:10 pm CT CSN

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Sorry boys, but it ain't all racist when it comes to Starlin.

 

No one ever said it was.

 

Sure seems like it. But maybe I'm now just the one making generalizations.

 

People being racist about a ballplayer's mistakes don't mean the ballplayer doesn't make mistakes. It means he's held to a standard white players aren't. Guarantee Castro's gaffe will be a story tomorrow, especially if they lose. Coghlan could have done the same thing and it'd be gone already.

 

Castro has earned the rep man. Earned it. That's why it's a story. And I love the guy.

[Sammy Sofa]

Can someone explain?

 

Castro straight up stopped and stared after hitting a deep fly ball off the wall in CF and only ended up with a single because of it. It's not like he was admiring it or anything; he honestly looked like he was just trying to see if it was out or not like it was [expletive] BP or something.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Castro has earned the rep man. Earned it. That's why it's a story. And I love the guy.

 

That doesn't make it not racist.

[Sammys Boombox]

I think he thought it was either gone or going to get caught. Either way he did not think it was going to hit the ground in play. Still should have been running. Edited August 28, 2014 by Sammy's Boombox

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Castro has earned the rep man. Earned it. That's why it's a story. And I love the guy.

 

That doesn't make it not racist.

 

Fine.

[Guest]

I think he thought it was either gone or going to get caught.

 

 

Ummm...Ok?

[Sammy Sofa]

Castro has earned the rep man. Earned it. That's why it's a story. And I love the guy.

 

No, he's had a couple of genuinely bad mistakes that have been blown to be "recurring issues" when 9 times out of 10 it's him doing something every other player will do. He fucked up bad tonight (watching the hit, but also stupidly charging that Hamilton grounder), but he gets a ton of [expletive] for things that should be complete non-stories and are non-stories with players like Rizzo.

Edited August 28, 2014 by Sammy Sofa

[Guest]

I mean obviously he thought that, still terrible. Worst I've seen from him.

[d_money]

Can someone explain?

 

Castro straight up stopped and stared after hitting a deep fly ball off the wall in CF and only ended up with a single because of it. It's not like he was admiring it or anything; he honestly looked like he was just trying to see if it was out or not like it was [expletive] BP or something.

...and if he was on 2nd, he would've scored the tying run

[Bryants Disco Ball]

Castro has earned the rep man. Earned it. That's why it's a story. And I love the guy.

 

No, he's had a couple of genuinely bad mistakes that have been blown to be "recurring issues" when 9 times out of 10 it's him doing something every other player will do. He [expletive] up tonight, but he gets a ton of [expletive] for things that should be complete non-stories and are non-stories with players like Rizzo.

 

Let's keep this narrative going.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Castro has earned the rep man. Earned it. That's why it's a story. And I love the guy.

 

That doesn't make it not racist.

 

Fine.

 

Think of it this way. Every gaffe-prone hispanic player in Chicago is going to get the rep, but a guy like Rizzo (who is a tootblan machine) or Coghlan (who is brutal defensively and has been caught admiring this year too) goes under the radar. That's why the rep is both deserved and created by racism.

 

Ugh, this one cost them a tie game.

[Sammys Boombox]

I think he thought it was either gone or going to get caught.

 

 

Ummm...Ok?

 

As in the the ball was not going to hit the ground. I edited the original post because I knew that my point wasn't very clear.

[Schwarber Fan]

Castillo is brutal with men on base.

[Gilby]

Sorry boys, but it ain't all racist when it comes to Starlin.

 

No one ever said it was.

 

Sure seems like it. But maybe I'm now just the one making generalizations.

 

People being racist about a ballplayer's mistakes don't mean the ballplayer doesn't make mistakes. It means he's held to a standard white players aren't. Guarantee Castro's gaffe will be a story tomorrow, especially if they lose. Coghlan could have done the same thing and it'd be gone already.

 

Castro has earned the rep man. Earned it. That's why it's a story. And I love the guy.

 

Rizzo should have the same rep with some of the plays he's had. Just last month he didn't cover first base, which led to the go ahead run scoring and no one in the media cared. Castro does some stupid things, but so does everyone else, really.

[Brian]

Rizzo is trying to convince Soler to throw a bat at Chapman right now

[Guest]

so pissed. i had to go drop a deuce and put the game on pause after the javy double.

 

came back and the [expletive] thing had switched channels because i had two shows apparently due to record.

 

how'd we get the 5th run?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Well, that kinda gets Castro off the hook.

[Castros trade value]

http://www.chicagonow.com/cubs-den/files/2012/02/Kap_Cubs_talk_12-21_640x360_2179208315-624x351.jpg

 

"Just like I said, Hollie. He's lazy"

[Brian]

how'd we get the 5th run?

 

sharp Soler single

[Guest]

so pissed. i had to go drop a deuce and put the game on pause after the javy double.

 

came back and the [expletive] thing had switched channels because i had two shows apparently due to record.

 

how'd we get the 5th run?

 

Soler 1B

[Hairyducked Idiot]

so pissed. i had to go drop a deuce and put the game on pause after the javy double.

 

came back and the [expletive] thing had switched channels because i had two shows apparently due to record.

 

how'd we get the 5th run?

 

Castro hit a 398-foot single that he admired lovingly from the batter's box for way too long, Baez had to hold and went to third. Then a single to the left of the SS drove Baez in.

[d_money]

so pissed. i had to go drop a deuce and put the game on pause after the javy double.

 

came back and the [expletive] thing had switched channels because i had two shows apparently due to record.

 

how'd we get the 5th run?

Soler's RBI single

[Thrilho]

Castillo not one of the cool kids. If the FO is looking for a veteran bat I'd rather keep the corner OF spots free and sign Martin.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=4616&position=C

[Guest]

Can someone explain?

 

Castro straight up stopped and stared after hitting a deep fly ball off the wall in CF and only ended up with a single because of it. It's not like he was admiring it or anything; he honestly looked like he was just trying to see if it was out or not like it was [expletive] BP or something.

 

ugh

[Guest]

so pissed. i had to go drop a deuce and put the game on pause after the javy double.

 

came back and the [expletive] thing had switched channels because i had two shows apparently due to record.

 

how'd we get the 5th run?

 

Castro hit a 398-foot single that he admired lovingly from the batter's box for way too long, Baez had to hold and went to third. Then a single to the left of the SS drove Baez in.

 

How'd you neglect to mention that said single was by Soler??