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Castro rejected starting job?

attgig Feb 25 2009 10:17 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 25 2009 11:45 AM

Maybe this is old news, but this is the first time I read this: [url]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_heyman/02/23/scoop.monday/index.html?eref=writers[/url] ]Castro's stock plummeted in the eyes of the Mets when he declined a chance to becoming the starter a winter ago, seemingly because he preferred being a backup and having more days off. if that's true... *shakes head*... I don't know what to say to that if that's actually true.

metirish Feb 25 2009 10:20 AM

I don't remember it like that or remember that being said , I do remember the job being his for the taking but he got injured again and IIRC some questions being asked about his injury .

John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 25 2009 10:20 AM

There's probably a lot more nuance to it than that, probably health-wise, but it does support my general contention that Castro is too unreliable to be great even as a back-up.

Vic Sage Feb 25 2009 11:18 AM

never mind that he's too unreliable to be great. he's too unreliable even to be adequate.

MFS62 Feb 25 2009 06:58 PM

His is the cry of reserves afraid of being exposed by regular play for years: (I first heard it over 40 years ago) "bench me or trade me" Later

TheOldMole Feb 25 2009 10:41 PM

I actually do remember that Castro story. It was Phil Linz who told Yogi "Play me or keep me."