Aug 08 2007 10:33 AM
This past spring, Ron Gardenhire spoke perhaps a little too freely about what it takes to get into Luis Castillo's head.
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Castillo's rough day
The Twins have an infield drill they call "Good Morning America," and it's quite a sight.
Instead of the standard drill with one coach hitting a fungo, there are four coaches hitting balls at the same time.
Most of the infielders looked sharp Sunday, but if you had never seen Luis Castillo play second base before, you never would have guessed he's a three-time Gold Glove Award winner.
Almost every throw Castillo made took a bounce. Manager Ron Gardenhire demands precision during these workouts, so Castillo's antics had to annoy Gardy.
But on this day, Gardenhire cut him some slack. Castillo learned it was his turn for a physical and wasn't thrilled to learn it meant a rubber-gloved rectal exam.
"I think Luis will be fine, but he had a rough day today," Gardenhire said. "Not normally what we like to see. He was scared to death he was going to get the finger [exam from the doctor], and I think it totally flabbergasted him."
