Castro embarrassed in wake of benching

The guy should be embarassed. I vaen't seen a infielder wandering around with his back turned since T-ball.

not excusing his behavior, but i would think he'd be more embarrassed by his team leaving 23 runners on base...against a rather weak-looking Jurrjens.

I'm saying he was drinking.

has his agent issued an apology yet?

little leaguers get benched for that

CASTRO IS LIKE 12 YEARS OLD! THEY LOSE FOCUS FROM TIME TO TIME

thats crazy kinda funny tho.. what was so much more important than the game ?

Yeah, I think they ought to make him attend a Zambrano seminar on teamwork and a good attitude!

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Originally posted 12:13 PM ET  08.23 by Slapshot

Yeah, I think they ought to make him attend a Zambrano seminar on teamwork and a good attitude!

hahaha thats a good one

I am glad to see that Quade did take some action on this. The level of accountability has to be greater in order for the Cubs to get past this general acceptance of poor performance.

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Originally posted 11:00 AM ET  08.23 by Bostonpayne

thats crazy kinda funny tho.. what was so much more important than the game ?

He's only what, 20? Probably just checking out some babe in the stands. Manny got caught a few times.

He had his back turned during warm up tosses. NOT a big deal. He was probably checking where the OFs were positioned.

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Originally posted 11:00 AM ET  08.23 by Bostonpayne

thats crazy kinda funny tho.. what was so much more important than the game ?

perhaps he was cought by a female beauty!!!

maybe he was trying to show his discontent towards his useless manager!!!

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Originally posted 12:31 PM ET  08.23 by NUFC

I am glad to see that Quade did take some action on this. The level of accountability has to be greater in order for the Cubs to get past this general acceptance of poor performance.

the credibility level has vanish to the point that no team would take this player seriously!!

Soriano and Ramirez should have earned attention for their lackadaisical play, too. They don't get singled out because they have perfected the art of going through the motions. The Cubbies coaching staff, manager, and front office all seem unable to get them properly motivated. I guess rich, long term, no cut, no trade contracts have that affect on some players.

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Originally posted 02:23 PM ET  08.23 by alacran

the credibility level has vanish to the point that no team would take this player seriously!!

Castro is a very good, young player that did a really stupid, and dangerous thing. I like the fact that he apologized and said he felt embarrassed by it, which he should of course. Too many players give lame explanations for their stupid actions, while he at least owned up to it. Now if it keeps happening, then he, and the Cubs, would have a real problem.

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Originally posted 12:47 PM ET  08.23 by johnny 2 tone

He's only what, 20? Probably just checking out some babe in the stands. Manny got caught a few times. He had his back turned during warm up tosses. NOT a big deal. He was probably checking where the OFs were positioned.

hahaha possibly

Why wasn't Quade or one of his infield coaches forced to sit out a game for not paying attention to Castro? This only became an issue when Bobby Valentine pointed it out - from the broadcast booth.