“I’m pretty sure he was a catcher,” said Ted Jones, manager of the Giant. “Maybe third base.”

The Giant down from your house

The player, whose name you don’t recognize, hit .234 in 147 PA for the Phillies. He hit two home runs and, improbably, stole one base.

When pressed for details, Jones couldn’t give specific information about the identity of the Phillie. “He was definitely before my time. I didn’t really follow baseball until the Phillies got good [in 2008], so I’m not really the right guy to ask. I think he said he played in 2000? 2001, maybe?”

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“As the Phillies took batting practice Wednesday morning, Luis Castillo hopped in and out of the cage switching sides of the plate and even bats.  For one round, he ran into the cage, and Jimmy Rollins tossed him one of this own bats to try.”

–Matt Gelb, Philadelphia Inquirer

So Luis Castillo

• Hops everywhere for some reason
• Doesn’t remember what side of the plate he hits from
• Can’t find a bat
• Doesn’t realize that using J-Roll’s bat means his swinging::missing ratio for breaking balls will be everytime::everytime.

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• Well, its another spring training for you, Luis Castillo.  Time to awaken from those five months of walking into New York sandwich shops and having people throw old lunch meat at your face while hissing. (more…)