Spitfire to pitch for Mexico?
MEXICO CITY (AP)—Retired major-leaguer Vinny Castilla will coach Mexico at the World Baseball Classic.
He says he will look at bringing in both Mexican major league players as well as those with double nationality. He plans to first talk to Tampa Bay’s Matt Garza.
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i really didnt even realize that he was part mexican
viva la garza!
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so will he teach them how to quit and still collect a paycheck?
that’s about as far as his coaching ability goes, in my book.
by raysfaninminnesota on Nov 13, 2008 12:29 AM EST reply actions
Yeah, I'd think so.
I don’t know how many extra innings he’d rack up pitching in the WBC though. I’d count them towards the 2009 total, which, if you include potential postseason innings, could get up to 220-230 if he pitches in WBC.
His total IP(including postseason and time spent in minors) went up by about 30 between 2007 and 2008.
There were problems with Huston Street, if I remember correctly, that people were attributing to the WBC. I don’t want Garza to become a Livan Hernandez situation a few years down the road.
This.
Can Hickey override Garza?
Useless is a pretty strong word for what is probably MLB/baseball’s #1 marketing tool for growing the game internationally and after the positive reaction generated in Asia and Latin America in 2006.
I’m a huge proponent of this tournament and moreso now that Olympic baseball is no more. But having said that, the timing sucks and once again thanks to the inflexibly bloated length of the regular season, the timing will always suck. And now having one of our more important arms possibly throwing in this tournament after a very long season for all of our pitchers is concerning to say the least. I hope he doesn’t participate.
Will Balfour not pitch for Australia? Last year, he pitched 90 innings between the minors, majors and playoffs which is about 33% more than the previous year which came on the heels of 9 IP for all of 2005-06.
I might be wrong on this, but I think Hickey can override
Garza is under the team’s control. If team officials(ex. Hickey) believe that an activity will increase the chances of an injury or ineffectiveness, I’m pretty sure Hickey can override. But I may be wrong on this.
I think there was a provision in some pitcher’s (I think Zito, but that’s a guess) contract that said he could not surf anymore, because surfing increases the chances of injury (specifically shoulder injuries).
This.
This story was released
A day or two after game 7 of the ALCS … Garza said he would consider playing for Mexico if he wasn’t invited to play for the USA team. Not sure I want any of the pitchers throwing useless pitches. He is too intergal a part of the rotation. Send Kazmirez instead.
by PewterPirate55 on Nov 13, 2008 12:22 PM EST reply actions
No send Garez Glovar.
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09: This one is for all the rings.
Hickey spoke on the pitchers offseason plans
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3687699&name=olney_buster
He doesn’t want them throwing, doesn’t want them running marathons, doesn’t want them to discover their inner triathlete. He wants them working very hard at resting.
“Spring training is only 12 weeks away,” Hickey mused on Thursday. “I want them to flat-out rest. I want a whole four or five or six weeks of nothing but healing and resting up. … Whether they know it or not, they’ll be a bit weary.”
only? ugh at least i get to rosterbate this offseason
1st offseason that i get to spend with my homies (you guys)
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Please make them do this.
let the only physical activity be to reproduce and not at an Elijah Dukes rate.
Top Josh Paul Pornos- Big Navi Stroking, 2pitchers1cup, BJ to the Balls, Riggans Your Thingans
09: This one is for all the rings.
you dead dog...
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Count me as someone who loved the first WBC
If we send our top talent the way the rest of the world did in 2006, this will be a great tournament to watch. There was a LOT of passion in 2006. It made for a very fun March. But hey, I love baseball.
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