Jack and Jose

There's lots of Jack Wilson/Jose Castillo stuff to talk about today. A-Rod/Jeter it is not, but hey, we do what we can in Pittsburgh. Anyways, they met today to talk about Wilson's criticisms of Castillo in public last month and I guess it's all behind them or something. Both of them have lost a lot of weight and both seem pretty positive. Littlefield keeps saying there's going to be an open competition between Bautista and Castillo for the last infield spot this year, but I'm not sure I believe that. My uncle cornered DL at FanFest a couple weeks back and while DL said the spot was open, he apparently kept asking, "Why do you think Castillo is coming off the bench?" Personally, I'd just like to see Castillo and see him swing in a spring training game. If he still swings for the moon like last year, I'm pretty much going to give up hope on him before the season even starts. If he looks more controlled, maybe I'll think more is possible. We shall see.

Anyways, in the same vein, the Stats Geek uses his space this week to talk about double play turning, Jack Wilson's mastery of the skill, and how Jose Castillo may be hurting him recently. It really is interesting to think that Jack Wilson has turned as many double plays in his first six years as anyone but Phil Rizzuto. Hopefully the combined weight loss between the two of them can get them back to 2005 form because they really were a treat to watch that year.