The move was about age. Or something else. Anyway. Not sure what use there was, though Castillo wouldn’t have been a callup for more than a couple days this season. Could’ve been a decision made out of professional courtesy to Castillo, given that he’s a veteran and that the Orioles are currently going with Paul Bako as their backup, who shows no skills (special or otherwise) in his “set”.

Keylor is a very poor man’s Ryan Church. Ask a Nationals fan what that means.

This isn’t related to Dayton Moore or Mike L, but I was wondering if you or other readers had noticed the Bank of America sign on the eastbound side of the Masspike just before the Allston tolls?

It debuted last year and during the 2006 season it was a mock-up of the Fenway scoreboard with actually pretty clever and astute sayings in place of the inning by inning score. It was changed last year, practically on a weekly basis, and whomever came up with the phrases obviously has a very up-to-date knowledge of the Olde Towne Team.

The board always has “Offical Sponsor of” written above it, and the sayings play into this. Some favorites from last year were “Rookies on the hill” when Lester made his debut vs TEX, and “MVP DHs” in late July. Right now it says Official Sponsor of…1 week and counting.”

I never read anything about it last year, but I am impressed that in such a baseball crazy town someone was able to come up with such an original concept. Any chance you can find out who is responsible for the idea and sayings?

Thanks, and great job.

If Tito needed you to do so, would you play another position? Where would you feel most comfortable? Any position you would refuse and why?

We know the player, how about a bit about the man behind the game?
fav actor? movie? musician? tv show? off field activity?

The Red Sox 2006 arguably had the best defensive left side in baseball. What was it like playing next to Gonzales, and how good was his range? Did you do anything different on balls in the gap with a fielder of his caliber?

Why do you think that baseball never really took off in South Florida. With a large latin community, I would have thought it would have for sure. Could it be b/c there is so much more to do down there, than say in, here in Boston? Or is it more simply the fact that the Marlins is not a football team.

Chris Nelson
Batavia, Ill.

Who is your favorite current teammate?
Outside of baseball, your favorite athlete?team?
Random thing that no one would ever guess about you?(i.e. special talent, superstition, strange like or dislike)