Is Castro The Cubs' Future Leadoff Hitter?
Starlin Castro remains to be the most exciting player on the Chicago Cubs, but he's also the player with the more uncertain future.
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Starlin Castro remains to be the most exciting player on the Chicago Cubs, but he's also the player with the more uncertain future.
The Cubs and Rockies were back and forth Sunday, sitting at a 5-5 stalemate until Colorado broke free with four runs in the eighth inning.
The Chicago Cubs held off the Colorado Rockies Saturday to win the game. Casey Coleman only allowed one run before leaving the mound. The Cubs had three runs before Starlin Castro homered in the seventh to put three more runs on the board. The Rockies fell to the Cubs 8-3.
There are certain things in life that you just don't mess with. You don't add a strobe light to the flame of the Statue of Liberty because it is more "modern."
Jhoulys Chacin tossed a six-hitter for his first career complete game, Chris Iannetta hit a bases-clearing triple and the Colorado Rockies won their seventh straight, beating the Chicago Cubs 5-0 on Friday night.
Along with Starlin Castro, Geovany Soto and Carlos Marmol, Tyler Colvin is one of the promising young players on the Chicago Cubs' roster. But opposed to those other players, Colvin's future is less certain.
Common sense and baseball sometimes can be contradictory phrase. But once in a while, the sport manages to get something right, or at least correct a longstanding wrong.
When outfielder Kosuke Fukudome went down with an injury, 21-year old short stop Starlin Castro was put into the Chicago Cubs' leadoff spot. In the three games in the one-hole, Castro has gone 8-15 with a RBI and two stolen bases.
At any given time, there's roughly 10 closers in baseball who can be considered lock-down, dominant guys. The Chicago Cubs may not have one right now, but they could soon enough.
He waited at the plate and watched the bomb he hit to left center field that gave his team a six-run lead. It was the 22nd home run of his career.
