Note: Castillo’s Sac-Bunt
In the eighth inning yesterday, with one out and Ryan Church on second, the Mets down 2–0, and the pitcher on deck, Luis Castillo chose to bunt for a base hit, instead of trying to drive in the run, but ended up grounding out, advancing Church to third.
…Daniel Murphy’s dropped pop up is getting most of the attention, but castillo’s slip up was equally bizarre…
Following the game, Jerry Manuel seemed confused by the decision, saying, “I think his mindset was, this guy is real tough, and that if 
he could get one down he could beat it out… In hindsight, though, you say, you’re swinging good, go get a big hit here.’”
…the difference, i guess, is, if murphy makes the catch then that inning is over with the game is still tied at zero… if castillo swings away, and doesn’t bunt, he may have grounded out or struck out, so we’ll never know if he was truly right or wrong choosing to bunt… but, i believe it was the wrong baseball decision either way…
Saturday morning, Castillo was hitting .100 in 10 at bats this season. He took early batting practice on Saturday afternoon, along with other teammates. Saturday night he went 4 for 4, raising his batting average 257 points in one day.
Yesterday, Castillo was 1 for 2 and is batting .375 with a .444 OBP in five games and 16 at bats this season for the Mets.
To read more about Castillo, and how Howard Johnson intends to work with him, while keeping him focused, read the Bergen Record.
