No regrets for departed Castro

“I always wanted to be a big league pitching coach,Wholesale Famous Hats, and it was especially special that it happened for me in Milwaukee,wholesale Chicago Cubs Hats,” he said. “This is the only organization that I’ve known,Sugar Skull Crossbody, basically. Everything I have done in baseball is thanks to the Brewers. But they had a make a change,wholesale Jordan Hats, and I was the guy.”
The team dismissed Castro earlier in the day, so he spent the day fielding calls from well-wishers — including what Castro called a particularly touching call from former Brewers president Wendy Selig-Prieb — and pondering what went wrong. By the time players were trotting off the field after batting practice,Wholesale Arizona Diamondbacks Hats, Castro was out on his backyard deck with his family, tending to some chicken on the grill.
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“I know Doug feels bad, and I feel worse,Houston Astros Hats,” Castro said. “They felt they needed to make a change. I don’t have any regrets. I did the best I could with what I had. The worst thing was losing Bush and Suppan because that had a domino effect.”
It just didn’t work out.
“After being there so many years, it’s different,Cheap NBA Hats,” he said. “There’s a baseball game, and I’m not going. But you have to move on. This is a business, and I was the face of the pitching staff so I was the one to go. That’s how it works in baseball.”
For the first time in nearly 18 years,Wholesale Rockstar Hats, the Brewers prepared for a game on Wednesday and Bill Castro wasn’t part of it.
Castro,Los Angeles Dodgers Hats, who pitched 11 of his 14 professional seasons for the Brewers, then spent four years as a coach in Milwaukee’s Minor League chain, had been the Brewers bullpen coach through 17 seasons and six different managers before finally getting a promotion to pitching coach last winter. His tenure lasted only 112 games,Kansas City Royals Hats, during which Brewers pitchers ranked 27th in the Major Leagues with a 4.84 ERA while allowing a Major League-leading 151 home runs. The staff also issued 421 walks, fifth-most in the Majors.
He would be open to remaining in the organization as an instructor,cheap Atlanta Braves Hats, and said Melvin suggested getting lunch in the coming days. Castro expressed no regret about leaving the relative security of his bullpen post for the spotlight that accompanies a Major League pitching coach.