Over the weekend, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the Pirates had released pitching prospect Olivio Astacio after he attacked a teammate with a bat in extended spring training. Apparently Astacio has a bit of a reputation as a loonball motherfucker, having been drafted by the Red Sox in '02 but sitting out all of 2005 as a disciplinary action. The following year, he only pitched one game for AA Altoona before breaking his hand in a fight. Milton Bradley, Anton Newcombe and Bad News Brown all think this dude needs to take it down a notch.Apparently the guy he hit wasn't seriously injured.
Duh, Astacio is a pitcher!11!ONE!!
I owe a a pair of headphones and some hip shades to Pat Lackey for the lead.
Wait, he's not Australian?
Faith Healers of the Bronx
Cole Hamels is not impressed.
Brien Taylor agrees with Cole Hamels.
Whatup with Altoona? That's a weird fuckin name for a town.
Is that guy related to Izzy Alcantra?