Dark Side's Callin' Now

Flipping over from the encore presentation of perhaps the best episode ever of Mad Men and glimpsing the Yankees' ninth-inning rally in Game Four — the one that has all but buried the Phillies' hopes of successfully defending their 2008 championship — I thought of Luis Castillo...or "Luis Castillo". If I say "Luis Castillo," you know what I mean. The vignette that leaps (or drops) to mind is so identified with the player, that's it's not even synonymous; it's eponymous. I thought of "Luis Castillo" a little after Johnny Damon stole second and dashed to third when he noticed and processed that a Delgado-like overshift left the base uncovered. I thought of "Luis Castillo" a little more when Brad Lidge hit Mark Teixeira. And I thought of "Luis Castillo" a whole lot when Alex Rodriguez doubled Damon home. But what really brought "Luis Castillo" front and center was Jorge Posada singling in both Teixeira a...