Tyler Mahle, Luis Castillo, and doing the little things right

You may know that Jason Linden and I do a little moonlighting over at Cincinnati Magazine. We’ve written a few pieces over there in the last week that I think you might be interested in reading. Go check them out, share them on your various social media accounts, then come back and tell us how dumb we are. It’s fun for everyone!

First, here’s my deep dive into Tyler Mahle, which I enjoyed writing, and which begins with this narrative:

One warm afternoon late in spring training, just before the Reds packed up and headed home from Goodyear, Arizona, pitcher Tyler Mahle reclined in front of his locker, holding forth on a number of topics. Crowded around the 23-year old hurler was an odd…