ANGELS : Strikeouts Are One Thing, but Strike Bouts Another

There has been no strike-related activity at Gene Autry Park during the first four days of spring training--no picket lines to cross, no canceled workouts because of union threats.

But the situation has still caused high anxiety for at least one potential Angel replacement player, pitcher Carlos Castillo, former Anaheim Loara High and Cypress College athlete.

“I’ve had some nightmares, dreams where you’re running but you can’t get away,” Castillo, 24, said Monday. “And the other night I had a dream that my car had been trashed and spray-painted with the word scab all over.”

News that a Teamsters’ local was going to demonstrate outside the Yankees’ stadium in Florida last Saturday--a rally that never materialized--also had Castillo’s family concerned.

“My mom called when she heard about that thing with the Yankees and she panicked,” Castillo said. “She’s really worried about me, but I told her I didn’t think anything was going to happen until we start playing games.”

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Angel Notes

Fearing a shortage of players, the Angels have canceled a March 6 split-squad exhibition game against the Colorado Rockies.