Damn, Lack of Patience Strikes a Cubs Hitter Once Again

(thanks to aaronb for the headline, now enough with the jokes)

The Cubs shortstop phenom Starlin Castro has been accused of sexual assaulting a woman last fall. The event occurred on September 29th, right after the Cubs season ended and Castro flew back to the Dominican Republic.

She claims that she was drinking with friends at a River North nightclub on the night of Sept. 29 when she met Castro.

Sources say she and a friend left the bar at 3 a.m. and went to the 21-year-old Castro’s apartment on State Street nearby.

According to the police report, the alleged victim said she blacked out.

She told police she came to, and found the alleged offender – Castro, according to our sources – sexually assaulting her.

The heavily redacted police report offers little information.

It says that when she woke up she screamed and yelled at her alleged attacker, and left the apartment at about 5:30 a.m. getting a ride home from her friend.

It would be 12 hours before the alleged victim would go to a hospital, and police would become involved.

By then, it is believed that Castro was on a plane, heading home to the Dominican Republic for the off-season.

At the moment, Castro is just wanted for questioning and no charges have been filed. The appropriate denials and press releases have already been filed by the Cubs and the attorneys.

We are aware of certain allegations that have been made against our client, Starlin Castro. We have thoroughly investigated this matter, and we are confident that these allegations are baseless. Given the sensitive nature of this matter, we cannot comment any further.

We are aware that a police report was filed regarding an incident involving Starlin, but we have received limited information. While this is something we take very seriously, there is not enough information to make any further comment or take action at this time. We are hopeful when the facts are brought to light, Starlin will be cleared of any wrongdoing.”

Well the Cubs have that right, "there is not enough information to make any further comment...at this time". But I will say this, no one but Castro, the woman and maybe the other people in that apartment know what happened. And while I certainly hope this doesn't affect my favorite team, I hope more that justice is served. I have no idea what kind of person Castro is and I'm not going to give him the benefit of the doubt because he wears blue pinstripes and can hit a major league fastball. Maybe this is all a big misunderstanding, maybe this woman sees a chance to make some money off a professional athlete (although Castro doesn't really make that much right now), maybe Castro is piece of shit that raped a drunk girl. Whatever the case ends up being, I just hope the truth wins out in the end.