Luis Castillo
Luis Castillo
3-time Gold Glove-winning second baseman who won the 2003 World Series as a member of the Florida Marlins. He led the National League in stolen bases in 2000 and 2002.
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 September 1975
leg percent ready
I don't feel 100 percent with my leg right now. I want to be ready for the season.
bad bent fell hearing hurt knee point tried
Everything I'm hearing is it's not a bad injury. My knee was bent and I just fell on it pretty hard. I tried to go back in, and it hurt to the point where I couldn't play.
doubted downs eyes finish four game guys knew last step
We were down there, especially on those last four downs where it really was on the line, and you look in guys' eyes and you knew they wanted it. You knew guys were going to step up and make plays. I never once doubted that we could finish that game the right way.
good talking time work
We have to do a lot of talking and try to make a good combination. Now we've got time to work on everything.
huge
I got scared. I made a huge mistake.
liked
I would have liked to stay; I would have liked at least another year.
battle cushion defense felt games gave great locked offense team three
We're a team and we go out there and we battle together, but when it comes down to it, the three games we lost, the defense let up at the end; we let them score. It felt great to go out there and really get them stopped. The offense gave us a great cushion and we locked them down.
felt tested
It felt great. I could have tested it yesterday.
feels field
It feels better than Toronto, so I like this field better. I thought it was going to be harder, but it's not too bad.
hard prepare worked
I worked hard. I have to prepare better.
felt game prepared spring
I felt nervous. But I'm going to be OK. I feel good. That's why I prepared all spring training. I'm going to play every game that I can.
needs
He needs one. He'll get one this season.
He didn't want to give it to me. I was afraid.
kept low pitch stay trying
He was trying to pitch me low and inside. IÊjust kept trying to stay alive.