Vinny Castilla
Vinny Castilla
Vinicio "Vinny" Castilla Soriais a Mexican-born former Major League Baseball third baseman who played his best years with the Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves. Previously, he played with the Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals, and San Diego Padres...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth4 July 1967
beautiful city family kids love nice people wife
It was nice to see my kids and play with them. This is a beautiful city and I love the people here. My wife is from here. My in-laws are here, so it's nice to have family around. I love this city too much (to move).
beautiful east great heat wear
It's a beautiful place, with great weather. The heat and humidity in the East can wear you out.
diego good great open player playoffs room ryan san team trade work
They wanted to open up room for Ryan, and that's good -- Ryan Zimmerman is a great player and great prospect, ... The trade will work out for me, too. I'll be in San Diego with a team that made the playoffs this year.
today
We're still alive. We showed today that we still believe.
base score struggle thinking thrown
We struggle to score runs. So he's probably thinking a base hit, I'm probably going to get thrown out at home, so he pinch-run for me.
behind defense good keeps pitchers puts throwing time winning
To play defense behind him is great, because he's always throwing strikes, and he keeps you in the game. He doesn't throw 94-95 (mph), but his fastball's good enough, and he puts it in the right time and the right place. That's what winning pitchers do.
good
They have a lot of good young players; they're doing a good thing in Colorado.
great national
That's why he's here. He's a great player, and that's why he's with us and the National team.
deal game great simple taking
This is unbelievable. This is great for Mexico, and for the whole game in the whole world. Everybody's taking it very seriously. It's not like just a simple tournament. This is a big deal for everybody. We're taking it seriously.
aggressive fastball threw
I was just aggressive in that situation, ... He threw me a fastball and I went with it.
carrying great knew team tools
He's carrying that team by himself. You always knew he has great talent. He has all the tools to become MVP.
hat performance tip
He (Marquis) pitched great. Sometimes you have to tip your hat to a performance like that by Marquis today.
confidence playing
We're playing with a lot of enthusiasm. We've got some confidence back.
drive good great left second
I had a great first half. And the second half, with my knee, I couldn't use my left leg. I couldn't drive the ball. But I think if I'm healthy, I can have another good year.