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
confidence playing
We're playing with a lot of enthusiasm. We've got some confidence back.
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.
today
We're still alive. We showed today that we still believe.
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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.
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I was trying to hit the ball hard somewhere. He threw me a ball that I could handle and I hit it hard.
adrenaline flags
The adrenaline is a little different. The fans, you see the flags waiving. That was beautiful. It was very special.
We don't get much attention. But that's all right; we know who we are and what we can do.
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To know the whole country's watching you, it's going to be a great experience. Baseball in Mexico is not as big as soccer, but people love it, especially in the northern part of (the country).
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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).
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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.
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To see the president say some words to do our best and to be an example for other young kids in Mexico, that was nice. To see the flag and carry the flag, that's a great experience.
adrenaline game spring team time training
This was the first time we put the team together. There was a lot of adrenaline flowing. It wasn't like any Spring Training game. This was different. This was the first game as a team, and we were very excited.
good
They have a lot of good young players; they're doing a good thing in Colorado.
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It's not that easy, ... If it was that easy I'd hit all the balls to right field and bat 1.000.