Yulieski Gourriel
Yulieski Gourriel
Yulieski Gourriel Castillois a Cuban professional baseball third baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. He previously played for Industriales in the Cuban league. A former member of Cuba's national team, Gourriel is primarily a third baseman, though he has also played other positions, such as shortstop and second base. The son of former Cuban player Lourdes Gourriel, Yulieski was regarded as the best player in Cuba in 2006. At the World Baseball Classic in 2006, Major League...
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That was a very difficult play. For one or two innings I had to realize that it was raining, that the grass was wet, and that when you have synthetic turf wet it is difficult to catch a ball and grasp it very well. I threw it home and I had to do it at full blast, not just an easy throw, a weak throw, but I had to do it full blast, and it worked out well.
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That was the play of the game. It was raining, the grass was wet, and when you have wet synthetic turf it is difficult to catch a ball and grasp it very well. I threw it home as hard as I could, because a soft throw wouldn't work, and it worked out well.
mind objectives quality seen separates unity
We've seen the quality of these other players. I think they play with other objectives in mind than we do. One thing that separates us from them is the unity we have on our team.
baseball love
They play with one objective, we play with another. They play rental baseball. We play for the love of the jersey, for the love of where we come from.
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Our baseball is not for-rent baseball. Our team plays for the love of the game, for the love of the uniform we wear. We play for the love we have for our country.
break gave happy ice
This was our first game, the one that gave us butterflies and we are happy that we were able to break the ice with a victory.
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I'm very happy. With so many foreign broadcast journalists watching, it was a good opportunity to see that Cuban baseball players play well anywhere in the world and at any level.
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All we wanted to do was to show the quality of Cuban baseball.
You feel a little pressure. But we are prepared. We're not worried.