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
aggressive fastball threw
I was just aggressive in that situation, ... He threw me a fastball and I went with it.
adrenaline flags
The adrenaline is a little different. The fans, you see the flags waiving. That was beautiful. It was very special.
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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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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.
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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He's carrying that team by himself. You always knew he has great talent. He has all the tools to become MVP.
confidence playing
We're playing with a lot of enthusiasm. We've got some confidence back.
left shift weight
I feel like I can shift my weight to my left leg, ... That's the one that was hurting.
inside outside played playing rather school
I didn't like school a whole lot because I would rather be outside playing than inside studying, ... I played with my friends and my family, and we always played sports. That's how it was back then and I'm still playing today.
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He's a great third baseman. The way he positions his feet and always makes an accurate throw, it's something to emulate.
anybody gotta mama time
From now on, 'trying hard' isn't enough. Anybody can try. My mama can try. This time of year, you gotta win.
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.
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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.