Vinny Castilla
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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
today
We're still alive. We showed today that we still believe.
accurate feet great positions third
He's a great third baseman. The way he positions his feet and always makes an accurate throw, it's something to emulate.
rules work
He's the manager, man. He put the rules down. We just work here.
aggressive fastball threw
I was just aggressive in that situation, ... He threw me a fastball and I went with it.
left shift weight
I feel like I can shift my weight to my left leg, ... That's the one that was hurting.
puts work
He's the manager. He puts down the rules. We just work here.
adrenaline flags
The adrenaline is a little different. The fans, you see the flags waiving. That was beautiful. It was very special.
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.