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
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 great hit san
I've always (wanted) to play in San Diego. It's a great city, and I have a lot of friends there. I always hit good in San Diego, too.
good
They have a lot of good young players; they're doing a good thing in Colorado.
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.
anywhere focused good help hit matter pitch team
I play good anywhere they put me and help my team win. No matter where I hit in the lineup, I just try to concentrate and get focused and get a good pitch to hit.
game good level love perform
If I feel good and play good, I'll play another year. I love this game. It's my passion. I love this game too much and I'm going to be the first one to know if I can still perform at this level or not.
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.
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.
baseball great love mexico northern people watching
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).
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.
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.
confidence playing
We're playing with a lot of enthusiasm. We've got some confidence back.