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
today
We're still alive. We showed today that we still believe.
outside people
People outside of here don't think we can do it, ... We're still here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
obviously playing start
Obviously you worry, but it's still early. We know we can do it. But we've got to start playing better and get some wins.
break hoping raise work
I don't want to break the bank, just a little raise for my season. I am still hoping that we can work something out.
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.