Luis Castillo
Luis Castillo
3-time Gold Glove-winning second baseman who won the 2003 World Series as a member of the Florida Marlins. He led the National League in stolen bases in 2000 and 2002.
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth12 September 1975
kept low pitch stay trying
He was trying to pitch me low and inside. IÊjust kept trying to stay alive.
kept low pitch stay trying
He was trying to pitch me low and inside. IÂ just kept trying to stay alive.
bit early fighting fights-and-fighting pitcher runs score wake wild
We're fighting for the wild card. We have to get in there and try to get their pitcher out of the game. . . . You have to wake up a little bit and score runs early in the game.
hard prepare worked
I worked hard. I have to prepare better.
felt tested
It felt great. I could have tested it yesterday.
feels field
It feels better than Toronto, so I like this field better. I thought it was going to be harder, but it's not too bad.
liked
I would have liked to stay; I would have liked at least another year.
huge
I got scared. I made a huge mistake.
felt game prepared spring
I felt nervous. But I'm going to be OK. I feel good. That's why I prepared all spring training. I'm going to play every game that I can.
leg percent ready
I don't feel 100 percent with my leg right now. I want to be ready for the season.
needs
He needs one. He'll get one this season.
He didn't want to give it to me. I was afraid.
battle cushion defense felt games gave great locked offense team three
We're a team and we go out there and we battle together, but when it comes down to it, the three games we lost, the defense let up at the end; we let them score. It felt great to go out there and really get them stopped. The offense gave us a great cushion and we locked them down.
field held inches middle played rain since sit six stood worst
We're not going to sit here and say (it was) the field or this or the rain or the cold, but that's the worst field I've played on since I was a little kid. I mean, when you stood in the middle of that field, you were in about six inches of mud. But, you know, so were they. And they held us today.