April 4, 200719 yr While we're talking about De Aza I hope he shortens his name too Alex De Aza, because i dont think I can stand Rich Waltz saying Alejandro De Aza all year long. Its bad enough with them messing up Anibal's name.
April 4, 200719 yr Yeah...sorry but this is a dumb thread. Not even close. I don't know but my mom and dad guessed it on the first try. I asked "Who does De Aza look like?" (Batting) and they both replied "Luis". It's because you guys havent "watched" him yet. Did they both say luis because both players are black? hah, I was thinking that too
April 4, 200719 yr Yeah...sorry but this is a dumb thread. Not even close. I don't know but my mom and dad guessed it on the first try. I asked "Who does De Aza look like?" (Batting) and they both replied "Luis". It's because you guys havent "watched" him yet. Did they both say luis because both players are black? hah, I was thinking that too One of my friends said he looked like juan pierre... He isnt compared to Lee because he isnt 6'5'', Delgado because he doesnt weight 260 or Mo Vaughn because he doesnt weigh 380... Castillo, Pierre and De Aza are similar builds and shades of skin color.
April 4, 200719 yr Yeah...sorry but this is a dumb thread. Not even close. I don't know but my mom and dad guessed it on the first try. I asked "Who does De Aza look like?" (Batting) and they both replied "Luis". It's because you guys havent "watched" him yet. Did they both say luis because both players are black? hah, I was thinking that too One of my friends said he looked like juan pierre... He isnt compared to Lee because he isnt 6'5'', Delgado because he doesnt weight 260 or Mo Vaughn because he doesnt weigh 380... Castillo, Pierre and De Aza are similar builds and shades of skin color. Not all black people look the same. That's not the reason I'm saying he looks like Castillo. No one said Reggie looked like pierre last season. You peple probably never paid attention to how luis acted through out his at bat's to not see how similar they are.
April 4, 200719 yr Yeah...sorry but this is a dumb thread. Not even close. I don't know but my mom and dad guessed it on the first try. I asked "Who does De Aza look like?" (Batting) and they both replied "Luis". It's because you guys havent "watched" him yet. Did they both say luis because both players are black? hah, I was thinking that too One of my friends said he looked like juan pierre... He isnt compared to Lee because he isnt 6'5'', Delgado because he doesnt weight 260 or Mo Vaughn because he doesnt weigh 380... Castillo, Pierre and De Aza are similar builds and shades of skin color. Not all black people look the same. That's not the reason I'm saying he looks like Castillo. No one said Reggie looked like pierre last season. You peple probably never paid attention to how luis acted through out his at bat's to not see how similar they are. See the difference is if we were going to compare Reggie to someone it wouldnt be pierre, it would be one of the ticket takers at Dolphins stadium.
April 4, 200719 yr Dammit. It just hit me I missed Luis' ten years here. They must be the same, they both hit left-handed and slouch. (Luis did that, right? I mean, I didn't pay attention those 10 years...help me out here). Yeah...sorry but this is a dumb thread. Not even close. I don't know but my mom and dad guessed it on the first try. I asked "Who does De Aza look like?" (Batting) and they both replied "Luis". It's because you guys havent "watched" him yet. Did they both say luis because both players are black? hah, I was thinking that too One of my friends said he looked like juan pierre... He isnt compared to Lee because he isnt 6'5'', Delgado because he doesnt weight 260 or Mo Vaughn because he doesnt weigh 380... Castillo, Pierre and De Aza are similar builds and shades of skin color. Not all black people look the same. That's not the reason I'm saying he looks like Castillo. No one said Reggie looked like pierre last season. You peple probably never paid attention to how luis acted through out his at bat's to not see how similar they are. See the difference is if we were going to compare Reggie to someone it wouldnt be pierre, it would be one of the ticket takers at Dolphins stadium. Or at least someone else who's right handed.
April 4, 200719 yr Don't get too worked up about this. I agree the comparisons are premature, but you can see some similarities in the stance from the left side of the plate and how they take their signs from the third base coach. No need to go into it being because they are both black, etc. It is definitely too early to talk about approaches being similar. Also, one thing that hasn't been mentioned yet that is a big difference in how they approach the plate - the Castillo gimp walk.
April 4, 200719 yr I'm black. Am I like Luis Castillo? I'm sorry. I can't lie. I'm white. Damnit, I'm like Brian Moehler.
April 4, 200719 yr Yeah...sorry but this is a dumb thread. Not even close. I don't know but my mom and dad guessed it on the first try. I asked "Who does De Aza look like?" (Batting) and they both replied "Luis". It's because you guys havent "watched" him yet. Did they both say luis because both players are black? Well, Delgado, Lee, Pierre, Reggie etc: etc: are black and they didnt say them. So is eric reed! honestly... alex gonzalez (sea bass) is still the best player ever because he had one good half of baseball his rookie year (we all know where his o went from there)
April 4, 200719 yr Wow guys, I really doubt Holly was anticipating this type of backlash over a simple comparison. If you just look at them in the box, De Aza and Castillo (from the left side) look similar. If you watch De Aza swing the bat, it is reminiscent of early Luis days. Im pretty sure thats all Holly was trying to get across. Not that he's the reincarnation of Louie or something crazy like that.
April 4, 200719 yr Come on guys.. I know we go through players like playing cards but we have to let the players do their own thing. Comparing them to icons of this franchise or any major player doesn't do anything positive, imho. Especially for guys im guessing you've only seen play TWICE.
April 4, 200719 yr It's late and I'm not going to go do a web search to confirm but it seems to me when Castillo came up he was nowhere near the hitter he blossomed into years later. In fact, if I remember correctly he was sent down not once BUT TWICE after hitting in the mid-200s. Someone wanna check, but I think I'm pretty close. The first few games I saw him bat, I didn't think he'd amount to anything. He looked horrible. Shows how much I know!
April 4, 200719 yr I hadn't noticed. But you could be right on the way he looks at his ABs, especially if you stay away from his production. Just appearance, then maybe yea. But I think his style of play is more JP-ish. It's late and I'm not going to go do a web search to confirm but it seems to me when Castillo came up he was nowhere near the hitter he blossomed into years later. In fact, if I remember correctly he was sent down not once BUT TWICE after hitting in the mid-200s. Someone wanna check, but I think I'm pretty close. That said I am NOT making any comparison, in fact I don't see much if any physical similarities between the two in their approaches to hitting. But who knows what could happen. I think we need to see him in 25-30 games minimum to have any idea how he's going to do. I think you are right about the 2 times being sent down. I do know he was sent down in '97 and we traded to get Craig "I won this team a Championship" Counsel.
April 4, 200719 yr is it just me or does ramp not really like de aza? I like him alot Ok, good. You're usually very thoughtful and I was going to be disappointed if you didn't like him.
April 4, 200719 yr Author Wow guys, I really doubt Holly was anticipating this type of backlash over a simple comparison. If you just look at them in the box, De Aza and Castillo (from the left side) look similar. If you watch De Aza swing the bat, it is reminiscent of early Luis days. Im pretty sure thats all Holly was trying to get across. Not that he's the reincarnation of Louie or something crazy like that. Thank you. :thumbup
April 4, 200719 yr Not even close. Louie was Louie, one of the best Marlins ever and my favorite one in fact. God I miss him... :confused
April 4, 200719 yr Not even close. Louie was Louie, one of the best Marlins ever and my favorite one in fact. God I miss him... :confused NO one was saying that he wasnt!!! NO one was saying that De Aza will be just as good as Luis one day!!! This has to be the most blown out of proportion thread of all time
April 4, 200719 yr Not even close. Louie was Louie, one of the best Marlins ever and my favorite one in fact. God I miss him... :confused NO one was saying that he wasnt!!! NO one was saying that De Aza will be just as good as Luis one day!!! This has to be the most blown out of proportion thread of all time Ha, yeah. Poor Holly. All the girl was trying to say was that he has a similiar batting stance as Castillo. I have a batting stance like Josh Willingham, doesn't mean I'm not the next Hammer.
April 4, 200719 yr Ha, yeah. Poor Holly. All the girl was trying to say was that he has a similiar batting stance as Castillo. I have a batting stance like Josh Willingham, doesn't mean I'm not the next Hammer. but can you catch?
April 4, 200719 yr Ha, yeah. Poor Holly. All the girl was trying to say was that he has a similiar batting stance as Castillo. I have a batting stance like Josh Willingham, doesn't mean I'm not the next Hammer. but can you catch? Nope. Obviously I am the next Josh Willingham.
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