Diving deep into the mind of Felipe

DENVER -- Felipe Vazquez acquires his target. He eyes it, analyzes it, quickly identifying two possible approaches.

• Option A: Play it safe. He could dip his toes into the waters and feel out the situation before fully committing. He could gather more data, then decide to either lay the hammer down or call an audible.

• Option B: Push the chips in. All of 'em. Leave no doubt.

You already know the answer.

"If I'm doing something, I'm really going for it, you know?" Vazquez was telling me at his locker here at Coors Field.

Here's the thing: We weren't talking about baseball. At all. We were talking about fishing. That was Vazquez describing his first-ever trip to Bass Pro Shops. Growing up in…