As the days went on, I didn’t mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them.
AL KALINEWell maybe i’ll fall hard, something tough to break me, something sharp to rip into my insides and bleed out all that pain.
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I thought my chances were fairly good, but I tried to stay low key about it, not too high and not too low. That was the way I played, too.
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The most relaxing thing i do, hang halfway out a 3rd floor window, and look at rocks if i fall out.
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Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.
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He signed as a shortstop. He could play the outfield, of course, and third base and first, too. He was a tremendous athlete. Mickey Mantle was unbelievable, too.
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Look at how goddamn ugly the stars are.
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One reason outfielders don’t have stronger arms might be they don’t practice as much as we did.
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I can’t take another day of this.
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All of a sudden I’m in the major leagues and we’re traveling from town to town.
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I had to walk down that aisle between all the players. I really didn’t know too much about the Detroit Tigers at that time.
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I see the other players dressing different every day. I’ve got only one suit and I keep wearing it over and over. I’m really embarrassed.
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You’ve got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you’re able to complete it and do it the right way.
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Carl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to play a number of different positions.
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It hurt me a great deal. It put a lot of pressure on me because I was at a young age and the writers around here and throughout the league starting comparing me to Cobb. It put a lot of pressure on me.
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Most teams today don’t take outfield practice.
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This time you’ve dug yourself an anchor too heavy to move ahead with.
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