I can’t take another day of this.
AL KALINEAnother reason is baseball has to compete with other sports now – basketball, football, soccer – for the better athletes that might have more skills and stronger arms.
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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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Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.
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I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown.
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Most teams today don’t take outfield practice.
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That was the easiest part of all. I couldn’t wait to get to the ballpark I’d be the first one there and I was willing to do anything. I think that’s why the veterans liked me.
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Well 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 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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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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As the days went on, I didn’t mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them.
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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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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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All of a sudden I’m in the major leagues and we’re traveling from town to town.
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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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This time you’ve dug yourself an anchor too heavy to move ahead with.
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Another reason is baseball has to compete with other sports now – basketball, football, soccer – for the better athletes that might have more skills and stronger arms.
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