All of a sudden I’m in the major leagues and we’re traveling from town to town.
AL KALINEAs the days went on, I didn’t mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them.
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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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As the days went on, I didn’t mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them.
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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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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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I can’t take another day of this.
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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 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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Look at how goddamn ugly the stars are.
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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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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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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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Most teams today don’t take outfield practice.
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I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown.
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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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Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.
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