I’ll never forget that first night with the team. Going to the ballpark on the bus was the hardest 30 minutes of my life.
AL KALINEAll of a sudden I’m in the major leagues and we’re traveling from town to town.
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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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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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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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This time you’ve dug yourself an anchor too heavy to move ahead with.
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I can’t take another day of this.
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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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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 was very, very shocked about Cooperstown.
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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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As the days went on, I didn’t mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them.
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Look at how goddamn ugly the stars are.
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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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All of a sudden I’m in the major leagues and we’re traveling from town to town.
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Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.
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