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.
AL KALINEAll 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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I can’t take another day of this.
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Look at how goddamn ugly the stars are.
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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 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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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 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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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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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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I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown.
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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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One reason outfielders don’t have stronger arms might be they don’t practice as much as we did.
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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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