Well maybe i’ll fall hard, something tough to break me, something sharp to rip into my insides and bleed out all that pain.
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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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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Look at how goddamn ugly the stars are.
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Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.
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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.
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I can’t take another day of this.
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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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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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I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown.
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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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One reason outfielders don’t have stronger arms might be they don’t practice as much as we did.
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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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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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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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All of a sudden I’m in the major leagues and we’re traveling from town to town.
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