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