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