As the days went on, I didn’t mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them.
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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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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I was very, very shocked about Cooperstown.
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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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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’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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Most teams today don’t take outfield practice.
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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 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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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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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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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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Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.
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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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