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 can’t take another day of this.
More Al Kaline Quotes
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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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One reason outfielders don’t have stronger arms might be they don’t practice as much as we did.
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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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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 was very, very shocked about Cooperstown.
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I can’t take another day of this.
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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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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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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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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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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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This time you’ve dug yourself an anchor too heavy to move ahead with.
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Look at how goddamn ugly the stars are.
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