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.
AL KALINEYou’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.
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.
AL KALINEHe 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.
AL KALINEI can’t take another day of this.
AL KALINEThe most relaxing thing i do, hang halfway out a 3rd floor window, and look at rocks if i fall out.
AL KALINEAs the days went on, I didn’t mind the games. In fact, I looked forward to them.
AL KALINEI was very, very shocked about Cooperstown.
AL KALINEThis time you’ve dug yourself an anchor too heavy to move ahead with.
AL KALINESwitching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.
AL KALINECarl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to play a number of different positions.
AL KALINEI 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.
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.
AL KALINEIt 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.
AL KALINEWell maybe i’ll fall hard, something tough to break me, something sharp to rip into my insides and bleed out all that pain.
AL KALINEOne reason outfielders don’t have stronger arms might be they don’t practice as much as we did.
AL KALINEMost teams today don’t take outfield practice.
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