A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn’t the terrible job it is painted, and that he isn’t going to say every day,

If I were catching blindfolded, I’d always know when it was Foxx who connected. He hit the ball harder than anyone else.
BILL DICKEY

Balls Catching Yankees
He (Lou Gehrig) just went out and did his job every day.
BILL DICKEY

Day Every Jobs Went
I loved to make a great defensive play, I’d rather do that than hit a home run.
BILL DICKEY

Home Play Running
Why, oh why with so many other positions in baseball did I take up this one.’
BILL DICKEY

Baseball Many Other Position
A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn’t the terrible job it is painted, and that he isn’t going to say every day,
BILL DICKEY

Baseball Jobs

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