#outfield

I never thought about being a writer as I grew up. A writer wasn't something I wanted to be. An outfielder was something to be. Most of what I know about style I learned from Roberto Clemente. ↗

— John Sayles

#being #grew #i #know #learned

You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you. ↗

— Jim Palmer

#behind #catches #good #nobody #only

The secret of my success was clean living and a fast outfield. ↗

— Lefty Gomez

#clean living #fast #living #outfield #secret

I pitched and I played the outfield. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#outfield #pitched #played

I am a lefty, though I bat right-handed... When I was a kid I pitched, played first, outfield and shortstop as well. Now it's mainly softball with some friends. ↗

— Josh Charles

#bat #first #friends #i #i am

The phrase 'off with the crack of the bat', while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat. ↗

— Joe DiMaggio

#bat #before #crack #hears #long

I was nicknamed Skeeter in Little League because I was small and fast, like a mosquito flying across the outfield. ↗

— Skeet Ulrich

#because #fast #flying #i #league

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. 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. ↗

— Al Kaline

#all-around #athlete #base #best #carl

One reason outfielders don't have stronger arms might be they don't practice as much as we did. Most teams today don't take outfield practice. 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 Kaline

#arms #athletes #baseball #basketball #better

Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got. ↗

— Al Kaline

#break #ever #got #i #outfield