Playing shortstop is 75 to 80 percent anticipation, knowing the hitter and the pitch being thrown. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes anticipation hitter know
As far as sleeping goes, you're up and ready to go at six in the morning. Spring training was always a combination of relaxing and working, and I missed that quite a bit. I missed being around the ball field. A baseball. A bat. The smell of the uniform, you might say. Talking baseball. Seeing opponents as well as the Cubs. Lou Boudreau ballbaseballbat share on social
I thank the Lord for having the kind of a career that doesn't happen very often to an individual. A lot of times when I was playing, I pinched myself to see if it was really me and if it was really happening. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change anything. Lou Boudreau careerchangehappen share on social
Yeah, I miss it. You don't just break off a friendship you've had with a sport, and with all those you've met all over the country. We've got some friends, some very close friends, and you just sit back and think how fortunate you were having a career like that. And, actually, there's nothing in the game of baseball that hasn't happened to me. Lou Boudreau backbaseballbreak share on social
At any rate, I can only see such a success having positive effects for everyone, particularly as our anticipation of the World cup would only increase further. Franz Beckenbauer anticipationcupeffect Change image and share on social
That's one of the great oddities of baseball: Success is relative. A hitter who fails 70 percent of the time at the plate is a potential member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and many World Championship teams lose more than 70 games during their title-winning seasons. Don Yaeger baseballchampionshipfail share on social
They said I couldn't play anything but an English boy. I knew I could. So I went to New York. Roddy McDowall boyenglishknow Change image and share on social