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.
Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got.
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.
We need to give our goalkeepers the same level of training that we've given to our outfield players.
Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It's hard to keep awake with nothing to do.
The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield.
Outfield to infield is the most jarring because in the outfield, you have much more time to throw.
Sometimes keepers are looked at differently to outfield players.
I've played the outfield my whole life. It's like riding a bike.
I grew up playing in the outfield and junior year of high school I went over to first base and got some tidbits from my dad, but it kind of came naturally to me.
