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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 I had signed a contract to play for the Seattle Pilots, but was still thinking about whether or not it was all over for me. I had been pitching for the Seattle Angels of the Pacific Coast League, and was sold to Seattle for $20,000 and was supposed to get $8,000 of that, meaning I was actually sold for $12,000.
#2 In 1959, I started out in the baseball establishment. I was ready to love it. I thought big business had all the answers to any question I could ask. I signed my first major-league contract at Yankee Stadium, and when I finished the season with a 7-7 record, I collected another $10,000.
#3 I was a holdout again in spring training of my second season. The Yankees were not happy, as they knew they were being unfair. I was giving out straight figures, telling everyone exactly what I’d made and what they were offering.
#4 I had won 18 games and two in the World Series the year before, which was worth about an $8,000 raise. But in light of what had happened the year before, I asked for at least 30 thousand dollars.

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Sport

Autour du sport

Histoire du sport

Love

Love (disambiguation)

Autobiography

Biography

Lettres et linguistique

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Publié par	Everest Media LLC
Date de parution	27 mai 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9798822524453
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had signed a contract to play for the Seattle Pilots, but was still thinking about whether or not it was all over for me. I had been pitching for the Seattle Angels of the Pacific Coast League, and was sold to Seattle for $20,000 and was supposed to get $8,000 of that, meaning I was actually sold for $12,000.

#2

In 1959, I started out in the baseball establishment. I was ready to love it. I thought big business had all the answers to any question I could ask. I signed my first major-league contract at Yankee Stadium, and when I finished the season with a 7-7 record, I collected another $10,000.

#3

I was a holdout again in spring training of my second season. The Yankees were not happy, as they knew they were being unfair. I was giving out straight figures, telling everyone exactly what I’d made and what they were offering.

#4

I had won 18 games and two in the World Series the year before, which was worth about an $8,000 raise. But in light of what had happened the year before, I asked for at least 30 thousand dollars.

#5

I had a friend, Elston Howard, who was a baseball player for the Yankees. I would work out with him, and he would always tell me not to let the club push me around. Then he would go down to spring training and tell the other guys not to worry about me because I was holding out.

#6

I was cut from the Yankees after a season in which I went 4–15. I was upset, but I knew there were reasons behind the cut. I agreed to reduce my salary by $3,000, and the team was happy.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I was on strike. I had signed my contract before I knew there was going to be a players’ strike, and I was obligated to report on time. I found that out at the big meeting the players had with Marvin Miller, the players’ union leader, at the Biltmore in New York earlier this month.

#2

The Yankees would divide the squad into morning and afternoon groups, and they would always say it didn’t mean anything. I never saw a player hit or pitch himself off the afternoon list.

#3

The first time I trained in Arizona was with the Yankees. I was surprised by how hot the park was, and I can testify that anyone who can’t sweat in Arizona hasn’t tried.

#4

Some of it is probably Lasko’s fault. He led several leagues in earned-run average, but he seemed to have built up a sort of minor-league psychology. He was always an easygoing guy, and as a result got pushed around.

#5

In spring training, you must look busy without actually doing anything. You must also look like you want to make the team, even if you don’t.

#6

In camp is pitcher Steve Barber, who was with the Yankees last year. We got to talking about Jim Turner, The Colonel, and Southern Fried Chicken. Turner is the pitching coach over there, and he has been voted the champion frontrunner of the civilized world.

#7

I was moved up from last to second in the batting order, and I was starting to feel like I could do anything again. The knuckleball didn’t take anything out of my arm, and it was like having a catch with my sister.

#8

I had used the knuckleball for most of my career until 1967. My arm was sore and I was getting my head beaten in. I began using it again in the last part of the season. The idea that you’ve lost your regular stuff is very slow in coming.

#9

There are three types of athletes: those who do everything instinctively, those who are educated, and those who are intelligent enough to know that baseball is an instinctive game. I am the third type.

#10

The coach, Crosetti, was a bit of a washerwoman and a pain in the ass. I had an odd run-in with him when I was with the Yankees. The unwritten rule on the club was that if a pitcher was knocked out of a game early, he could dress and watch it from the stands if he wished. I decided to dress and watch the rest of the game in the stands with my family.

#11

I had a hectic day. I moved out of the motel we’d been staying in and into a two-bedroom apartment. The family loved it in Arizona. I had a ten-minute batting practice session tomorrow, and I was going to use the Johnny James theory of batting practice.

#12

The author went to see Steve Barber throw batting practice, and was surprised to hear him complain about his arm. He decided that while he wanted the baseball, Barber had to have it.

#13

Spring training is a grind, and it produces a sort of mindlessness. The mindless grind of spring training produces a sort of mindlessness.

#14

I have enjoyed being in Arizona, but I will miss the spring training facilities in Florida. I have always made it a point to visit Las Novedades in Tampa and have a bottle of wine with my training partner Phil Linz.

#15

I have mixed feelings about Mickey Mantle. I liked his sense of humor and boyishness, but I also disliked his snotty attitude towards reporters. I ached with him when he had one of his numerous and extremely painful injuries.

#16

The Yankees were having an intrasquad game, and Marshall was hit pretty hard. It didn’t look good for him as a starter. I thought of myself as a starter for this team.

#17

I was behind everyone else in spring training this year, as I had been with the Yankees in 1967. I was not ready to pitch in the exhibition game, as I had not thrown to spots yet.

#18

I was switched around roommates several times, and each time, the Yankees thought I was a bad influence on the young pitchers. I was always breaking the rules, but I broke them about talking to newspaper reporters rather than team members.

#19

The Yankees’ first game was against the Detroit Tigers. The team had a new manager, Joe Schultz, who told the players to learn the signs or it would cost them money. This was a lot different from Houk’s method, which was to be as nice to them as possible if they missed a sign.

#20

I was watching the game for some signs of what kind of team we would have this year. There were lots of them, but I wasn’t sure. I love to pitch when I’m scared. I always did my best work when I was scared stiff.

#21

Beaver-shooting is when a person looks up women’s skirts. It can be done from a variety of positions, and is usually done from a distance. It is a highly respected activity in baseball, and if you are caught doing it, the manager will probably let you off with a light fine.

#22

The Yankees had a lot of fun with the hotel’s roof, which was ideal beaver-shooting territory. They would go up there in groups of 15 or so, and someone would whistle from two or three wings away, Psst! Hey! Beaver shot. Section D. Five o’clock.

#23

Spring training is when players prepare for the season. It is when Joe Schultz taught the men on the Cleveland club to touch all the bases, especially first. The Yankees had built up rookie third baseman Mike Ferraro, but sent him to Syracuse when he didn’t burn down any buildings.

#24

I had been playing with an amateur team in Chicago in the summer of 1958, and nobody noticed me until I pitched two good games in the tournament at the end of the season. The scouts were buzzing around me, wanting to take me to dinner, but none of the teams were interested anymore.

#25

My dad came up with the idea of selling me to the New York Yankees for $10,000 a year. It sounded like a lot of money, but it was actually just $10,000 a year if I made it to the major leagues.

#26

I pitched my three innings today, and gave up two runs. I struck out the first hitter I faced on four pitches, all knuckleballs. I noticed that I throw a better knuckleball in a game than I do on the sidelines.

#27

I was invited to join the Seattle Pilots, who were a minor-league affiliate of the California Angels. I was excited to finally make it to the majors, and I was sure that my son would be able to see where his father worked.

#28

The most painful thing about throwing a knuckleball is that you know you’re damaging something. It’s pain, but it’s also fear. You know you’ll never be able to throw again if you break your shoulder.

#29

When I had my arm trouble in 1965, I went to Dr. Gaynor. He put me through some stretching exercises, and said, You have a sore arm. I was offended. It was like he had told me that he had gravy on his tie.

#30

The panic button is a managerial disease that John Keane fell victim to when he managed the Yankees. He seemed to feel that each day was the most important day of the season, and it started right with the opening game of spring training.

#31

The Tigers did not allow their players to talk to the media about how much they were being paid, even if it was less than the minimum. Mike Marshall, a Tiger reliever, was not afraid to ask for money if he thought he deserved it.