When the ball was hit, my first reaction as a shortstop was always go in the direction of the ball. You can't do that at first base. You go too far in that direction, and it's hard to scurry back and be ready to pick the throw.
As a kid, I loved to play centerfield. I loved to make diving catches.
I know I can be a way better player as a shortstop than I can at third.
I don't know. I've never been on second before.
I made the varsity team as a freshman at 15. Then, I tore a tendon and never fully recovered. I was a shortstop, then third baseman, then second baseman.
I can play anywhere. First, third, left field, anywhere but Philadelphia.
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, 'Why, oh why with so many other positions in baseball did I take up this one.'
To me playing third base and left field and moving all over the place, it doesn't bother me because I still have to grab that bat and hit no matter where I play.
Baseball skills schizophrenically encompass a pitcher's, a batter's and a fielder's.
Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard.
I think it's hard for someone to play short and then come back to second. It's not the same.
Different styles work for different guys... If you can handle shortstop and hit, teams will find a way to pencil you into the lineup.
I like it, but I think second base is too boring.
I used to play second base, leftfield and centerfield.
I played baseball up until my freshman year of high school. That was my main sport. I played third base.
Old third basemen become first basemen, and old first basemen become designated hitters.
