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I pitched and I played the outfield. -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Switching to the outfield was the best break I ever got. -- Al Kaline
The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield. -- Barry Zito
The secret of my success was clean living and a fast outfield. -- Lefty Gomez
Gee, its lonesome in the outfield. It's hard to keep awake with nothing to do. -- Babe Ruth
I'll win more games playing everyday in the outfield than I will pitching every fourth day. -- George Herman
I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence. -- Shemar Moore
I was nicknamed Skeeter in Little League because I was small and fast, like a mosquito flying across the outfield. -- Skeet Ulrich
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
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
I've won plenty of games by knowing when to take out my pitcher; whom to replace him with; or how to place my infield or outfield to defend properly against the opposing hitter. -- Walter Alston
I started playing soccer at age 6 and played both outfield and goalie. Back then, no one wanted to go on goalie - coaches would make deals with me so I'd do it. It's a tough position as a kid. -- Tim Howard
When I was young, it was fun being in the locker room and shagging balls in the outfield in spring training. But I couldn't keep my attention on the games for more than 30 minutes. I would sit there with my Game Boy the whole game. -- Shane Larkin
The reason we had an all-black outfield in '51 is Don Mueller got hurt, so Hank Thompson was a legitimate replacement. So what? People talk about, 'You're the first to do this. You're the first to do that.' Don't dwell on race all the time. -- Monte Irvin
Because I could throw so hard when I got to college, they made me a pitcher. If I had to it all over again, I would have stuck to playing in the outfield. I loved running. I can catch everything in the outfield. I could throw people out from the fence. -- Shemar Moore
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
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
I think I do a great job in the outfield. -- Rafael Soriano
I never think Im going to make a double play in the outfield. But I did it. -- Alfonso Soriano
I was nicknamed 'Skeeter' in Little League because I was small and fast, like a mosquito flying across the outfield. -- Skeet Ulrich
I feel that I was a good all-around player, I had good speed, a good arm and could play the outfield. -- Roger Maris
You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You are only as good as the team you have behind you. -- Jim Palmer
Any sportswriter who thinks the world is no bigger than the outfield fence in not only a bad citizen, but also a lousy sportswriter. -- Red Smith
When I was a rookie, Cy Young used to hit me flies to sharpen my abilities to judge in advance the direction and distance of an outfield-hit ball. -- Tris Speaker
We have some fast guys out there. It's always fun to compete with each other at practice in the outfield. It's going to be a fun year out there. -- Andrew Stevenson
Whenever we play the Twins, Torii Hunter has a major impact on defense. He tells the left fielder and the right fielder to take the day off and he covers the whole outfield. -- Ken Macha

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