I took a huge risk leaving baseball, because I was predicted to play in the big leagues. I'm kind of a prototypical second baseman.
If you're in the minor leagues, you want to get to the majors.
My message to a lot of guys is, if you like school and you like education, baseball is gonna be there, and you can get some of the same great competition in college that you do in the low minor leagues.
The modern era of Cape Cod baseball dawned in 1963 when the league became a showcase for the collegiate elite.
I was always interested in baseball. In fact, in my younger years, I played it in an amateur way. But up to the time when I became identified with the Yankees, I was a strong National League rooter.
When I was growing up, there weren't any Little Leagues in the city. Parents worked all the time. They didn't have time to take their kids out to play baseball and football.
I was a great base umpire, but I was the most mediocre plate umpire to ever come into the major leagues.
But the reason that women's football is still unknown is because it's not on television and not widely publicised for a wide majority of the leagues in the world.
My main objective is to prepare candidates for professional baseball; however, the majority of our graduates will go home as much better qualified amateurs.
You know, I was once named Minor League Player of the Year... unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time.
Even though my dad was a manager in the minor leagues, I still traveled around with him and saw it from the field out. Now, as an owner, you're kind of looking from the whole baseball activity from outside in, from a fan's perspective.
I was late to the Knicks. My dad was a big fan. But I first started watching baseball; I became a Red Sox fan. My dad was a Mets fan. I wanted to have my own team and league.
I'm honored and excited to be chosen to lead MLSE, a world-class sports and entertainment organization with the major league teams, premier facilities and employee team that rank with the very best across North America and internationally.
I fear that the hearts of the vast majority of mankind would beat on strongly and steadily and without any quickening if the league were to perish altogether.
I was not bitter by not being allowed to play in the major leagues. I just said, 'The time has not come.'
Peter Brand: Billy, this is Chad Bradford. He's a relief pitcher. He is one of the most undervalued players in baseball. His defect is that he throws funny. Nobody in the big leagues cares about him, because he looks funny. This guy could be not just...
I got an offer in 1992 to buy a major-league team. I turned down the offer because I don't want my love of the game to involve business.
I came into the game when I broke into the major leagues, the minimum salary was seven thousand dollars, and I'd have to go home in the wintertime and get a job.
I'd rather play in the major leagues and have some bad games than play consistently good ball in the minors.
Not many people get to the major leagues and succeed right away. There are some struggles. Everyone seems to struggle.
Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there.
