“The shortstop is a perfectly conditioned athlete. You're running out on relays all the time. You're covering second base. On every pitch, you're moving.” RunningMovingAthleteCoveringRelaysShortstops Author:Lou Boudreau
“Playing shortstop is 75 to 80 percent anticipation, knowing the hitter and the pitch being thrown.” KnowingPercentThrownAnticipationShortstops Author:Lou Boudreau
“As far as sleeping goes, you're up and ready to go at six in the morning. Spring training was always a combination of relaxing and working, and I missed that quite a bit. I missed being around the ball field. A baseball. A bat. The smell of the uniform, you might say. Talking baseball. Seeing opponents as well as the Cubs.” WellsMightBitsSleepTalkingMorningSeeingFieldsReadySixSpringTrainingBaseballBallsSmellCombinationOpponentsUniformsBatsCubsSpring Training Author:Lou Boudreau