There is no way, believe me, despite my name being Winfield, and loving the game dearly. It wasn't in the cards. I didn't know what it was going to take to get here.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was trying to land an 18-year-old strapping first baseman from Blanco, Texas, population 200. His name was Willie Upshaw. It turned out there were only three scouts who knew about Willie - Dave Yocum and I working for the Yankees, and Al LaMacchia from the Atlanta Braves.
We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.
I enjoy playing for the Arizona Cardinals, and I want to continue to play here and try to win.
I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ones on God's earth. I found what God meant for me to do. People ask if I like working home plate best. I just want to be between the white lines. That's where I belong, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Not only did we play the race card, we dealt it from the bottom of the deck.
I want to establish myself as the first Eric Davis, not the next Willie Mays.
They'd have to force me to take the All-Star Game. They take over the building, your season-ticket holders have to be in a lottery to see if they get tickets, and then they don't get a good ticket. Really, no good can come out of it, and all it can do is upset your fans.
I'd like to say this was our worst game. Unfortunately, I can't.
I want to be able to be looked back on and know that he was one of the greats in the game.
I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college.
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