There's so much attached to playing shortstop that you lose your concentration on hitting, unless you're a natural hitter. There's so much to think about in the field, you don't have time to think about what you did at the… — Lou Boudreau Copy Share Image
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.… — Lou Boudreau Copy Share Image
Playing shortstop is 75 to 80 percent anticipation, knowing the hitter and the pitch being thrown. — Lou Boudreau Copy Share Image
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. — Lou Boudreau Copy Share Image
Yeah, I miss it. You don't just break off a friendship you've had with a sport, and with all those you've met all over… — Lou Boudreau Copy Share Image
I thank the Lord for having the kind of a career that doesn't happen very often to an individual. A lot of times when… — Lou Boudreau Copy Share Image
There's so much attached to playing shortstop that you lose your concentration on hitting, unless you're a natural hitter. There's so much to think… — Lou Boudreau Copy Share Image
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… — Lou Boudreau Copy Share Image
The overall thinking of the shortstop covers the overall context of the ballgame. You have to know the count they'll hit-and-run on. You're thinking… — Lou Boudreau Copy Share Image
