I had more people come to me and say 'It was great to see a player of your caliber treat that honestly and not come out totally against the current players.
"Michael Jack Schmidt" is an American baseball third baseman who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies. Schmidt was a twelve-time Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All-Star and a three-time winner of the National League (NL) Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award/Most Valuable Player award (MVP), and he was known for his combination of power hitting and strong defense: as a hitter, he compiled 548 home runs and 1,595 runs batted in (RBIs), and List of Major League Baseball home run champions/led the NL in home runs eight times and List of Major League Baseball runs batted in champions/in RBIs four times. As a fielder, Schmidt won the National League Gold Glove Award for third basemen ten times. Schmidt was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum/Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 and is considered one of the greatest third baseman in baseball history.
Having an unusual batting stance, Schmidt turned his back somewhat towards the pitcher and rocked his rear end back-and-forth while waiting for a pitch. By standing far back in the batter's box, he made it almost impossible to jam him by pitching inside. Schmidt was one of the best athletes of his era; teammate Pete Rose once said, "To have his body, I'd trade him mine and my wife's, and I'd throw in some cash."
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous athletes! More Mike Schmidt on Wikipedia.I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let me do that.
You're trying your damndest, you strike out and they boo you. I act like it doesn't bother me, like I don't hear anything the fans say, but the truth is I hear every word of it and it kills me.
I think the Baseball Hall of Fame should take a stronger position on a lot of issues.
If you're associated with the Philadelphia media or town, you look for negatives. I don't know if there's something about their upbringing or they have too many hoagies, or too much cream cheese.
Pete Rose is the most likable arrogant person I've ever met.
I don't think I can get into my deep inner thoughts about hitting. It's like talking about religion.
Any time you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose.
They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans, pro or con, over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there.
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