Rod Carew Quotes

Rod Carew — Panamanian Athlete born on October 01, 1945,

Rodney Cline "Rod" Carew is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, second baseman and coach of Panamanian descent. He played from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels and was elected to the All-Star game every season except his last. While Carew was never a home run threat, he made a career out of being a consistent contact hitter. He threw right-handed and batted left-handed. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame. Carew served as an MLB coach for several years after retiring as a player... (wikipedia)

Hitting is an art, but not an exact science.

Three thousand hits is something that should stand for itself.

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Your first hit in the majors - that's tops. It means you're on your way. When you get the first hit, then you can get the rest.

When I was 11, I spent eight months in the hospital with rheumatic fever and almost died.