Don Baylor
Don Baylor
Donald Edward Bayloris a Major League Baseballcoach and a former MLB player and manager. During his 19 seasons in the major leagues, Baylor was a power hitter known for crowding the plate, and was a first baseman, left fielder, and designated hitter. He played for six different American League teams, primarily the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels, but also played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and Boston Red Sox. He later managed the expansion Colorado Rockies...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth28 June 1949
CountryUnited States of America
The Southwest Conference and UT were not ready to break the color barrier. The Orioles took the pressure off Texas.
Playing for Yogi is like playing for your father; playing for Billy is like playing for your father-in-law.
then he played me for the next two weeks.
Sometimes it's a real good thing. But once you get it out, the next day it has to be over. Over. If it's not, if it festers, then you can't repair it.
We think it's extremely important to stress that the study really only focuses on taxes.
We're going to rise or fall as a state together.
My bones are as hard as a rock. Every time I have a biopsy, the doctors are doing hand exercises a week, ten days out.
Texas has arguably the most extreme separation between the well off and everyday people in the United States.
I'm a fair manager, put it that way. I like to be fair with the players, but there's a time for discipline.
I've been in just about every situation as a player and coach and manager. I've been in the playoffs, World Series, and I know how to get there.
Don Baylor, New York Yankees DH, on Billy Martin and his predecessor Yogi Berra: Playing for Yogi is like playing for your father; playing for Billy is like playing for your father-in-law.
I'm going to try to enjoy the All-Star break, hope my players reflect on what happened the first half of the season, come back with a different attitude, try to find our solution on how to win it.
It's what you've been a part of for so long. I don't think I can watch a game without an interest in who wins.
When he came up, Donnie was a player who hit the ball from the left-field line to shortstop.