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Originally Posted by egri
Around the same time he said that, the Red Sox had a rookie pitcher, Paul Hinrichs, who asked Ellis Kinder how to succeed in the majors. Kinder asked him, "Do you drink?" "No." "Smoke?" "No." "Stay out late chasing girls?" "No." "You'll never make it."
Hinrichs' career lasted two games.
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I kind of suspect that the similar quotes reflect a general attitude around clubhouses in '50's. Maybe straight laced young guys were viewed with a jaundiced eye by veterans going way back into past decades.
