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KIDSDAY TALKING WITH PAT KELLY

By Gregory Malvino, Tim Miller and Candice Reddan

1994

Overview

Q. Is playing baseball as much fun now as it was when you were playing as a kid? A. Yes. It's a lot better now because you get paid, but that's not the only reason. It's fun to play in front of a lot of people and your friends see you. It's kind of neat. Q. Were you always a second baseman? A. No. In high school and college I was a shortstop. When I was drafted they put me at second base. Q. Did you always want to play for the Yankee? A. Yes. I grew up in Pennsylvania. We got Ch. 11 TV, I used to watch them before going to sleep at night and always wondered what it would be like to play in Yankee Stadium. Q. Who do you think is the best player on the team? A. That's a tough question. The guy who is playing the best right now is Paul O'Neill. I don't think you can say who is the best player because a lot of guys do different things. Some of the guys like me, Mike Gallego and Randy Valarde, we are all defensive players. Whatever we do hitting-wise is an added advantage. You can't judge it by what they do offensively. Some guys do it defensively like Mike Stanley, he had a good offensive year last year. Q. Is there any significance to your uniform number 14?

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