
Dave Valle on Playing for Survival, 2003 HR Derby & Life of a Catcher
The Bret Boone Podcast
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The Dynamic of Being a Veteran Player
When I was coming into the big leagues, I was a non-raster invitee. And it was a different time in baseball where you kind of had to earn your stripes as a young player. It's amazing the dynamic and we're going to talk about a little bit of being a kid, being a veteran. Back then, there was a little tenseness because Harold Reynolds was a second baseman in Seattle. But at the same time, it's like, oh, they're replacing. He's the heir apparent to Harold.
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