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Bert Campaneris
Cuban
Athlete
About the author
So to get to play for the Yankees was really exciting. Really exciting.
Bert Campaneris,
Cuban
Athlete
#Play
Yes, I was in that game where George Brett hit that home run. Billy saw there was too much pine tar on the bat and he went to the umpire, the next thing we knew they were fighting about it.
Bert Campaneris,
Cuban
Athlete
#Home
#Fighting
#Umpire
Well, I wanted to play twenty years in the major leagues. I never made it twenty though. I played nineteen.
Bert Campaneris,
Cuban
Athlete
#Years
#Play
In 83 I thought we were going to go all the way. We had Roy Smalley, and Steve King, and good players.
Bert Campaneris,
Cuban
Athlete
#Thought
I've been in eleven no-hitters you know.
Bert Campaneris,
Cuban
Athlete
I loved the opportunity to play for the Yankees, too.
Bert Campaneris,
Cuban
Athlete
#Play
#Opportunity
Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees are so famous for Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, all of those guys.
Bert Campaneris,
Cuban
Athlete
#Famous
#Yankee