I just reared back and let them go.

Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio was the greatest all around player.

Cooperstown is the greatest place on Earth.

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed on the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

You figure they cheat at the ballpark, they'll cheat on the golf course, they'll cheat in business, and anything else in life. Players may laugh about it and say it's funny, but right down in their heart, they don't think it's funny at all, and they have no respect for a person who cheats.

I went on inactive duty in August 1945, and since I had stayed in such good shape and had played ball on military teams, I was ready to start for the Indians just two days later, against the Tigers.

If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.