As much as we disliked the Yankees, fans and players alike, they were good for baseball. They consistently unsuccessful teams like the Browns, Senators, and A's paid a lot of their bills with those big crowds that poured through the gates when the Yankees came to town.

Nobody lives forever and I've had a blessed life.

Life comes down to honesty and doing what's right. That's what's most important.

I did what any American could and should do: serve his country in its time of need.

There was great leadership in this country at the time of World War II. There was also unrelenting resolve at home, in America's factories and on the farms, in the cities and the country.

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.

Trying to sneak a fastball by Ted Williams was like trying to sneak a sunbeam by a rooster in the morning.