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

The difference between relief pitching when I did it today is simple, there is too much of it. It's one of those cases where more is not necessarily better.

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.

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

Where the ball went was up to heaven. Sometimes I threw the ball clean up into the stands.

Baseball in the Navy always was much more fun than it had been in the major leagues.

I'm no hero. Heroes don't come back. Survivors return home. Heroes never come home. If anyone thinks I'm a hero, I'm not.