Before broadcasting for 50-some years, I did TV, played 10 years in the big leagues, won a world championship - and played a big part in that, too, letting the Cardinals inject me with hepatitis. Takes a big man to do that.

I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed.

The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.

People have asked me a lot of times, because I didn't hit a lot, how long a dozen bats would last me. Depending on the weight and model I was using at that time - I would say eight to 10 cookouts.

I was acting when I was playing baseball.

I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes.

They broke it to me gently. The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn't allow visitors in the clubhouse.