I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.

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 just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.

I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career - anything for a laugh.

You throw batting practice, you warm up pitchers, you sit and cheer. You do whatever you have to do to stay on the team.

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 would order a dozen bats and there were times they'd come back with handles at each end.