When I looked at the third base coach, he turned his back on me.

If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter.

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.

I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture.

On TV the people can see it. On radio you've got to create it.

Let's face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can't resist.

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