You never know what's going to happen. Anything can happen there... and often does.

I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability.

I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it.

I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different.

Anything less would not have been worthy of me. Anything more would not have been possible.

I knew when the ball was going out (over the Green Monster). It was something I worked into the decoy, but it used to tick the pitchers off. Bill Monbouquette used to say, 'Can't you at least make it look like you can catch it?' Meanwhile, the ball would be on its way over the fence to a spot three-quarters of the way out to the railroad tracks.

Ed (Runge), you're the second best umpire in the league. The other twenty-three are tied for first.