If you're playing baseball and thinking about managing, you're crazy. You'd be better off thinking about being an owner.

He (Mickey Mantle) has it in his body to be great.

Amazing strength, amazing power - he (Ron Swoboda) can grind the dust out of the bat. He will be great, super even wonderful. Now, if he can only learn to catch a fly ball.

No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball.

I would not admire hitting against Ryne Duren, because if he ever hit you in the head you might be in the past tense.

The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn't argue with one. I'd put my arms around her and give her a little kiss.

Because there'd be two languages I couldn't speak, French and English.