I never had to cheat, I get them with what I got.

All though I didn't meet him. His legend and his saga and his story is just that. Jackie Robinson, we all have to tip our hat to him. Because he made the game available to guys like me.

Made it through high school, went to the University of Minnesota.

I went to jail. I looked like one of those savings-and-loan guys leaving the jail house.

These days baseball is different. You come to Spring Training, you get your legs ready, you arms loose, your agents ready your lawyer lined up.

The only players that are having fun are those having a good year, feasting on pitching or blowing down hitters and garnering all the adulation that goes with it. But, if you're not hitting or not throwing well, or are injured, you better look for fun someplace else.

And then 45 years later, as I finished my career in the great city of Cleveland, that was another great way to end my career, going to the World Series.