Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic, every failing is seen and cheered, or booed. And then becomes a statistic.
I love what I do. If I had my time over again, I'd probably do it for nothing.
Whatever happens, I'm ready to face it.
With the Giants I broadcast the debut of Hall of Famer Willie Mays.
Sparky's the only guy I know who's written more books than he's read.
Nicknames are baseball, names like Zeke and Pie and Kiki and Home Run and Cracker and Dizzy and Dazzy.