Power is a big thing in baseball. It can't be cheapened. That is, a fellow has it or hasn't. It isn't a fluke or great accomplishment, like a perfect game. When Mantle connects, it's a tape-measure job. Nobody who ever lived has more power than Mantle.

I get a kick out of watching him. Everything he does has that extra flourish.

The great thing about baseball is that there's a crisis every day.

Gaylord (Perry) is a very honorable man. He only calls for the spitter when he needs it.

There is no such thing as second place. Either you're first or you're nothing.

It will revolutionize baseball. It will open a new area of alibis for the players.

I have to give Mays one edge, durability. Mickey isn't sound and Willie is. Otherwise, if I had a chance to trade for either player, I'd pick Mantle.