He foresaw the platooning that managers like Casey Stengel used years before it happened. He told me I had to be a switch-hitter if I was going to play.

All I have is natural ability.

Billy copied Casey to a 'T.'

I leaned on him for support when I got out of the cab, and he just crumpled to the ground. That's how we found out.

A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.

Every time I see his name (Dean Chance) on a lineup card, I feel like throwing up.

Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball.