We know you can bunt, Mick. You're not down here to bunt. You're here to get some hits and get your swing back.

You might as well go in and start getting dressed. I'm going to hit his first pitch for a home run.

What did you say, Joe?

A lot of people wrote that Roger (Maris) and I didn't like each other and that we didn't get along. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Casey wanted us to stay loose. That didn't mean clowning around. He just meant we should be confident and relaxed. We shouldn't feel that one strikeout was going to end the season for us.

You don't have to talk to me about pensions. I won't be around long enough to collect one.

I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.