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.

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.

Of course, I didn't tell you about all the times I said I was going to hit one and it didn't happen.

When I hit a home run I usually didn't care where it went. So long as it was a home run was all that mattered.

My biggest regret was letting my lifetime average drop below .300. I always felt I was a .300 hitter, and if I could change one thing that would be it.

I can't play any more. I can't hit the ball when I need to. I can't steal second when I need to. I can't go from first to third when I need to. I can't score from second when I need to. I have to quit.

I never saw him fight. I never saw Billy fight.