They should have come out of the dugout on tippy-toes, holding hands and singing.

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

I hated to bat against Drysdale. After he hit you he'd come around, look at the bruise on your arm and say, 'Do you want me to sign it?'

Hey man! Get away from me!

My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was left-handed, pitched to me every day after school in the back yard. I batted lefty against my dad and righty against my granddad.

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.

It was all I lived for, to play baseball.