This is Rickey calling on behalf of Rickey. Rickey wants to play baseball.

I like playing for Oakland, they have a very colorful uniform.

I'm already in the (record) books three or four times.

I have to play baseball to make me happy. I have to be an athlete. But when it's all said and done, I'll be a normal father. A normal-type house man.

I haven't had the time to say, 'I'm retiring.' But baseball says, 'You're retired.'

Let's see, for breakfast Rickey will have bacon and eggs, and grits if I can get 'em.

I don't think I ever got proper credit about being smart about the game.