The first rule of baseball is to get a good ball to hit.

I never saw a pitcher I didn't feel sorry for.

I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.

I've never been a yes man.

I'd rather him (Grover Alexander) pitch a crucial game for me drunk, then anyone I've ever known sober. He was that good.

The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could hit the ball, not how often.

The first rule of baseball is to get a good ball to hit.