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.

I stare out the window and wait for spring.

Baseball is my life, the only thing I know and can talk about. My only interest.

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.

Any ballplayer that don't sign autographs for little kids ain't an American. He's a communist.

Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

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