There is no one correct way to bat, and so of course there is no one correct stance for it.

I started to crouch because that way I could guard the plate better, and I always wanted to hit .300 in the big leagues.

There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw.

A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is this: You have to know the strike zone. That's the most important thing. Hit strikes and put the bat on the ball.

I think I had the smallest handle around. When I got my bats, I even trimmed them down. I used to scrape them. Some years later when I started getting older, I used to start with a 33 and in the summer it got down to 31 and then probably in September got down to 30.

Always wanted to be a Major League player. Loved baseball. Followed it. Loved to play. Plus, I could always hit.

What made me sign with the Cardinals? Because they used salesmanship, the personal touch.