Baseball is played by all countries now, and softball, too.

All last year we tried to teach him (Fernando Valenzuela) English, and the only word he learned was million.

It's still the best game in town because you don't have to be big to play, and everybody plays. Even your grandmother probably played baseball.

Ernie Banks was a great great player and when he no longer could play, he became a great ambassador for the game. He represented the game with the highest of class and dignity. Everybody loved Ernie Banks. He enjoyed baseball, life and people. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. We have truly lost a baseball giant.

Sometimes, you get too hopped up, too excited, and it works against you.

I do not care whether you're a Democrat or you're a Republican or an independent. We must pull for the people who are wearing the uniform of the armed forces. These people weren't drafted. They enlisted, because they believe.

I still remember the entire Boy Scout motto. I don't remember the serial number of my gun in the army. I don't remember the number of my locker in school. But I remember that Boy Scout code.