Say 'Dodgers' and people know you're talking about baseball. Say 'Braves' and they ask, 'What reservation?' Say 'Reds' and they think of communism. Say 'Padres' and they look around for a priest.

Everywhere I go, I feel strange.

I didn't even graduate from high school. I've never told anybody that before. I got my degree later, when I was in the army.

I'm telling you, I don't like cheaters.

The saddest day of the year is the day baseball season ends.

My son wasn't gay. No way.

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.