I'm probably the only guy who worked for (Casey) Stengel before and after he was a genius.
Gentlemen, for the first 60 feet that was a hell of a pitch.
[On Willie Mays] He was something like zero for twenty-one the first time I saw him. His first major league hit was a home run off me and I'll never forgive myself. We might have gotten rid of Willie (Mays) forever if I'd only struck him out.
You don't just throw the ball - you propel it.
When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.
Spahn and Sain and pray for rain.