I loved to hit with men on base and with the game on the line.

To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.

Never had I had so many friends and so much fun as I did in the projects.

Oakland revolved around Forbes Field. Nothing in the city could match that atmosphere.

Don't be sharp or flat; just be natural.

I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.

When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."