Only God knows why I didn't make it with the Mets, but yes, in a short period of time, I got the opportunity with the Phillies.
For a long time, I'd been vaguely fascinated by the idea that Charles Lindbergh flew the Atlantic and Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs in the same summer.
Hypocrites in the Church? Yes, and in the lodge and at the home. Don't hunt through the Church for a hypocrite. Go home and look in the mirror. Hypocrites? Yes. See that you make the number one less.
After I'd hit a home run and took my position in the field, the fans in the bleachers began throwing packages of tobacco at me. I stuffed them in my pocket.
Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back.
The American Museum of Natural History is my son's absolute favorite place in the world! So we really, really, really love New York.
There is a lot to celebrate about that little Babe who was laid in a manger. Christians celebrate Christmas because they are thankful for the promise of salvation, which was delivered in human flesh and named Jesus.
I believe that everything you work at and want in life is a great challenge.
In 83 I thought we were going to go all the way. We had Roy Smalley, and Steve King, and good players.
I try to be a good human being and keep up with what's going on in the world by reading and staying in touch with the current events.
You always want to feel better but I'm good. My thing is once you get to the playoffs, you do whatever it takes. You've got to lay it on the line.
He's not anybody's clone. He's Ken Griffey, Jr. As long as he continues to remind himself of that, he's going to be a very good player.
Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there.
If you're equally good as this Latin player, guess who's going to get sent home? I know a lot of players that are home now can outplay a lot of these guys.
In life, you need many more things besides talent. Things like good advice and common sense.
When he hit a ground ball to you, you knew you had to make a good throw because he was going to be running.
That's the sign of a good relationship, when you can pick up a phone and it doesn't matter when the last time you spoke was.
I guess I set a world record for errors. I had a pretty good arm, see, but I didn't have much control.
Gold Gloves are nice to have people mention. They're basically saying you're a pretty good defensive player along with everything else. But I was about the offensive side.
And George Brett. I think most people know that George and I have become pretty good friends over the years.
If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.
