I am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over baseball. It's unthinkable.

I don't care who you are, you hear those boos.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

The applause belongs to the teams. They are the ones who provided the fans an experience on such an exceptional level that enabled the League overall to reach this previously unattained plateau.

Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade them to put numbers on uniforms.

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.