A Body Came Flying Out And Landed

He Foresaw The Platooning That Managers Like Casey Stengel Used Years Before It Happened. He Told Me I Had To Be A Switch-hitter If I Was Going To Play.

I Always Loved The Game, But When My Legs Weren't Hurting It Was A Lot Easier To Love.

My Dad Taught Me To Switch-hit. He And My Grandfather, Who Was Left-handed, Pitched To Me Every Day After School In The Back Yard. I Batted Lefty Against My Dad And Righty Against My Granddad.

They Should Have Come Out Of The Dugout On Tippy-toes, Holding Hands And Singing.

Roger Maris Was As Good A Man And As Good A Ballplayer As There Ever Was.