It's Been A Terrific Life.

In Radio, They Say, Nothing Happens Until The Announcer Says It Happens.

God Blessed Me By Putting Me Here For Thirty-one Years At Michigan And Trumbull.

I Have Great Faith That Heaven's There And I'll See My Brothers And My Mom And Dad When I Get There.

Why The Fairy Tale Of Willie Mays Making A Brilliant World Series Catch, And Then Dashing Off To Play Stickball In The Street With His Teenage Pals. That’s Baseball. So Is The Husky Voice Of A Doomed Lou Gehrig Saying, ‘i Consider Myself The Luckiest Man On The Face Of This Earth.’

Baseball Is A Spirited Race Of Man Against Man, Reflex Against Reflex. A Game Of Inches. Every Skill Is Measured. Every Heroic, Every Failing Is Seen And Cheered, Or Booed. And Then Becomes A Statistic.