Lou Brock Was A Great Base Stealer

Let's See, For Breakfast Rickey Will Have Bacon And Eggs, And Grits If I Can Get 'em.

Certain Guys, They Can See A Guy Do A Certain Thing With Their Glove And Know What Pitch Is Coming. I Couldn't Do That. But I Can Get On First Base And I Can Tell You By His Move If That Pitcher Is Going To First Base Or Home Plate Every Time.

Listen: People Are Always Saying, 'rickey Says Rickey.' But It's Been Blown Way Out Of Proportion. People Might Catch Me, When They Know I'm Ticked Off, Saying, 'rickey, What The Heck Are You Doing, Rickey?' They Say, 'darn, Rickey, What Are You Saying Rickey For? Why Don't You Just Say, 'i?' But I Never Did. I Always Said, 'rickey,' And It Become Something For People To Joke About.

When I Was A Little-leaguer, I Was Sort Of Famous For Stealing Bases - And It Started Only Because My Mom Wanted To Be Sure Where I Was In The Afternoons. Mom Always Used To Say, "if You Don't Come Home Dirty, You Didn't Play A Baseball Game." So I Always Tried To Get In A Situation Where I Had To Slide So That I Could Go Home Dirty.

I Don't Think I Ever Got Proper Credit About Being Smart About The Game.