[As the broadcaster Harry Doyle in the movie] Major League, ... just a bit outside. |
Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat. |
Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times. |
Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets. |
Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets. |
He's what, 38 years old? But he's still there, man. He's still got that same swing. He's got pop. You make a mistake on that guy, he's going to stink you. I mean, he's going to hurt you. |
I didn't get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a |
I had slumps that lasted into the winter. |
I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase. |
I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture. |
I led the league in "Go get 'em next time." |
I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed. |
I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for three-thousand dollars. That bothered my dad at the time because he didn't have that kind of dough. But he eventually scraped it up. |
I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for three-thousand dollars. That bothered my dad at the time because he didn't have that kind of dough. But he eventually scraped it up. |
If a guy hits .300 every year, what does he have to look forward to? I always tried to stay around .190, with three or four RBI. And I tried to get them all in September. That way I always had something to talk about during the winter. |