“You just can't imagine the kind of guy he was without seeing him play. He was a circus, a play, a movie, all rolled into one.” KindPlayGuyImagineSeeingYankeesCircusNew York Yankees Author:Lefty Gomez
“It was the first time I used that bat. A Yankee fan in Chicago gave it to me the last time we were there and said it would bring me luck. There's no brand name on it or anything. Maybe the guy made it himself. It had been in the bat rack, and I picked it up by mistake because it looked like the bat I had been using the last few days.” FirstsMadeSaidLastsUsedGuyNamesMistakeFansFirst TimeLuckMade ItBrandsChicagoLast TimeBatsYankeesNew York YankeesRacksBrand NamesYankee Fans Author:Graig Nettles
“Winning is a lot of fun. I remember having a meeting a couple years ago and telling the guys: 'You're not enjoying yourselves.' O'Neill said to me afterwards, 'Skip, it's not fun unless you win.'” YearsSaidRememberGuyWinningFunEnjoyCoupleYears AgoMeetingsYankeesNew York YankeesSkip Author:Joe Torre
“MVP, you could have picked a name out of a hat... we have a group of MVPs. You don't rely on one guy. You have to get contributions from everyone.” GuyNamesGroupsRelyContributionHatsYankeesNew York YankeesMvp Author:Derek Jeter
“Well, the fella I got on there is hitting pretty good and I know he can make that throw, and if he don't make it that other fella I got coming has shown me a lot, and if he can't I have my guy and I know what he can do. On the other hand, the guy's not around now. And, well, this guy may be able to do it against left-handers if my guy ain't strong enough. I know one of my guys is gonna do it.” IfsKnowsWellsMayEnoughHandsAbleGuyLeftStrongCan DoHittingThis GuyYankeesStrong EnoughNew York YankeesFellasLeft Handers Author:Casey Stengel
“Now this is over thirty years later and the guy said he was that cab driver. He apologized and he was serious. I felt awful. He might have been spending his whole life thinking he had jinxed me, but I told him he hadn't. My number was up.” ThinkingYearsHas BeensSaidWholeMightGuyFeltNumbersSeriousSpendingWhole LifeAwfulThirtyDriversMight Have BeenYankeesThirty YearsNew York YankeesCabCab Drivers Author:Joe DiMaggio