“Here's the pitch. Mantle swings. There's a tremendous drive going into deep left field! It's going, going! It's over the bleachers... over the sign atop the bleachers... into the yards of houses across the street! It's got to be one of the longest runs I've ever seen! How about that!” RunningHouseLeftStreetsFieldsSwingsYardsYankeesNew York YankeesLeft FieldBleachers Author:Mel Allen
“Explain to me how he [her son] can ride a bicycle, run, play ball, set up a camp, swing, fight a war, swim and race for eight hours ... and has to be driven to the garbage can.” WarPlayRunningFightingHoursRaceSonBallsEightDrivenSwimCampsSwingsGarbageBicycleGarbage Cans Author:Erma Bombeck