“Mayor de Blasio said that whenever he goes to a Yankee game he gets sick and tired of people booing and giving him the finger. Hey, what do you want? You're the mayor of New York City. It comes with the gig, pal.” PeopleWantGivingSaidGamesCitiesNew YorkSickTiredFingersHeyNew York CityYankeesGigsMayorsPalsBooing Author:David Letterman
“On the day I was signed, Mr. Finley, the owner of the Athletics at that time came up to me and said, 'When you were six you ran away from home, and when your parents found you at a nearby lake, you had already caught two catfish and were pulling in a third. Now repeat it back to me.'” SaidTwoHomeFoundParentSixThirdsCaughtRanRepeatsLakesOwnersPullingYankeesAthleticsNew York YankeesAway From HomeFound YouCatfish Author:Catfish Hunter
“Everyone keeps me telling me how great a knee replacement is. Whitey Ford said it was great and so did Ralph Branca. If I had one of those, I don't know that I would retire. But if I left for a month or more, who's going to want me back?” IfsKnowsWantSaidLeftMonthsKneesRetiringWant MeYankeesNew York YankeesReplacements Author:Don Zimmer
“I was sitting in the back room by myself when someone came in and said, "Mr. Zimmer, I have to take you down to the make up room." I told them that if anyone can help this face they deserve a bonus.” IfsSaidHelpingFacesRoomsSittingDeserveYankeesNew York YankeesBonus Author:Don Zimmer
“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
“After I won 21 games, I said, "This isn't that hard actually. I can do this every year for maybe 10, 15 years." To tell you the truth I thought I was going to be in the Hall of Fame. I really thought that. You feel so strong, so powerful walking down the street. You know you can throw a ball harder than any man in the world, or certainly the top five. Sandy Koufax knocked all of us out of the box on that one, so we would think, "I'm the second or third hardest thrower in the game."” ThinkingKnowsMenWorldFeelsYearsSaidI CanHardGamesStrongCan DoPowerfulFiveStreetsWalkingFameThirdsBallsHarderBoxesHardestHallsYankeesNew York YankeesHall Of FameSandyI Can Do ThisThrowers Author:Jim Bouton
“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
“If I were playing today I'd do what Joe DiMaggio said. I'd go knock on the door at Yankee Stadium and when George Steinbrenner answered I'd say, 'Howdy, pardner.'” IfsSaidTodayDoorsBaseballYankeesStadiumsYankee Stadium Author:Mickey Mantle