Mookie Betts Quotes

I know that there are no famous 'Doug Harvey plays.' And I'm proud of that.

They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

Derek Jeter seems like a cool dude.

I'm a Red Sox fan, but I still have a lot of respect for Mariano Rivera, who's the best closer of all-time.

My favorite player growing up was actually Jeter.

How lucky have we been that the face of baseball for the past two decades, through ups and downs, has been Derek Jeter.

The Greatest Living Yankee is Whitey Ford, who came out of Aviation High School, which was then in Manhattan, and helped pitch the Yankees to victory in the 1950 World Series when he was 21.

Goose Gossage is a friend of mine, and he's definitely a Hall of Fame pitcher in my mind.

I'm the guy that made Joe DiMaggio famous.

Babe Ruth was great. I'm just lucky.

Darryl Strawberry has been voted to the Hall of Fame five years in a row.

With the Giants I broadcast the debut of Hall of Famer Willie Mays.

In the spring of 1957, Mickey Mantle was the king of New York. He had the Triple Crown to prove it, having become only the 12th player in history to earn baseball's gaudiest jewel. In 1956, he had finally fulfilled the promise of his promise, batting .353, with 52 homers and 130 RBIs. Everybody loved Mickey.

I was a big Dave Winfield guy growing up.

There's absolutely no comparisons to me or anyone else to Willie Mays. Willie Mays, he's the greatest baseball player of all time.

At every step in his life, DiMaggio was what New Yorkers wanted in a hero.

You watch all those moments that Jeter had for the Yankees. You can tell by the fans' reaction how much he meant to them and how much he meant to the city, how much he meant to the game of baseball.

I always enjoy watching Derek Jeter play because he is a model of consistency both in the field and at the plate. I finished my career with 3,110 hits, and I have only admiration and respect for Derek. I hope he pauses to admire the view and keeps going. Just one more achievement in an incredible career.

I don't know why Roger (Maris) isn't in the hall of fame. To me, he was as good as there ever was.

As far as I'm concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due.

As one of nine men, DiMaggio is the best player that ever lived.

Jerry Coleman was the kind of player who made me proud to wear the pinstripes.

If I could do it over, I'd want to come up to the big leagues like Mike Trout. He's exciting and I like watching him.

How can I ever dog Derek Jeter? It's impossible. There is nothing to knock. He's a great defensive player. He's a great offensive player.

If you didn't know Fred Claire, you didn't know anyone.