Waite Hoyt Quotes

Honestly, at one time I though Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean I wasn't born until 1961 and I grew up in Indiana.

Here's the thing: I had never been to Boston, my whole life. Probably because I'm a Yankee fan.

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

Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king.

Striking out Ruth and Gehrig in succession was too big an order.

Before seeing 'The Pride of the Yankees,' you may or may not know that the Yankees referred to are the ones who win the World Series each year. After seeing it you will find that the reference is indirect.

I'd love to play in a Red Sox game. It would be so awesome to actually walk out on the field and play, just for one inning. I'd also steal everything I could get my hands on in the clubhouse, which is why they won't let me do it.

The biggest game I ever played in was probably Don Larsen's perfect game.

Having been aware of the Red Sox since the 1946 World Series, having been growled at by Ted Williams as a young reporter in 1960, having been present at the horror of 1986 and the comeback of 2004, I have seen the highs and lows of some other people's favorite team.

It was funny, when I thought of it afterward, how Ruth and Gehrig looked as they stood there. The Babe must have been waiting for me to get the ball up a little so he could get his bat under it.

Now I've had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.

Since 1869, baseball has been doing pretty well.

I'm an avid Boston Red Sox fan.

The Boston Red Sox, they love to compete.

The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record.

When you talk about the American League, you think of Fenway. When you talk about the National League, you think of Wrigley and the fan base that they have in Chicago.

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.

From the time I was 3, I wanted to be a major-league player. To accomplish that at 35, get my name on my jersey, be in the clubhouse with major-league players, see my family for the first time in three months, be in my home state and pitch the day I got called up, was incredible.

Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.

I love Boston. I love Fenway Park. I love Red Sox history. But in no way am I a Red Sox fan.

I'm the guy that made Joe DiMaggio famous.

Babe Ruth was great. I'm just lucky.

I am a huge Red Sox fan.

Ted Williams is one of the best hitters ever to play the game, and I didn't get a chance to see him play, so all I could do was read books and look at pictures.

Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees are so famous for Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, all of those guys.