Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.
He (Babe Ruth) hits a ball harder and further than any man I ever saw.
Whether or not anybody had invented the category in his lifetime, Babe Ruth was surely the Greatest Living Yankee almost immediately upon lofting home runs at the Polo Grounds, allowing the Yankees to build their own palace across the Harlem River.
When I was a kid, watching All-Star week on TV, the Home Run Derby was a highlight for me.
People think of the greatest home run hitters of all time and think of Babe Ruth; they don't think about that Warren Spahn hit more than anybody.
I guess anytime you are mentioned with Hank Aaron, it is the ultimate compliment, not only as a hitter, but obviously, the great ballplayer that he was.
I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.
Mike Laga will make you forget about every power hitter that ever lived.
Mark (McGwire) is the man.
Ernie Banks was a great great player and when he no longer could play, he became a great ambassador for the game. He represented the game with the highest of class and dignity. Everybody loved Ernie Banks. He enjoyed baseball, life and people. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. We have truly lost a baseball giant.
He's (Willie Stargell) such a big strong guy he should love that porch. He's got power enough to hit home runs in any park, including Yellowstone.
Babe Ruth made a baseball fan of me. I used to go to Yankee Stadium just to see him come to bat.
There's absolutely no comparisons to me or anyone else to Willie Mays. Willie Mays, he's the greatest baseball player of all time.
Willie Mays was the best baseball player I ever saw. He could do anything.
Fans love McGwire for his powerful physique, for his on-field hugs of his son, the part-time bat boy. He is Big Mac, or Paul Bunyan in Cardinals red with a white-ash bat instead of an ax.
Babe Ruth is an icon, in sports and in our society.
Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king.
