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I wonder why there is a designated hitter in baseball after all these years? As an experiment, it seemed like a swell enough idea, but you would think the novelty would have worn off by now and everyone would get back to playing baseball.

There are only so many pitches in this old arm, and I don't believe in wasting them throwing to first base.

You have more time to make the play at second base than shortstop. That's why the game's more quick.

I'm proud to be here as a man that has played first base more than anybody in the game of baseball.

I love second base.

If an umpire misses a called third strike and the other side ends up scoring because of it, I'm not going to forget it. If there are runners on second and third and two out, and if the umpire has just given the hitter an extra strike and the next pitch goes into the hole and both runs score, I've got to say something to the guy.

When he asked if I would like to try second base, I thought, Hey, get me in the lineup.

Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color? Well, the home team wears white uniforms, and the visiting team wears gray.