It needs to be said, over and over again, that Stan the Man was voted by 'The Sporting News' as the best baseball player of the postwar decade, from 1946 through 1955.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Marty Stanovich was an honorable man.
People I look to: again, Hank Aaron, man you challenged the status quo and the records of the game. Monumental feats in an era where people didn't like that.
I came up in 1941 and I played against men who played in the 1930s. I stayed until 1963 playing against men who will be playing in the 1970s. So I think I can feel qualified to say that baseball really was a great game, and baseball is really a great game, and baseball will always be a great game.
Stan said he used to keep Hardy late, make him miss his golf game, and really get him mad.
Chuck Daly was a man and a coach who everyone had great respect for, and to be recognized in his memory is very special.
Carl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to play a number of different positions. He signed as a shortstop. He could play the outfield, of course, and third base and first, too. He was a tremendous athlete. Mickey Mantle was unbelievable, too.
I don't care what you do - baseball or politics - George W. Bush is always going to be compared to his father. I just want it to be an easy answer in 50 years - Who was the better player, me, or my kids? I want it to be my kids.
Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was.
No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. He's the best I've ever seen.
Jackie Robinson is a true legend.