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You look at all the great players that they've had and the potential of playing in Yankee Stadium.

I've been a Yankees fan since I was six.

Even though I was never a Yankee fan until I put on the uniform, when you think about the deep history of this organization, you always knew what the Yankees represented.

OK, he's a Yankees fan. Now I know why I don't like him.

You're always in the storm's eye, so to speak, when you're with the Yankees.

I always appreciated the ex-players. Being a Yankee, you get spoiled. Old-Timers Day, all these guys coming back, spring training, being around them, you get a chance to get to know them. So I always think you learn a lot by listening.

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

Babe Ruth made a baseball fan of me. I used to go to Yankee Stadium just to see him come to bat.

At least, in this situation, I know my chances of coming back could be slim because of the young talent the Yankees do have.

As I have said many times - my father was a great fan of Bill Dickey's and he certainly loved the Yankees. I hope that he would be pleased.