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I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That's when you've got to be serious. When I get out on the field, nothing's a joke to me. I don't feel like I should walk around with a smile on my face.

The phrase 'off with the crack of the bat', while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat.

You have to stay fresh and blank in your mind when you go out to bat. You complicate things, and you're gone.

To cure a batting slump, I took my bat to bed with me. I wanted to know my bat a little better.

I bat righty.

A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose.

Let the pitcher move first, then, as he draws his arm back, you draw the bat back and you are ready.

I love baseball, and the door remains open.

You gotta keep the ball off the fat part of the bat.

I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.