I Don't Feel Right Unless I Have

I Used To Love To Come To The Ballpark. Now I Hate It. Every Day Becomes A Little Tougher Because Of All This. Writers, Tape Recorders, Microphones, Cameras, Questions And More Questions. Roger Maris Lost His Hair The Season He Hit Sixty-one. I Still Have All My Hair, But When It's Over, I'm Going Home To Mobile And Fish For A Long Time.

I Had Many, Many, Many Death Threats. I Couldn't Open Letters For A Long Time, Because They All Had To Be Opened By Either The Fbi Or Somebody.

In Playing Ball, And In Life, A Person Occasionally Gets The Opportunity To Do Something Great. When That Time Comes, Only Two Things Matter: Being Prepared To Seize The Moment And Having The Courage To Take Your Best Swing.

Sure, This Country Has A Black President, But When You Look At A Black President, President Obama Is Left With His Foot Stuck In The Mud From All Of The Republicans With The Way He's Treated. We Have Moved In The Right Direction, And There Have Been Improvements, But We Still Have A Long Ways To Go In The Country.

Baseball Is A Lot Like The Ivy-covered Wall Of Wrigley Field--it Gives Off A Great Appearance, But When You Run Into It, You Discover The Bricks Underneath. At Times, It Seems That We're Dealing With A Group Of Men Who Aren't Much Different Than Others We've All Run Into Over The Years, Except They Wear Neckties Instead Of Robes And Hoods.