George Vecsey Quotes

I'm not sure Mark McGwire was a Hall of Famer to begin with.

It was much more fun playing with him than against him. If you wanted one pitcher to start the seventh game of the World Series, which he did in 1945, you'd pick Hal Newhouser.

When I was working on the unauthorized biography 'Stan Musial: An American Life,' which came out in 2011, old opponents recalled how Musial knew their names after they had been in the majors only a few days.

I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.

Darryl Strawberry has been voted to the Hall of Fame five years in a row.

Willie Mays was the best baseball player I ever saw. He could do anything.

In the spring of 1957, Mickey Mantle was the king of New York. He had the Triple Crown to prove it, having become only the 12th player in history to earn baseball's gaudiest jewel. In 1956, he had finally fulfilled the promise of his promise, batting .353, with 52 homers and 130 RBIs. Everybody loved Mickey.

To play 18 years in Yankee Stadium is the best thing that could ever happen to a ballplayer.

There's absolutely no comparisons to me or anyone else to Willie Mays. Willie Mays, he's the greatest baseball player of all time.

I went to my first game May 30, 1956, and Mantle was in the beginnings of his Triple Crown season. And he was drop-dead handsome.

I know a little about Hack (Wilson) because his picture is next to my locker. I am lucky to be there at the right time. People will now remember two guys, Hack Wilson and myself, and the season is not over yet.

I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio.

Baseball's rich in wonderful statistics, but it's hard to find one more beautiful than Stan Musial's hitting record. He didn't care where he was, he just hit.

The reason I didn't take the baseball route is because they don't have rankings for baseball players.

I have been blessed to win a number of awards and be involved in numerous historical baseball moments over my 20-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.

When I think about athletes, probably my favorite guest of all time among baseball players was Ted Williams.

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

The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal.

Sammy Sosa? Everybody knew who Sammy was, paid attention to Sammy. I had already signed in pro ball when he had the great homer year with Mark McGwire in '98. But I followed it, and I was proud of him because he was my countryman. There are a lot of great ballplayers from the Dominican, and he's one of the best.

As far as I'm concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due.

Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league.

Roger Maris was as good a man and as good a ballplayer as there ever was.

As one of nine men, DiMaggio is the best player that ever lived.

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

Leo Durocher was our manager and he brought Willie up to me and said, 'This is Willie Mays and he's your new roommate.' You could see right away that this young man was a natural. He had those real big hands, great power and speed and would catch everything hit in his direction. He's the best center fielder that ever lived, no question.