"Then Roy Said to Mickey. . .": The Best Yankees Stories Ever Told (Best Sports Stories Ever Told)
"I threw 10,000 sliders as hard as I could and never had a sore arm. I swung at three curves from Al Jackson, and that was my career."--Dooley Womack on the injury that eventually ended his pitching career"Houk was amazing. I hit about nine homers in spring training of 1963, and the writers were asking Ralph how he thought I might do for the season. He said, `Joe ought to hit about .270 or .280, with maybe 27 or 28 homers, drive in 90 or so.' I ended the season hitting .271 with 27 homers and 89 RBIs."--Joe Pepitone reflecting on Ralph Houk's almost preternatural baseball insights"The sale of the Yankees to CBS hurt. Many scouts left. The Yankees used to sign the best of all the players, until the draft began. Then they only got one shot for a really prime prospect, and they didn't have the scouts to draft well. They got complacent, didn't change with the times."--Al Downing