Occupation: Baseball Player Birth: April 8, 1954 Death: February 16, 2012
I'll always be grateful for the dream season of 1986. In a corner of my mind I will stand forever with my bat cocked, waiting for the two-one pitch f….
I got that nickname my first spring training camp with the Expos in 1974. Tim Foli, Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen started calling me 'Kid' because….
Sometimes you just have to play in pain..
I was going to be the best paper boy ever. I used my Sting-Ray bike and got the papers there after school. People know I porched everything. No roofs….
I remember many a time, going into someplace like Wrigley Field - where you could cut the humidity with a knife - and playing a doubleheader. I loved….
Theres a place in my heart for every team I played on..
That's what every young kid thinks about when they first put on a uniform - is to play in the Major League and then, ultimately, play in a World Seri….
There were probably a few games I played where I should not have played, because of some nagging injuries or something. I used to always talk the man….
I would love to get back to the big leagues as a coach, possibly a manager. I would love that opportunity..
Nothing will ever replace the feeling I got when Jesse Orosco struck out Marty Barrett to end the game (Game 7 of the 1986 World Series) and I got ….
It is a grueling position (catching). My knees will tell you that. I've had nine knee surgeries. I've had a couple of broken thumbs, one on each hand….
It's kind of a tradition that you get a rookie, put him in the middle, wrap your arms and legs around him, then douse him with everything you can get….
He really just wanted to go about his business. I would put Eddie Murray in the same category as Andre Dawson. He would like to kid around with the p….
I like mellow music. I like some jazz. But I'm not a big hard rock guy..
Load up your mind with pictures capturing your preferred tomorrow. Put the remembrances of the past in a place where they won't block your view..
I love you Lord, you are my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior. And my God is my rock in whom I find protection. He is my shie….
To be 49 years old now and still be called The Kid, that's kind of special..
The only thing on my mind now is getting that World Series ring..
I saw him (Barry Bonds) when he first broke in. He was a scrawny, skinny, 185-pound guy that had great talent. And then he turned himself into a frea….
Johnny Bench befriended me my first year in the big leagues. He took me under his wing during my first All-Star Game and we've been friends ever sin….
The Baseball Hall of Fame is something every player dreams about, but being a member of God's Hall of Fame is the greatest achievement of all. God of….