The Good Lord Has Blessed Me With

I Had A Job To Do, And I Did It All These Years To The Best Of My Ability. That's What I'd Like To Leave Behind As I Finish My Final Game In Toronto.

In Radio, They Say, Nothing Happens Until The Announcer Says It Happens.

That Other Saying, I'm A Part Of All That I Have Met, I Think That Would Have To Begin With My Wonderful Parents Back In Atlanta When I Was A Youngster Five Years Old I Was Tongue Tied.

In Baseball, Democracy Shines Its Clearest. The Only Race That Matters Is The Race To The Bag. The Creed Is The Rule Book. And Color, Merely Something To Distinguish One Team's Uniform From Another's.

Baseball Is Just A Game, As Simple As A Ball And Bat, Yet As Complex As The American Spirit It Symbolizes. A Sport, A Business And Sometimes Almost Even A Religion.