Either he's got a lot of nuns praying for him at St. Joseph's or he's got Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle looking down on him and giving him a great day.

They tell me they have to watch out for [Joe] DiMaggio,

I'm the guy that made Joe DiMaggio famous.

When you talk about center fielders like Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays and Mantle, he's up there with them, ... If he hadn't missed the last three-four years with injuries, he'd probably have at least 100 more homers.

It is an interesting coincidence. I guess I am following in his footsteps, ... 'Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you?' I'll tell people my name and they don't get it.

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