I don't miss baseball one single bit. I enjoy talking about it, but I know I can't do it anymore. I like to watch it on TV.
I still don't know how I got to the big leagues because I wasn't that good.
I was a slap hitter. I kept my mouth shut. I couldn't throw. I couldn't throw a lick.
Catcher with the Baltimore Orioles (1970, 1972), Atlanta Braves (1973-1975[start]), Philadelphia Phillies (1975[end]-1976), Los Angeles Dodgers (1977-1979), and New York Yankees (1980-1981).
Made major league debut on 17 September 1970.
Manager of the Baltimore Orioles (1991-1994) and Texas Rangers (1995-2001).
Manager of the Baltimore Orioles (1991-94) and Texas Rangers (1995-2001), he led the Rangers to the first three playoff appearances in team history.
Catcher in major league baseball from 1970 to 1981.
Shared 1996 American League Manager of the Year award with Joe Torre. Career regular-season managerial record, 797-746 (1991-2001).
Picked by the Baltimore Orioles in the secondary phase of the 1967 draft out of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Hit .250 with 14 homers and 126 RBIs for the Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Yankees. Member of 1977 and 1978 National League champion Dodgers.
Catcher for Baltimore Orioles (1970 and 1972), Atlanta Braves (1973-75), Philadelphia Phillies (1975-76), Los Angeles Dodgers (1977-79) and New York Yankees (1980-81).
Has a son, Andrew.
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