Political Quotes

“I have a very special announcement to make. One of our colleagues, the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Bunning], was just named to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Mr. Speaker, I am sure that my colleagues all know that the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Bunning] is the only major league pitcher ever to pitch a no-hit game in both the National League and the American League and that his selection to the Hall of Fame was not by baseball writers, but by the veterans themselves, which makes it, it seems to me, a little loftier in stature. Mr. Speaker, I might trespass upon my friendship with the gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Bunning] to tell the Members a true story. I think I have the year right. 1958. Maybe it was 1968, but I am going to say 1958. The gentleman from Kentucky [Mr. Bunning] was pitching for the Detroit Tigers against the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees had a first base coach named Bob Turley, a former pitcher who was very skilled at stealing signs. Every time Jim would throw a fastball, Turley would whistle, and the batters knew what the pitch was. Now, the first batter up was Bobby Richardson, and Jim got him out. The second batter up was Tony Kubek, the shortstop. Jim got him out. The third batter stepped in, Mickey Mantle, and Jim walked over to the first base coach, Turley, and he said, "If you whistle, I am going to hit him right in the back with a pitch." Jim took the mound.…”