John Tierney: “Mr. Speaker, I want to just reiterate some of the points that my esteemed colleague from Connecticut made... he served…”

“Mr. Speaker, I want to just reiterate some of the points that my esteemed colleague from Connecticut made... he served his country nobly there and was a hero and continued on beyond that. Even after he finished his baseball career, he provided invaluable assistance to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and to others through his work and service for the Jimmy Fund, helping to eradicate cancer in children. So for all the good deeds he did in baseball, he was a rounded individual who served this country, who has continued to serve his fellow man in a humanitarian way, with very serious issues of health. Besides that, he had some fantastic eyesight, a great athletic ability, was a terrific fishermen, and probably was the greatest hitter to ever live.”