[flushed with pride]

He made every pitch as if it were the last ball he would ever throw.

[pepsionice]

There are lots of great players in baseball...from Kirk Gibson to Lou Gehrig...from Yogi Berra to Babe Ruth. But when you come down to wanting to watch a person play...inning after inning...there is only Sandy Koufax. For whatever length of career that he appeared...he probably made each single inning count more than any baseball player that ever breathed. Koufax demonstrates the preciseness of his professionalism and was an absolute gentleman on and off the field. We can give alot to Yogi....we can dream of the youthful Ty Cobb on the bases...we can see Reggie Jackson in October as Mr. Baseball...but for greatness...there is only Koufax.