![One time in spring training, we had the hit-and-run on, and Carl Erskine threw me a curve and I struck out into a double play. I came back to the bench and Casey [Stengel] said, 'next time, tra-la-la.' I didn't know what tra-la-la meant, but next time up, I hit a line drive, right into a double play. When I sat down, Casey came over and said, 'Like I told you, tra-la-la.'](/assets/img/quote-photos/one-time-in-spring-training-we-had-the-hit-and-run-on-and-carl-erskine-threw-me.jpg)
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