that's all before jim abbott made history at yankee stadium. >> announcer: abbott with a fly ball.ong run bernie williams. he's there. two outs in the ninth. with this catch, the fans are on their feet. >> reporter: he did more with one hand than many players dream of doing with two. when did you start getting interested in sports? >> i never remember not being interested in sports. you know, i never remember not, not being a fan. >> reporter: do you remember wondering whether you'd be able to do sports? without a hand? >> no. i thought i could do it all. i thought i could throw. i thought i could kick. i thought i could run. whatever it took to get in the game i was going to figure out a way to do it. >> reporter: he's still figuring out ways to do it, whatever the sport. >> i'm fortunate i have this much of my arm to work with and this much of my hand to be able to guide the club and balance it. >> reporter: he spent his life teeing up expectations and knocking them out of sight. he thought once he got married, retired from baseball and had two daughters that the questions about

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jim abbott's book is right here.s born without a right hand. he dreamed as a kid of becoming a great athlete and he did just that. named the nation's best amateur athlete while he was at the university of michigan. he pitched for the 1988 almost baseball team. won a gold medal there. in 1993, he threw an historic no-hitter for the new york yankees. it is a remarkable story told in a remarkable book which is called "imperfect and improbable life." jim abbott is with us. so great to have you. thanks for being with us. you tell the story of your 5-year-old daughter who asks you a question about your hand. she says, dad, did you like your little hand. tell us about your little hand and how you answered that question from a little girl. >> it took me by surprise. i was in a preschool career day with great little group of kids there. the questions are coming at me from all angles. do you have a dog. nothing about a career. and out of nowhere comes my daughter's question in front of all her friends and her teacher, dad, do

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jim cramer from aggieland. >> oh, man. >> caller: i have abbott, kraft, conocophillips, win stream and mattel. on mattel's nice run-up and dividend since 2008. >> okay. let me look at this. mattel missed that quarter really badly, but it may not be a crucial quarter. kraft, both parts we like. we like both parts of abbott. mattel does have the good yield. they did miss a quarter. toy company, food, drug. i'm willing to forgive it because it has yield support. conoco is splitting into two also. i think people are too negative on the refining part. oil, telco, food, toy, drug, bingo! let's go to caroline in washington. caroline? >> caller: hi, cramer. it's so great to talk to you. >> same. >> caller: i'm in my mid-70s. i manage my own portfolio. >> okay. >> caller: and i've been watching you and learning from you for the past two years. >> thank you. >> caller: thank you for your brilliance. >> thank you. i hope i deliver for you. thank you very much. >> caller: i've been following five stocks. am i diversified? and should i hold on to them for growth, especially for oil and gas. first one devon

do abbott labs and then i would feel we've got more diversification on our hands. let's go to melissa in north dakota. >> hey, thanks, jimg us the knowledge to swim in these shark infested waters. my stocks are berkshire b, apple, wyndham worldwide, ibm and domino's pizza. am i diversified? >> domino's came back big today. should have recommended them. that was so stupid. domino's, yes, we've got a restaurant. ibm, computer company, problem there. wyndham, that has been red hot. berkshire, that warren buffett's company. we are going to cash your ibm and yes, i'm going to put abbott labs in, too. go to jacqueline in north carolina. jacquelyn? >> yes, boo-yah from north carolina. my five stocks are cop, conoco phillips, nee, next era, verizon, hbam, huntington bank shares and bmy, bristol myers. am i diversified? >> we got a bank, a drug company. like both those. we have an oil company. i like that, too. next tier energy. i'm going to say that's no good and verizon's a telco and a health care company. so, let's put in an industrial company and i'm going to recommend something pretty radical. i'm going the say how about uni

abbott labs because i like health care. and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the conclusion of am i diversified. [ jim koch ] there is a rhythmsons, so we've developed styles of beer to accompany that. we brew octoberfest, winter lager, alpine spring and right now, there's summer ale. [ bob cannon ] samuel adams summer ale is a flavorful wheat beer. it has a very nice spice note. [ jim koch ] it has a little lemon zest and a historic brewing spice called grains of paradise. it's citrusy. -lemony. -flavorful. -refreshing. -wow. [ man ] sam adams summer ale, there's just something about it. it's like, totally reminds you of summer, you know? . caffeine conditioning complex, perks up the look of eyes. it works in the blink of an eye. to the serene waters of glacier bay, . . . . . . but some have had a hard time understanding my accent. so to make sure people get eswitching to geico could save you hundreds of dollars on car insurance... da bears. haha... you people sure do talk funny. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> sometimes, it can be hard to spot the difference between a val

abbott. a financial, oil, drug, retailer and a gold and that says bingo. #bingo. >>> let's go to jacob in wisconsin. jacob. >> caller: hey, jiming? >> real good. how about you? >> caller: a booyah to you from wisconsin. >> nice. second one from today, and i'm thrilled. >> the five stocks i've got for you today, wynn resorts, wynn, priceline, pcln, bristol myers, bmy, alcoa, aa and philip morris, pm. am i diversified? >> this is so easy because it is so good. i like lvs. but doing his best with alcoa. and philip morris, my charitable trust wants that one so badly. and bristol myers, a drug company, internet play, tobacco company, casino, aluminum, and i say, hallelujah. well played. >>> how about john in maryland. john. >> caller: jim. >> john. >> caller: hey, jim. >> hey, john. >> caller: thanks for taking my call, man. most important segment to me out there. >> and my friend matt, who i wish the best of health, we talked about how important this is to do every single day. go ahead. >> caller: yes, indeed. booyah, important to me, you're a passionate sports fan i think, and with all the news that goes on, i can't help but giv