we knew something must be wrong and the extra weight lifting they were doing wasn't making them mickey mantle and willie mays. i think most people know that there's something wrong and we're contributing to it, and as soon as we admit it, i think -- and i mean the beef industry and every other industry, i think we'll get to the heart of the solutions we have to put in place. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. let me just ask one question, and i hope i think this'll be the end of it. you have planes to catch, we've got -- bobby richardson was probably the best second baseman in the history of the world. i loved him. [laughter] casey tech el once said he doesn't smoke, he doesn't drink, and he still can't hit.250. >> although he was roommates with mickey mantle -- >> it was the perfect -- that was billy martin. no, i'm sorry, that was roger here is. it was the perfect nonshe question to have that not smoking, not carousing can help you live longer, but it doesn't help you hit a curveball. so i appreciate that. unless there are other questions from any members, i want to thank our witnesses

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mickey mantle, willie mays, you go through every -- ted williams. then all of a sudden in about 1995 it started to spike. up to eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen players getting more than 40 home runs. and it stayed very high until major league baseball, after congressional hearings, finally decided they were going to test for steroids, artificial substances put into the bodies of people. no longer better diet and cork bats and smaller ballparks and bigger players, but let's just check for the steroids. and guess what? it went right back down to 3.3 players per year who were averaging more than 40 home runs per year. and by the way, this chart looks exactly like the spike in the amount of co2 in the atmosphere as the rising temperatures on the planet since the dawn of the industrial age when human beings started to inject additional carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. and, you know, it will take a number of congressional hearings, ultimately, before we'll finally come to realize that it's not sun spots, it's not these other ingredients that

and then they turned mickey mantle and say, mickey mantle, your comment?> and he says i agree with everything that he just said. except that i have to say that. i don't know what i'm talking about. >> host: bay city, michigan. please go ahead for your question for david pietrusza. >> caller: hello, sir. i wanted your opinion on a play. i think it is one of the most historical plays in baseball. 1908, the regular-season game between the new york baseball giants and the cubs. fred merkel was involved. i wanted to go through the whole detail, what is your opinion? you remember that? >> guest: it has been a wild and baseball. you are talking about the fred merkel blunder. in terms of detail, i'm going to have to pass on it on this episode. >> host: when was baseball is popular in 1908 and 1919. >> guest: it was bigger. there is a book that came out about 25 or 30 years ago just on the 1908 series. that was the cubs versus the giants. i think he was the last game of the season. one of those things where somebody forgets this and something of that nature. it was

he's described as having mickey mantle power.rganization for the cubs. larry fitzgerald among the celebrities on hand to help raise money for the research for the cure for diabetes. frank holland took part in the game and afterwards got love for wls from donna rann. -- don have mcnabb. >> you have to love wls. it's a great cause and participating in the game and being with you guys, it's special. >> well, the 20 bucks in the mail. >> former bears tight end greg olson hosting a fundraiser, trying to raise money for research into a cure for breast cancer. he kicked a home run. but the best news is about the money coming in for a very good cause. >> we gave it another $25,000 contribution to rush university center, which is all the money that you guys have helped raise. in the last two years, this event has helped us contribute over $200,000 to cancer research the ronald mcdonald house, chick's children hospital. know that's what it's going for and we're going to continue to do more. >> andy roddick lost to david ferrer of spain. it

. >> schieffer: you know, what interests me about bryce is that he came up at age 19 just like mickey mantle and when you go back and read about mickey's first year as a 19-year-old, i mean, there is just a remarkable am, parallels here with this kid, let's just hope he doesn't get hurt this year like mickey did during his first year and it was an injury that he lived with for all of his career. >> jason out there in condition city, it is, is it as hot out there as it is here? >> bob, how could you tell? we are 105 here yesterday, so it is beautiful. great baseball weather. >> schieffer: talk about some of that. we talk about some of the young players. talk about the surprises that we have had this year. because we have had some real ones starting with our washington nationals here in washington. >> >> yes, no doubt about it, i mean, we have three teams, bob, you mentioned the nationals, add in the pirates, add in the orioles, not one of those teams has played a post season game in this millennium and if the playoffs started today they would all be playing, which is a very cool thing. you kn

. >> finest young player to come into baseball, going to tell you since mickey mantle. >> wow?really? >> mickey mantle and willie mays. >> that good. >> he was in here last weekend playing the yankees, he is unbelievable. >> 20 years old. >> going to win the american league batting title, mvp -- >> 30 stolen bases already. >> when is last time somebody won rookie of the year and mvp. >> fred lin -- >> this guy is good. how good is this guy. >> by the way, sports fans, we have to point out in our next hour, very excited about this, new york giants wide receiver victor cruz. >> umass. >> victor cruz. umass, paterson, new jersey. he was the story of the nfl last year and going to join us ahead on "morning joe." >> going to dance. >> remember the dance. >> author. >> ask him, harold. >> and author. >> a book coming out. >> another guy who likes to do the salsa, carl bern stein with must-read opinion pages. this is new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, there's a new new york

although he wasn't roommates with mickey mantle. it was the perfect thing that not smoking, not drinking can help you live longer but it does not help you hit a curveball. so i appreciate that. unless there are other questions, i want to thank our witnesses for being here. there may be additional questions from members that will be sent to you. i asked you to respond in a timely manner with that. i hope you make your flights and i appreciate your chance to visit with us. i do appreciate all the testimony given here today. thank you very much. this committee will stand adjourned. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> this weekend, the harlem book fair starting saturday at 12:30 eastern with a panel discussion on the future of african american publishing followed by a look at pork -- public education. dan cornell west examines the next presidential election. then a panel celebrating the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. sunday at 2:00 p.m.

that infielders and outfielders went from 13 home runs to 15 homers, somehow we knew they were mickey mantled willie mays and something must be wrong and the extra weight lifting they were doing, i think most people know there's something wrong. as soon as we admit it in the beef industry and every other industry would get to the heart of solutions we have to put in place. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. i may just ask one last question and i hope this'll be the end of it. we've got planes to catch. robby richardson was probably the best second baseman in the history of the world. i loved him. casey stengel once said he doesn't smoke. he doesn't drink. he doesn't stay outside and he still can't hit 250. >> although he was roommates with bikini atoll. no, i'm sorry, that was bob served the aaton rodger merits. it is the perfect non-sequencer that non-drinking coming-out carousing can help you live longer, but doesn't help you hit a curveball. so i appreciate that. unless there is a question from any members, i want to thank our witnesses for being here. there may be additional question