Quote of the day

Joe DiMaggio, left, with George Steinbrenner

Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio three decades after his retirement in 1951 on how he would negotiate in the early 1980s with then-Yankees owner George Steinbrenner:

“I’d have to say, ‘George, you and I are about to become partners.’ ”

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