Quote of the day: Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio, left, with George Steinbrenner in 1982 (UPI photo)

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

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