Ain't No Sense Worryin: The Wisdom of Mick ""the Quick"" Rivers Book

	Preface	vii
	Acknowledgments	x
	Introduction	xi
	My Grandmother	1
	High School Athlete	4
	College Days	5
	Gone Fishing	6
	Going Pro	7
	Missing in Shreveport	7
	First Stop: Magic Valley, Idaho	8
	You Can't Make No Money Doing No Walks	9
	On to the Angels	11
	Big-League Debut	13
	Serving the Country	14
	3.1 Seconds	16
	The Quick's Way of Learning	16
	The Strike	18
	Figgie, Hard Frank, and the Puerto Rican League	21
	The Almighty Tired Man	22
	Getting Settled in Anaheim	23
	Getting Paid	23
	Chess Lessons	25
	In It for the Kids	26
	A Lesson from Andy Hassler's Mom	28
	You Gotta Surprise 'em with the Elements!	28
	The Singing Cowboy	31
	The Chancellor	32
	Playing for Dick Williams	32
	The Ryan Express	34
	Dancing Man	36
	The Trade to the Bronx	36
	Getting the Tone Back	40
	Packing the Parks	42
	Me, Willie, and Roy	44
	Quiet Roy	45
	Helping Willie Adjust to Life in the Big Leagues	47
	Getting Close to Thurman	48
	Stealing Hubcaps	49
	Gozzlespeak	53
	Junk Food	53
	My Batting Stance	55
	The Bat Twirl	55
	Me and Billy in 1976	56
	Oh, that Country Catfish	59
	Chicken Takes Gaylord Deep	61
	Yankee Fans	62
	Running the Bases	64
	The Yankees Go Back to the Postseason	65
	The Winter of 1976	67
	On Yankee History	68
	On the "Three Musketeers"	70
	On Joe D.	72
	On Yogi	72
	On George Steinbrenner and the Yankees	74
	Free Agency Arrives	76
	...and Reggie Does Too	76
	Turmoil	77
	Me and the Media	82
	Billy and Reggie's Fenway Fury	85
	Billy in the Dugout	86
	Louisiana Lightning and Sparky	88
	The Arm	91
	Relaxing at the Track	93
	The Parking Lot Incident	94
	Down the Stretch in '77	97
	The Royals Again	98
	Meeting the Dodgers in the Series	100
	Reg-gie! Reg-gie! Reg-gie!	100
	Mickey at Bat	101
	Slumps	103
	Ain't No Sense Worryin'	104
	The Chewers	106
	1978: The Year of the Comeback	106
	Billy Resigns	109
	Playing Defense	110
	We Gotta Get this Guy, 'Cause He's Funny!	112
	The Red Sox	115
	The Greatest Comeback Ever	118
	A Great Game, One of the Tops	118
	Playing in Pain	122
	Brian Who?	122
	Going Home	124
	Our History	124
	1979: Trades and Tragedies	125
	Thurman	127
	Life in Texas	130
	The Knowledge Brothers	131
	Getting Older	133
	Proud of the Era	136
	Retirement Rumors	139
	The Senior League	139
	Billy	142
	The Kids and the Game	144
	The Game Today	147
	Sweet Lou	148
	Willie	148
	Jim Spencer	150
	The Yankees Today	152
	Coach Gozzlehead	155
	Understanding Today's Players	157
	The Legacy of Mick the Quick	160
	Old Friends	160