Every Yankees fan knows the story of the feud between Reggie Jackson and then-captain Thurman Munson. Jackson showed up to spring training after signing a record contract in free agency. He then gave a now infamous interview with Robert Ward of SPORT magazine, with an even more infamous quote:
“I’m the straw that stirs the drink. Maybe I should say me and Munson, but he can only stir it bad.”
How accurate the quote was is debated to this day, but it lead to Jackson and Munson feuding. However, Jackson recently set the record straight on SiriusXM’s “The Howard Stern Show.