Baseball is the only sport I know that when you are on offense the other team controls the ball.

Baseball is the only sport I know that when you are on offense the other team controls the ball.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.

Playing baseball is not real life. It's a fantasy world... It's a dream come true.

Playing baseball is not real life. It's a fantasy world... It's a dream come true.

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics read more

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted, if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end.

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the read more

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.

Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules read more

Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color? Well, the home team wears white uniforms, and the visiting team wears gray.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.