Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the read more

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game.

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.

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.

Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over read more

Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

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.

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.

Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.