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 inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

If you're not a member of a major league baseball team, your errors, unless they are truly spectacular, probably don't read more

If you're not a member of a major league baseball team, your errors, unless they are truly spectacular, probably don't show up in the morning paper.

Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men read more

Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?

I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream read more

I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don't think about it is when I'm playing it.

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.

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, read more

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball.