You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy read more

You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you too.

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.

Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.

Baseball is like church. Many attend but few understand.

Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.

Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.

Baseball ought never be hurried. It is the only unhurried institution we have left, which is one reason, I think, read more

Baseball ought never be hurried. It is the only unhurried institution we have left, which is one reason, I think, we love it.

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.

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.

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.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.