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.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.

Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.

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.

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.

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.

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where read more

One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.