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.

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.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

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.

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.

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 ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.

Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical.

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.

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.