Baseball Was One-hundred Percent Of My Life.

He (shoeless Joe Jackson) Was The Finest Natural Hitter In The History Of The Game.

The Best Recommendation For An Umpire In The Old Days Was: "he Licked Somebody In The Three-i League. He Ought To Do.

I've Been Called One Of The Hardest Bargainers Who Ever Held Out, And I'm Proud Of It.

When I Played Ball, I Didn't Play For Fun. . . . It's No Pink Tea, And Mollycoddles Had Better Stay Out. It's A Contest And Everything That Implies, A Struggle For Supremacy, A Survival Of The Fittest.

Every Great Batter Works On The Theory That The Pitcher Is More Afraid Of Him Than He Is Of The Pitcher.