Most Collisions Out On The Fields Are

Walter Johnson's Fastball Looked About The Size Of A Watermelon Seed And It Hissed At You As It Passed.

When I Came To Detroit I Was Just A Mild-mannered Sunday-school Boy.

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

Just Speed, Raw Speed, Blinding Speed, Too Much Speed.

The Longer I Live, The Longer I Realize That Batting Is More A Mental Matter Than It Is Physical. The Ability To Grasp The Bat, Swing At The Proper Time, Take A Proper Stance; All These Are Elemental. Batting Is Rather A Study In Psychology, A Sizing Up Of A Pitcher And Catcher And Observing Little Details That Are Of Immense Importance. It's Like The Study Of Crime, The Work Of A Detective As He Picks Up Clues.