My Intuition Told Me That It Was

Praise The Name Of Baseball. The Word Will Set Captives Free. The Word Will Open The Eyes Of The Blind. The Word Will Raise The Dead. Have You The Word Of Baseball Living Inside You? Has The Word Of Baseball Become Part Of You? Do You Live It, Play It, Digest It, Forever? Let An Old Man Tell You To Make The Word Of Baseball Your Life. Walk Into The World And Speak Of Baseball. Let The Word Flow Through You Like Water, So That It May Quicken The Thirst Of Your Fellow Man.

Growing Up Is A Ritual, More Deadly Than Religion, More Complicated Than Baseball, For There Seem To Be No Rules. Everything Is Experienced For The First Time.

[i] Played A Little Softball, But There Was Nowhere On The Field It Was Safe For Me To Be.

Basketball Is The Worst Sport. They Need To Raise The Basket At Least Two Feet.

Baseball Is The Most Perfect Of Games, Solid, True, Pure And Precious As Diamonds. If Only Life Were So Simple. Within The Baselines Anything Can Happen. Tides Can Reverse; Oceans Can Open. That's Why They Say, "the Game Is Never Over Until The Last Man Is Out." Colors Can Change, Lives Can Alter, Anything Is Possible In This Gentle, Flawless, Loving Game.