Fortyhboobs's blog post - In honor of Opening Day

Monday, April 3, 2006, 2:27:19 AM
"No game in the world is as tidy and dramatically neat as baseball, with cause and effect, crime and punishment, motive and result, so clearly defined." - Paul Gallico (sportswriter)

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, but few understand." - Wes Westrum (Mets manager 1965-67)

"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." - Ted Williams

"Any time you think you have the game conquered, the game will turn around and punch you right in the nose." - Mike Schmidt

"It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." - A. Bartlett Giamatti

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maggies on 3-Apr-06 5:08:56
there is no time limit in baseball, unlike most sports. over 100 years old and still our national pastime. and no matter your age, we still look forward to opening day...

maggies on 3-Apr-06 5:17:29
A sportswriter once asked George Herman "Babe" Ruth how he felt about making $100,000.00 a year, more than th President of the United States, to which the babe replied,,"I had a better year than him"

chargingram on 3-Apr-06 10:58:16
"Let's play two", Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs. You can't hide from that baseball, it has a way of finding you

carbonbasedorganism on 4-Apr-06 11:52:35
"i love this game"
the late great Kirby Puckett.

Gosh on 4-Apr-06 13:51:19
Baseball has always been a sport I love to play, but I can't watch it. I just can't seem to get excited about pro baseball or basketball.

robp136 on 5-Apr-06 23:16:17
Here's some quotes that are less poetic:

Nice guys finish last - Leo Durocher

One's a born liar, the other's convicted - Billy Martin (re Reggie Jackson and George Steinbrenner).