Athlete

You can call anything a sport if you want.

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.

One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.

I know nothing about dogs except that I love them.

I think that baseball is still the most entertaining game because it's the simplest to watch.

I went through baseball as 'a player to be named later.'

Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

Catchers just aren't glamorous.

I think that baseball is still the most entertaining game because it's the simplest to watch.

Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.

I went through baseball as 'a player to be named later.'

It's pitching, hitting and defense that wins. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable.

You have to retire before you can make the Hall of Fame.

The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.

I always loved the signs on the outfield walls, and I'll never forget the one in Philadelphia. It said, 'The Phillies use Lifebuoy soap,' and underneath was scrawled, 'And they still stink.'

It's pitching, hitting and defense that wins. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable.

You can call anything a sport if you want.

Catchers just aren't glamorous.

As a catcher, you can't be afraid. You gotta make fast decisions.

Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.