Two hours is about as long as any American can wait for the close of a baseball game, or anything else for that matter.
Baseball Quotes
Players have been bought, sold and exchanged as though they were sheep instead of American citizens.
Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in all sport. Think about it: You’ve got a round ball, a round bat, and the object is to hit it square.
They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.
America’s game: has the snap, go, fling, of the American atmosphere – belongs as much to our institutions, fits into them as significantly, as our constitutions, laws: is just as important in the sum total of our historic life.
Because physical action is stressed in all spectator sports, some potential fans may be bored by the prospect of watching bodies run around on a playing surface. But in truth, sports – like all human endeavors – have both a mental and physical component, and the spectator who doesn’t understand what’s going on in the […]
There is no crying in baseball.
Nostalgia is baseball’s foundation. It is a game built on the shoulders of heroes and champions who became legends with the passing of time.
He led America by example. He reminded our people of what was right and he reminded them of what was wrong. I think it can be safely said today that Jackie Robinson made the United States a better nation.
You can’t sweep if you don’t win the first game, and it’s tougher to win two out of three if you lose the first one.
