Three strikes, you're out. I don't care if you hire Edward Bennett Williams to defend you; three strikes, you're still out. Baseball is an island of stability in an unstable world.

When the Supreme Court says baseball isn't run like a business, everybody jumps up and down with joy. When I say the same thing, everybody throws pointy objects at me.

Look, we play the Star Spangled Banner before every game. You want us to pay income taxes, too?

How can you be a sage if you're pretty? You can't get your wizard papers without wrinkles.

It never ceases to amaze me how many of baseball's wounds are self-inflicted.

The most beautiful thing in the world is a ballpark filled with people.

People identify with the swashbuckling individuals, not polite little men who field their position well. Sir Galahad had a big following - but I'll bet Lancelot had more.