Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa.
Mr. that boy couldn't hit the ground if he fell out of an airplane.
Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.
There comes a time in every man's life, and I've had plenty of them.
When you are younger you get blamed for crimes you never committed and when you're older you begin to get credit for virtues you never possessed. It evens itself out.
There's nobody on my ball club that doesn't go from first to third on a base hit, or from second to home. Every time you steal a base, you're taking a gamble on getting thrown out, and taking the bat out of the hitter's hand.