I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame. But when you weigh that against all the things that are really and truly important, things that are deep inside you, then I think I've succeeded.

I'd often wondered what would I do if I were ever traded, because it happened many, many times.

If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person.

The baseball establishment is permissive about revelry.

And I'd be lying if I told you that as a black man in baseball I hadn't gone through worse times than my teammates.

I lost money, coaching jobs, a shot at the Hall of Fame. But when you weigh that against all the things that are really and truly important, things that are deep inside you, then I think I've succeeded.

Dear Mr. Kuhn, After twelve years in the major leagues, I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes