Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.
One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.
Baseball gives you every chance to be great. Then it puts every pressure on you to prove you haven't got what it takes.
You really have to be some kind of a creep for a dog to reject you.
There is no defense against the base on balls.
Not only was I not the best catcher in the Major Leagues, I wasn't even the best catcher on my street!