Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color? Well, the home team wears white uniforms, and the visiting team wears gray.

Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.

I went through baseball as a player to be named later.

Baseball gives you every chance to be great. Then it puts every pressure on you to prove you haven't got what it takes.

It's pitching, hitting and defense that wins. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable.

He's one of those Christmas Eve guys. There are people like that... every day in their lives is Christmas Eve.