Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill.

Show me a good sportsman and I'll show you a player I'm looking to trade.

There is a thin line between genius and insanity, and in Larry's (MacPhail) case it was sometimes so thin you could see him drifting back and forth.

I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.

There are only five things you can do in baseball - run, throw, catch, hit and hit with power.

It is decidedly not true that 'nice guys finish last'.

Buy a steak for a player on another club after the game, but don't even speak to him on the field. Get out there and beat them to death.