As long as I've got one chance to beat you I'm going to take it.

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 believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?

I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.

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

In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.

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.