The big trouble is not really who isn't in the Hall of Fame, but who is. It was established for a select few.

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball.

I've never been a yes man.

People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.

I'd rather him (Grover Alexander) pitch a crucial game for me drunk, then anyone I've ever known sober. He was that good.

Now the advantage is all with the hitters.

I never saw a pitcher I didn't feel sorry for.