These kids today, they want to be men, they want to be foxhole guys, but they’re not being allowed to do that. Imagine if these computer geeks who are running baseball now were allowed to run a war? They’d be telling our soldiers: ‘That’s enough. You’ve fired too many bullets from your rifle this week!’

Fenway is the essence of baseball

There is no set numerical value you can put on a pitcher. Theyre all different.

There are only two places in this league, First Place and No Place.

I wasn't ever much of a Yankee fan.

The good rising fastball is the best pitch in baseball.

It's (baseball) on the radio and in the newspapers every day, the only game you can follow on that basis. From whatever arm's length you choose, it's always there.