Curt Flood, of course, was in a class by himself, a true hero.

It is hard to compare the eras, but Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb from the past, Sandy Koufax and Roger Clements from the present.

Growing up is a ritual, more deadly than religion, more complicated than baseball, for there seem to be no rules. Everything is experienced for the first time.

Curt Flood, of course, was in a class by himself, a true hero.

Someone once described the pitching of a no-hit game as like catching lighting in a bottle.

He bats like a lightning rod.

Syzygy, inexorable, pancreatic, phantasmagoria - anyone who can use those four words in one sentence will never have to do manual labor.