If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others.
The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy.
Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard.Collection: Baseball
Babe Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching.Collection: Baseball
When I was a rookie, Cy Young used to hit me flies to sharpen my abilities to judge in advance the direction and distance of an outfield-hit ball.Collection: Distance