“Baseball has the largest library of law and love and custom and ritual, and therefore, in a nation that fundamentally believes it is a nation under law, well, baseball is America's most privileged version of the level field.” BelieveWellsAmericaLawNationsLevelsFieldsAnd LoveBaseballLibraryVersionsCustomsRitualPrivileged Author:A. Bartlett Giamatti
“As I grew up, I knew that as a building it was on the level of Mount Olympus, the Pyramid of Giza, the nation's capital, the czar's winter palace, and the Louvre - except, of course, that it was better than all of those inconsequential places.” CoursesNationsLevelsBuildingGrewGrew UpWinterPalacesPyramidsInconsequentialOlympusLouvreCzars Author:A. Bartlett Giamatti
“We have an obligation to spread amateur baseball both at home and abroad. Building up the game at all levels - Little League, Babe Ruth Leagues, the colleges - is in our own self-interest. That's where the pool of talent is - and also of fans.” LittlesSelfHomeGamesInterestLevelsFansTalentBuildingCollegeBaseballSpreadObligationLeaguePoolSelf InterestBabeRuthBuilding UpLittle League Author:A. Bartlett Giamatti
