“I think Chairman Davis has said he would always prefer that baseball strengthens its own policies and not leave it to Congress to legislate. In the absence of any action, he believes Congress is ready to move forward.” ThinkingBelieveSaidActionMovingPolicyReadyBaseballCongressAbsenceMoving ForwardChairman Author:Robert J. White
“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
“I managed the Dodgers for 20 years. It's hard to believe that there are only four guys in the history of baseball who managed the same team for 20 years or more. One was owner of the team, Connie Mack. Another was part owner of the team, John McGraw. Then there was my predecessor, Walter Alston, and me. It's amazing. In the 20 years I managed the Dodgers, 210 managers were fired.” YearsBelieveHardGuyFourTeamBaseballManagersOwnersPredecessorsHard To BelieveDodgersMack Author:Tommy Lasorda