“There are several insights at the heart of the A’s system that I think are wonderful for baseball. One, that it’s a team game. That no one player is going to make that much of a difference to your team, so for god’s sake don’t go blow a quarter of your budget on one guy.” ThinkingHeartGuyGamesDifferencesPlayerWonderfulTeamBaseballSakeBlowInsightBudgetsQuarters Author:Michael Lewis
“The difference between winning nineteen games and winning twenty for a pitcher is bigger than anyone out of baseball realizes. It's the same for hitters - someone who hits .300 looks back on the guy who batted .295 and says 'tough luck buddy.” LooksGuyGamesWinningRealizingDifferencesToughBaseballBiggerTwentiesLuckBuddyPitcherNineteen Author:Warren Spahn
“The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.” CareNamesSportsDifferencesFrontsBaseballAthleteMotivational SportsInspirational SportsAthleticJerseyBaseball PlayerFamous BaseballGreat SportsBest SportsGreatest SportsGreat Inspirational SportsInspirational BaseballMotivational BaseballAthletic MotivationalAthletic InspirationalPopular SportsGreat Athletic Author:Steve Garvey
“Baseball needs me because it needs somebody to stir the pot, and I need it because it's my life. It's the means I have to make a little difference in the world.” WorldNeedsMeanLittlesDifferencesBaseballPot Author:Hank Aaron
“A man ought to get all he can earn. A man who knows he's making money for other people ought to get some of the profit he brings in. Don't make any difference if it's baseball or a bank or a vaudeville show. It's business, I tell you. There ain't no sentiment to it. Forget that stuff.” PeopleIfsKnowsMenShowsStuffDifferencesForgetOughtBaseballProfitMaking MoneySentimentsVaudeville Author:Babe Ruth
“Baseball is a lot like the Army, there aren't many individuals. About the only difference is that baseball players get to stay in nice hotels instead of barracks.” IndividualDifferencesNicePlayerBaseballArmyHotelBaseball PlayerFunny Baseball Author:Bill Lee