“What we were trying to do was take the notion of Greek tragedy, of fated and doomed people, and instead of these Olympian gods, indifferent, venal, selfish, hurling lightning bolts and hitting people in the ass for no reason — instead of those guys whipping it on Oedipus or Achilles, it’s the postmodern institutions . . . those are the indifferent gods.” PeopleTryingReasonGuyTragedyInstitutionsNotionSelfishAssGreekNo ReasonLightningHittingIndifferentDoomedBoltsAchillesOlympianPostmodernGreek TragedyWhippingHurlingOedipusLightning BoltsOlympian Gods Author:David Simon
“Well, the fella I got on there is hitting pretty good and I know he can make that throw, and if he don't make it that other fella I got coming has shown me a lot, and if he can't I have my guy and I know what he can do. On the other hand, the guy's not around now. And, well, this guy may be able to do it against left-handers if my guy ain't strong enough. I know one of my guys is gonna do it.” IfsKnowsWellsMayEnoughHandsAbleGuyLeftStrongCan DoHittingThis GuyYankeesStrong EnoughNew York YankeesFellasLeft Handers Author:Casey Stengel
“I really try hard to keep a good bead on the pulse of the team. Am I pushing the right buttons? When do I need to be harder on them? When do I need to have a little more fun with them? It's all about timing. The more I can do that the better chance we have for these guys to be hitting on all cylinders and reach their potential.” NeedsTryingLittlesI CanHardGuyFunCan DoChanceTeamHarderPushingTimingHittingButtonsPulseBeadsCylinders Author:Pete Lembo
“I'm the same guy I've always been. I'm the same guy now as when I was hitting 50 home runs. I don't change.” HomeRunningGuyHittingDon't ChangeHome Run Author:David Ortiz