Pro-rated at 500 at-bats a year that means that for two years out of the fourteen I played, I never even touched the ball. – Norm Cash, on his 1,081 strikeouts

Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax. – Mike Royko, 1981

Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for the house in blackjack. – Adam Morrow, quoted in Bill Simmons, “Letters from the Nation,” 20 October 2003

Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns. – John Leonard, New York Times, 2 November 1975