Putting lights in Wrigley Field is like putting aluminum siding on the Sistine Chapel. – Roger Simon, 1988

During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball. – Mickey Mantle, 1970

Trying to sneak a pitch past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak a sunrise past a rooster. – Attributed to both Joe Adcock and Curt Simmons