Quote by Robert Benchley
One of the chief duties of the fan is to engage in arguments with

One of the chief duties of the fan is to engage in arguments with the man behind him. This department of the game has been allowed to run down fearfully. – Robert Benchley

Other quotes by Robert Benchley

Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other. – Robert Benchley

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I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well. – Robert Benchley

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funny
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Other Quotes from
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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

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Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player. – Author Unknown

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There ought to be some other means of reckoning quality in this the best and loveliest of games; the scoreboard is an ass. – Neville Cardus, A Fourth Innings with Cardus, 1981, referring to cricket

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A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. – Earl Wilson

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