A critic once characterized baseball as six minutes of action cram

A critic once characterized baseball as six minutes of action crammed into two-and-one-half hours. – Ray Fitzgerald, in Boston Glove, 1970

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Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast. – Joe Garagiola, Baseball is a Funny Game

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Ideally, the umpire should combine the integrity of a Supreme Court judge, the physical agility of an acrobat, the endurance of Job and the imperturbability of Buddha. – "The Villains in Blue," Time magazine, 25 August 1961

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