Quote by Red Smith
Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest m

Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection. – Red Smith

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The Russians have a weapon that can wipe out two hundred eighty thousand Americans. That puts them exactly ten years behind Howard Cosell. – Red Smith

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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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