“Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended. ”

“The Christian has a great advantage over other men, not by being less fallen than they nor less doomed to live in a fallen world, but by knowing that he IS a fallen man in a fallen world.”

“With this idea, being a man with long experience of the sea (and they certainly have a great advantage over other men in any sort of task)...”

“A baseball manager recognizes a nonphysical talent, hustle, as an essential gift of great players and great teams. It is the characteristic of running faster than necessary, moving sooner than necessary, trying harder than necessary. It is essential for great programming teams, too.”

“Baseball has so much history and tradition. You can respect it, or you can exploit it for profit, but it's still being made all over the place, all the time.”

“Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.”