Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late.

Quote by Branch Rickey

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I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to...

I find fault with my children because I like them and I want them to...

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy...

If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy...

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the...

The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the...

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret...

Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret...

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave...

It is not the honor that you take with you, but the heritage you leave...

Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on...

Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on...

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Problems are the price you pay for progress.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

The man with the ball is responsible for what happens to the ball.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

A full mind is an empty bat.

A full mind is an empty bat.

Luck is the residue of design.

Luck is the residue of design.

How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer.

How to use your leisure time is the biggest problem of a ballplayer.

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

A great ballplayer is a player who will take a chance.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou...

Thou shalt not steal. I mean defensively. On offense, indeed thou shall steal and thou...

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with...

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with...

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly...

Well, that's baseball. Rags to riches one day and riches to rags the next. But...

Well, that's baseball. Rags to riches one day and riches to rags the next. But...

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

Goals are always in demand. There will always be a market for a striker who...

Goals are always in demand. There will always be a market for a striker who...