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

Quote by Branch Rickey

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Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

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...

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.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Baseball is a game of inches.

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it...

Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it...

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

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

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

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...

All I had was natural ability.

All I had was natural ability.

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...

Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.I always loved...

Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.I always loved...

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

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

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team...

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team...

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...

I am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over...

I am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over...

I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to...

I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to...

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Leisure is the handmaiden of the devil.

Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I...

Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I...

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

Thinking about the devil is worse than seeing the devil.

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...