Two hours is about as long as any American can wait for the close of a baseball game, or anything else for that matter.

Quote by Al Spalding

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Baseball gives a growing boy self poise and self reliance.

Baseball gives a growing boy self poise and self reliance.

The genius of our institutions is democratic - baseball is a democratic game.

The genius of our institutions is democratic - baseball is a democratic game.

Baseball is a man maker.

Baseball is a man maker.

I was not able to understand how it could be right to pay an actor,...

I was not able to understand how it could be right to pay an actor,...

Baseball is a man maker.

Baseball is a man maker.

Professional baseball is on the wane. Salaries must come down or the interest of the...

Professional baseball is on the wane. Salaries must come down or the interest of the...

Say 'Dodgers' and people know you're talking about baseball. Say 'Braves' and they ask, 'What...

Say 'Dodgers' and people know you're talking about baseball. Say 'Braves' and they ask, 'What...

Baseball is dull only to dull minds.

Baseball is dull only to dull minds.

I want to thank my parents for letting me play baseball. I'm thankful I had...

I want to thank my parents for letting me play baseball. I'm thankful I had...

Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team...

Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team...

I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it...

I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it...

...the ending's gonna be great. That's what I'm convinced of.

...the ending's gonna be great. That's what I'm convinced of.

Now there's three things you can do in a baseball game: You can win or...

Now there's three things you can do in a baseball game: You can win or...

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the...

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the...

The hardest thing to believe about The Fan is not that Robert De Niro is...

The hardest thing to believe about The Fan is not that Robert De Niro is...

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but...

There has always been a saying in baseball that you can't make a hitter, but...

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 hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't...

Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't...

The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The...

The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The...

I think it puts baseball back on the map as a sport. It's America's pastime...

I think it puts baseball back on the map as a sport. It's America's pastime...

The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest

The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest