Coming into a game in the eighth or ninth inning is like parachuting behind enemy lines. And sometimes the chute doesn't open. You have to live with that. It's an occupational hazard.

Natural grass is a wonderful thing for little bugs and sinkerball pitchers.

A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six shooter, he fires until it's empty then takes the gun and throws it at the villain.

I have seen the future and it's like the present, only longer.

Someone told me just recently that poets are eulogists. It's their job, to eulogize. I didn't know that, but it makes sense. Because in almost every poem of mine there is a loss.

It helps to be stupid if you're a relief pitcher. Relievers had to get into a zone of their own. I just hope I'm stupid enough.

Strikes (1981) are real life. It took up seven weeks of real time. That's a fifth of a pregnancy.

I became a better pitcher when I found a delivery in my flaw.

Most pitchers fear losing their fastball and, since I don't have one, the only thing I have to fear is fear itself.

Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles.

Preschoolers have a way of grabbing your attention. Mine help me not to be a baseball player at home.

A loving woman finds heaven or hellOn the day she is made a bride

It was a crying shame!

Didn't have Nintendo, we just poured salt on snails.

Writing is a weapon and it’s more powerful than a fist could ever be.

I don't obsess about my weight. I just know I've got to watch it when my pants feel tight.

There's no excuse therefore, for a 1,152 page book. I think we should all be using 300-page paperbacks. These exist.

Sell yourself before you try to sell your company or your product.

You cannot just work out and then eat poorly and expect to lose weight. It doesn’t work that way.

The military has a very long relationship with Hollywood that dates back to the silent film era.

Actually, Katniss isn’t complaining because she has no intention of staying with the “Star Squad,” but she recognizes the necessity of getting to the Capitol before carrying out any plan.