Trying to sneak a fastball by Hank Aaron was like trying to sneak a sunrise past a rooster. (forget who said it)
He could throw a lambchop past a wolf. (sportswriter about Lefty Grove)
The third one sounded low. (anonymous batter complaining after fanning against Walter Johnson)
He's so good blind people come to the park to hear him pitch. (Reggie Jackson on Tom Seaver)
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Four phrases I have coined that sum up today's hobby:
No consequences.
Stuff trumps all.
The flip is the commoodity.
Animal Farm grading.
Last edited by Peter_Spaeth; 02-10-2014 at 08:28 PM.
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