One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.

One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.

It's pitching, hitting and defense that wins. Any two can win. All three make you unbeatable.

Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.

Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color? Well, the home team wears white uniforms, and the visiting team wears gray.

The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.

Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.

I know a baseball star who wouldn't report the theft of his wife's credit cards because the thief spends less than she does.

I went through baseball as "a player to be named later."

All the 'Today show' viewer wants, I think, is a friendly face.

As a catcher, you can't be afraid. You gotta make fast decisions.

Catchers just aren't glamorous.

I always loved the signs on the outfield walls, and I'll never forget the one in Philadelphia. It said, 'The Phillies use Lifebuoy soap,' and underneath was scrawled, 'And they still stink.'

I know nothing about dogs except that I love them.

I only wear two rings: a wedding ring and my World Series ring.

I think that baseball is still the most entertaining game because it's the simplest to watch.

I went through baseball as 'a player to be named later.'

I'm a small dog guy. I don't want to be pattin' with the big Rottweiler or Great Dane. I like those little guys that jump on your lap and don't knock you over when they do.

The catcher is a groundhog. He's a guy squatting down, digging for the ball in the dirt, and sweating under a pile of uncomfortable protective gear while his knees creak.

You can call anything a sport if you want.

You have to retire before you can make the Hall of Fame.

Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever changing cast.

The wind always seems to blow against catchers when they are running.

As a catcher you cant be afraid. You gotta make fast decisions.

The catcher is a groundhog. Hes a guy squatting down digging for the ball in the dirt and sweating under a pile of uncomfortable protective gear while his knees creak.

Under the leadership of this President, the state of the union is not strong. We are being pulled apart rather than pulling together. Our democracy is suffering from the choices being made, and yet we are offered the same tired excuses and unrealistic analyses.

Feeding the world will be one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. It will be impossible without using scientific advancements and biotechnology.

I do look forward to keeping in touch with the guys, because we'll always be connected in people's minds.

Avoid negative people, for they are the greatest destroyers of self confidence and self-esteem. Surround yourself with people who bring out the best in you!

There is so little difference between husbands you might as well keep the first.

Friendship and sentiment and the giving of one's words are very important.

Visually speaking, nothing calls Shakespeare to mind like Hamlet holding Yorick's skull.

Even before the earthquake in Haiti, only half the country's population had a source of safe drinking water.

My favorite piece of furniture is my bed, cause' it's fluffy and so comfortable!

I'm afraid they've left their legs at home.

We need to drive like hell and get to the hills before the winter sets in.

Sathya Dharma Shanghai and prema are the hall marks of a purified heart a heart where God is enshrined and is manifest.

One-half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it.

We shall act with good intentions, but at times we will be wrong. When we are, let us admit it and try to right the situation.

Golf has probably kept more people sane than psychiatrists have.

Each of the seven chakras are governed by spiritual laws principles of consciousness that we can use to cultivate greater harmony happiness and wellbeing in our lives and in the world.

I was diagnosed with diabetes at age 18. I didn't know what it was, so I went to the library and looked it up.

If there's a camera on me or off me, it's roughly the same, just a lot less energy.

In reality, many people let go of religion later in life.

Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.

Everyone should have their mind blown once a day.

These days, government employees are better off in almost every area: pay, benefits, time off, and security, on top of working fewer hours. They can thrive even in a down economy.

Apart from being Jennifer Lewis. The name pulls people in.

Everyone has a past, and the downside to my life is that the past gets dragged up.