“Captain Huston and myself have spent over $200,000 in strengthening th...” — Jacob Ruppert Quote

“Captain Huston and myself have spent over $200,000 in strengthening the Yankees since we purchased the club. We paid $37,500 for Frank Baker; we paid $25,000 for Lee Magee, and we have got rid of a young fortune on other players who couldn't deliver the goods. And we have had some of the most frightful luck I ever heard of.”

“It would be impossible for me to say when the idea of becoming an owner first came to me. Probably it was a gradual process. The first time the matter was brought to my attention in a concrete form, however, was when Charles Murphy was selling out his controlling interest in the Chicago Cubs.”

“I'm like a magpie and am drawn to anything shiny, sparkly or bright and you really get that with Ted Baker.”

“My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate.”

“I'm not much of a baker, but I can make a pretty good sweet potato pie.”