“Yes, we've seen it all before. And yes, those who do not study history...” — John Thorn Quote

“Yes, we've seen it all before. And yes, those who do not study history are condemned to repeat it. But no, the sky is not falling - baseball is such a great game that neither the owners nor the players can kill it. After some necessary carnage, market forces will prevail.”

“In over 160 years of recorded baseball history, no team had ever won a championship this way.”

“Award trophies, as opposed to letting the players define and claim their own. Ultimately, pay them to play so that their activity not only resembles work but is work.”

“We know these men are professionals whose services are up for bid and whose bags are packed, and yet we call them our own and take personal, even civic pride in their accomplishments.”

“Planning to play: that's what saving for retirement is today - and it is antithetical to the nature of play, fully within the definition of work, and blissfully ignorant of the reality of death.”

“But baseball bounced back in the next decade to reclaim its place as the national pastime: new heroes, spirited competition, and booming prosperity gave birth to dreams of expansion, both within the major leagues and around the world.”

“I was stronger than Robinson Cano is, but he consistently strikes the baseball with substantially more force than I did.”

“I keep telling myself, don't get cocky. Give your services to the press and the media, be nice to the kids, throw a baseball into the stands once in a while.”

“I was never a big comic book fan. I was always more into the baseball cards.”

“Baseball is my favorite sport.”

“In Japan, skating is like NHL hockey in Canada or baseball in the U.S., so pushing the limit is very enticing. Skating is their lives.”

“Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball.”