Thomas Boswell

"Baseball has traditionally possessed a wonderful lack of seriousness. The games best player, Babe Ruth, was a Rabelaisian fat man, and its most loved manager, Casey Stengel, spoke gibberish. In this lazy sport, only the pitcher pours sweat. Then he takes three days off."

"A good umpire, like a good FBI agent, is never noticed if he is doing his job."