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There is no sports event like Opening Day of baseball, the sense of beating back the forces of darkness and the National Football League.
George Vecsey
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One of the great rules of hockey is: On the Stanley Cup, all germs are healthy.
George Vecsey
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Here's one thing I never say anymore: These people can't be that stupid, can they?
George Vecsey
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In August of 1921, one of the great American combinations was unveiled—even better than the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This fortuitous new blend was radio and baseball.
George Vecsey
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Those of us who have tested gravity under a hoop know its mystical properties. Robin Layton, as I would have expected, has turned this staple of Americana into a gorgeous art form.
George Vecsey
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Baseball is all about stories, many of which are even true.
George Vecsey
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Every championship, by definition, is historic.
George Vecsey
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Baseball outfits went through their gaudy period during the disco '70's, when the White Sox looked like softball players and the Athletics looked like 'Saturday Night Fever' personified.
George Vecsey