"I enjoy the game... principally because it makes me feel American. And I think there are only three things that America will be known for 2,000 years from now when they study this civilization: the Constitution, jazz music, and baseball. They're the three most beautifully designed things this culture has ever produced."--George Early

"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball."-- Jacques Barzun

I loved the game. I'd have played for food money. I'd have played for free and worked for food. It was the game, the parks, the smells, the sounds. Have you ever held a bat or a baseball to your face? The varnish, the leather. And it was the crowd, the excitement of them rising as one when the ball was hit deep. ... It makes me tingle all over like a kid on his way to his first double-header, just to talk about it.  -- Joe Jackson, in Shoeless Joe Jackson

"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball."- Pete Rose

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring"--Rogers Hornsby

September 11th--Home--As all of you know, the surreal events in New York City have put a hush over the world.  The unspeakable terrorist acts have affected all of our lives in some way.  No doubt, these events will continue to influence our sense of content as free and secure Americans.  As we hope the people of the world could live and let live in harmony, we as fathers, brothers, sons, and Americans wish for a peaceful resolve to bring justice to those who use terror to speak.  Baseball has endured as a symbol of America along with jazz music, cowboys, and fenceless prairies.  However it takes a back seat to America's healing.  When players return to the diamond, they will be reminded of a free America and that it should not be taken for granted.  God Bless America!--S. Boudreaux