I Have Observed That Baseball Is Not

Just Speed, Raw Speed, Blinding Speed, Too Much Speed.

I've Got To Be First. All The Time.

When I Began Playing The Game, Baseball Was About As Gentlemanly As A Kick In The Crotch.

He Batted Against Spitballs, Shineballs, Emeryballs And All The Other Trick Deliveries. He Never Figured Anything Out Or Studied Anything With The Same Scientific Approach I Gave It. He Just Swung. If He'd Ever Had Any Knowledge Of Batting, His Average Would Have Been Phenomenal. ... He Seemed Content To Just Punch The Ball, And I Can Still See Those Line Drives Whistling To The Far Precincts. Joe Jackson Hit The Ball Harder Than Any Man Ever To Play Baseball.

A Ball Bat Is A Wondrous Weapon.