It’s widely noted that among players currently eligible for the Hall of Fame, Maris and Murphy are the only two-time MVP recipients not enshrined at Cooperstown. In a previous book I argued Maris should be in the Hall of Fame—here I’d simply po...
Peter Brand: I wanted you to see these player evaluations that you asked me to do. Billy Beane: I asked you to do three. Peter Brand: Yeah. Billy Beane: To evaluate three players. Peter Brand: Yeah. Billy Beane: How many you'd do? Peter Brand: Forty-...
Marriage converts a player into a polygamist.
It shatters the game, exposing the players
A lot of players might be tired, but I feel nice and sharp.
I consider myself very much a team player.
Fear comes in two packages fear of failure, and sometimes, fear of success.
Timmy Horan was a childhood hero. He was a great distributor, elusive, good stepper, very physical, defensively very sound. What a rounded player.
Genre boundaries are good for marketing but they all but disappear when you're a player.
You don't have to be popular with the players to be a good manager or coach.
I always say golf's a really good exposer of a player's personality.
We try to recruit good players and good people.
People don't realize that I'm really funny and I'm an excellent bridge player.
I'm starting to see players copy what I do. I'm flattered.
I prefer old-world wines like Lafite Rothschild and Margaux.
In a way, I started out to be a baritone player.
I want players who are always striving to improve.
Look, I'm not trying to be critical when I'm on the air.
For me, 'choking' is just another term in golf.
I went through baseball as 'a player to be named later.'
I'm the most successful bad player ever.
