Jim Bouton Quotes

You’re only as smart as your ERA.

If you had a pill that would guarantee a pitcher 20 wins, but might take five years off his life, he’d take it.

Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?

We were like farm animals compared to today’s players who are treated like thoroughbreds.

Lots of people look up to Billy Martin. That’s because he just knocked them down.

A lot of long relievers are ashamed to tell their parents what they do. The only nice thing about it is that you get to wear a uniform like everbody else.

It never hurts to apologize, especially if you don’t mean it.

The older they get, the better they were when they were younger.

Statistics are about as interesting as first base coaches.

For a hundred years, the owners screwed the players. For 25 years, the players have screwed the owners-they’ve got 75 years to go.

Jim Pagliaroni joined the club tonight and is going to be a welcome addition. He was describing a girl that one of the ballplayers had been out with and said, It’s hard to say exactly what she looked like. She was kind of Joe Torre with tits. This joke can only be explained with a picture of Joe Torre. But I’m not sure any exist. He dissolves camera lenses.

Opening day — or Opening Day. Depending on how you feel about it.