The World’s Not So Simple

I'm A Man Of Some Intelligence. I've Had Some Education, Passed The Bar, Practiced Law. I've Been A Teacher And I Deal With Men Of Substance, Statesman, Business Leaders, The Clergy... So Why Do I Spend My Time Arguing With Dizzy Dean?

Things Worthwhile Generally Don’t Just Happen. Luck Is A Fact, But Should Not Be A Factor. Good Luck Is What Is Left Over After Intelligence And Effort Have Combined At Their Best. Negligence Or Indifference Are Usually Reviewed From An Unlucky Seat. The Law Of Cause And Effect And Causality Both Work The Same With Inexorable Exactitudes. Luck Is The Residue Of Design.

How To Use Your Leisure Time Is The Biggest Problem Of A Ballplayer.

Leisure Is The Handmaiden Of The Devil.

These Are Uncertain Times. We Cannot Be Content To Rest On Yesterday's Laurels. These Are Times When We Must Strengthen Rather Than Let Down Those Standards Which Have Stood In Such Good Stead In Crises That Are Past. Baseball Cannot Be Selfish, Or Irresponsible, Or Lax. Neither Can The Men Who Operate It.