Friendships are forgotten when the game begins.
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Quotable My first year in the big leagues was 1948, and the way we won the pennant, how easy it was, I thought, 'Man, we are going to play in the World Series every year.' I never realized until later how tough it was and what a big thing it is to win the pennant and get to the World Series. I found out in a hurry. When we lost to Cleveland and their great pitching staff, that's when I knew how really tough it is. ... Tales from the Tribe DugoutAlvin Dark
The Lord taught me to love everybody, but the last ones I learned to love were the sportswriters.
Alvin Dark
There are surprisingly few real students of the game in baseball partly because everybody, my eighty-three year old grandmother included, thinks they learned all there was to know about it at puberty. Baseball is very beguiling that way.
Alvin Dark
Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a communist.
Alvin Dark
A manager doesn't hear the cheers.
Alvin Dark
Slow thinkers are part of the game too. Some of these slow thinkers can hit a ball a long way.
Alvin Dark
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