After I won 21 games, I said, "This isn't that hard actually. I can do this every year for maybe 10, 15 years." To tell you the truth I thought I was going to be in the Hall of Fame. I really thought that. You feel so strong, so powerful walking down the street. You know you can throw a ball harder than any man in the world, or certainly the top five. Sandy Koufax knocked all of us out of the box on that one, so we would think, "I'm the second or third hardest thrower in the game."
After I won 21 games, I said, "This isn't that hard actually. I can do this every year for maybe 10, 15 years." To tell you the truth I thought I was… - Jim Bouton
After I won 21 games, I said, "This isn't that hard actually. I can do this every year for maybe 10, 15 years." To tell you the truth I thought I was…
- Jim Bouton
If you had a pill that would guarantee a pitcher 20 wins, but might take five years off his life, he'd take it. - Jim Bouton
If you had a pill that would guarantee a pitcher 20 wins, but might take five years off his life, he'd take it.
You're only as smart as your ERA. - Jim Bouton
You're only as smart as your ERA.
Statistics are about as interesting as first base coaches. - Jim Bouton
Statistics are about as interesting as first base coaches.
Opening day -- or Opening Day. Depending on how you feel about it. - Jim Bouton
Opening day -- or Opening Day. Depending on how you feel about it.
It never hurts to apologize, especially if you don't mean it. - Jim Bouton
It never hurts to apologize, especially if you don't mean it.
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 Bouton
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.
The older they get, the better they were when they were younger. - Jim Bouton
The older they get, the better they were when they were younger.
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field? - Jim Bouton
Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?
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