George Vecsey Quotes

• There is no sports event like Opening Day of baseball, the sense of beating back the forces of darkness and the National Football League.

  George Vecsey

  Sports, Baseball, Football

  George Vecsey (1989). “A Year in the Sun: The Games, the Players, the Pleasure of Sports”, Crown Publishers

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• In August of 1921, one of the great American combinations was unveiled—even better than the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This fortuitous new blend was radio and baseball.

  George Vecsey

  Baseball, August, Radio

  George Vecsey (2008). “Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game”, p.95, Modern Library

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• One of the great rules of hockey is: On the Stanley Cup, all germs are healthy.

  George Vecsey

  Hockey, Healthy, Cups

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• Those of us who have tested gravity under a hoop know its mystical properties. Robin Layton, as I would have expected, has turned this staple of Americana into a gorgeous art form.

  George Vecsey

  Art, Robins, Gorgeous

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• Baseball is all about stories, many of which are even true.

  George Vecsey

  Baseball, Stories

  George Vecsey (2008). “Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game”, p.45, Modern Library

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• Here's one thing I never say anymore: These people can't be that stupid, can they?

  George Vecsey

  Stupid, People, Stupidity

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• Every championship, by definition, is historic.

  George Vecsey

  Definitions, Championship, Historic

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• Baseball outfits went through their gaudy period during the disco '70's, when the White Sox looked like softball players and the Athletics looked like 'Saturday Night Fever' personified.

  George Vecsey

  Softball, Baseball, Player

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