Leonard Koppett Quotes

• Every player, in his secret heart, wants to manage one day. Every fan, in the privacy of his mind, already does.

  Leonard Koppett

  Heart, Player, Secret

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• Statistics are the lifeblood of baseball. In no other sport are so many available and studied so assiduously by participants and fans. Much of the game's appeal, as a conversation piece, lies in the opportunity the fan gets to back up opinions and arguments with convincing figures, and it is entirely possible that more American boys have mastered long division by dealing with batting averages than in any other way.

  Leonard Koppett

  Sports, Baseball, Lying

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• Then there's the silliest of all cliches, 'on a pace for' 'Pace' is a figment of the mathematician's imagination.

  Leonard Koppett

  Imagination, Pace, Cliche

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