Alvin Dark

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living. ↗

— Alvin Dark

#baseball #chicago #chicago cubs #cubs #every

A fellow has to have faith in God above and Rollie Fingers in the bullpen. ↗

— Alvin Dark

#bullpen #faith #fellow #fingers #god

A manager doesn't hear the cheers. ↗

— Alvin Dark

#hear #manager

Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a communist. ↗

— Alvin Dark

#batter #communist #deliberately #him #hit

Friendships are forgotten when the game begins. ↗

— Alvin Dark

#forgotten #friendships #game

In this game of baseball, you live by the sword and die by it. You hit and get hit. Remember that. ↗

— Alvin Dark

#die #game #get #hit #live

Slow thinkers are part of the game too. Some of these slow thinkers can hit a ball a long way. ↗

— Alvin Dark

#game #hit #long #long way #part

The Giants were supposed to have a new motto, 'Shut up and deal.' ↗

— Alvin Dark

#giants #motto #new #shut #shut up

The Lord taught me to love everybody, but the last ones I learned to love were the sportswriters. ↗

— Alvin Dark

#i #last #learned #lord #love

The writers want to know were you made your mistake, no how well your curve is breaking. ↗

— Alvin Dark

#curve #how #know #made #mistake