Bob Verdi quotes:

When is it too late to say it's still early for the Cubs? Try now. Their magic number is 1998, at least until it becomes 1999, but in lieu of a present, they offer you a future.

The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register.

What's unfortunate about buying a pitcher for $12 million is that he carries no warranty.

Boxing is a rather amorphous body, though recognizable because it is headless