Jerry Izenberg quotes:

People look at black pride in America and sport's impact on it. In the major cities it took off the first time Jackie Robinson stole home. In the deep South, it started with Eddie Robinson, who took a small college in northern Louisiana with little or no funds and sent the first black to the pros and made everyone look at him and Grambling.

Francesco Damiani punches with all the violence and bad intentions of Mahatma Gandhi.

Watching a spring training game is as exciting as watching a tree form its annual ring.