Ted Lyons

I studied one term of law and then came to realize I had a little better fastball and curve than I did a vocabulary.

When I walked out on the mound, I felt enclosed. You see, I'd been used to playing on pastures, where when somebody hit a ball you had to stop it from rolling. Well, this field had fences around it.

One day there were two out in the ninth, and I hit a pop fly so high that the fans got tired of waiting for it to come down. So they all went home and listened to it drop by turning on the radio.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.

The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.