There are surprisingly few real students of the game in baseball; partly because everybody, my eighty-three year old grandmother included, thinks they learned all there was to know about it at puberty. Baseball is very beguiling that way. Alvin Dark
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[Quotable:] My first year in the big leagues was 1948, and the way we won the pennant, how easy it was, I thought, 'Man, we are going to play in the World Series every year.' I never realized until later how tough it was and what a big thing it is to win the pennant and get to the World Series. I found out in a hurry. When we lost to Cleveland and their great pitching staff, that's when I knew how really tough it is. ... Tales from the Tribe Dugout - Alvin Dark Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBBbHZpbiBEYXJrICAgIA==&num=10 "[Quotable:] My first year in the big leagues was 1948, and the way we won the pennant, how easy it was, I thought, 'Man, we are going to play in the World Series every year.' I never realized until later how tough it was and what a big thing it is to win the pennant and get to the World Series. I found out in a hurry. When we lost to Cleveland and their great pitching staff, that's when I knew how really tough it is. ... Tales from the Tribe Dugout - Alvin Dark Quotes")
