The first rule of the sport was that everyone on your team had to get on base somehow.Michael Lewis
Baseball, however, doesn’t look too deeply into second-order consequences.Michael Lewis
At some level, we all live by the numbers. We just have no idea what the numbers are saying.Michael Lewis
The closer you were to the guy at the top, the closer you were to the money.Michael Lewis
The problem with winning in the big leagues is that it’s both economically sensible and emotionally satisfying to pay a lot for the pleasure.Michael Lewis
Is there a market for baseball players? The answer, obviously, is yes.Michael Lewis
Panic doesn’t help you make good decisions.Michael Lewis
The trick was to ignore the fact that you were scared and do whatever you needed to do as if you weren’t.Michael Lewis
The less baseball fame you had, the more you were permitted to act like a star.Michael Lewis
People always wanted to be the thing, not the thing that measured the thing.Michael Lewis