I Deeply Appreciate The People Of Michigan.

When I Went To Brooklyn In 1948 Jackie Robinson Was At The Height Of His Brilliant Career.

Baseball Is Continuity. Pitch To Pitch. Inning To Inning. Season To Season.

Baseball Is The President Tossing Out The First Ball Of The Season. And A Scrubby Schoolboy Playing Catch With His Dad On A Mississippi Farm.

Baseball Is Just A Game, As Simple As A Ball And Bat, Yet As Complex As The American Spirit It Symbolizes. A Sport, A Business And Sometimes Almost Even A Religion.

A Tall, Thin Old Man Waving A Scorecard From The Corner Of His Dugout. That's Baseball.