Confidence oozed out of him. He took something away from you even before you threw a pitch [About Ted Williams].

Baseball and malaria keep coming back.

I believe that a year from now we will be discussing the same level of confidence we have here tonight, and the community will feel the choice was a good one, as does this board.

“Never defend yourself of words from a fool unless you are willing to become his/her equal.”

Major League Baseball has created a Pete Rose purgatory, and that's where he is. And that's where he's always going to be. It's unfortunate that the commissioner's office has decided to allow that to be the reality. I don't think Pete would mind if they said 'No' to Pete. Pete wants them to go one way or the other and get him out of the void he's in.

I think the Baseball Hall of Fame should take a stronger position on a lot of issues,