Thomas Boswell

Thomas M. Boswell (born October 11, 1947) is an American retired sports columnist who spent his whole career with The Washington Post.

Quotes

Why Time Begins on Opening Day (1984)

Doubleday & Co. ISBN 0-385-18409-3

• A good umpire, like a good FBI agent, is never noticed if he is doing his job.
  • Ch. 6, p. 115

• Perhaps man is the creature who, once struck down, defines himself by his ability to rise.
  • Ch. 8, p. 129

• Baseball has traditionally possessed a wonderful lack of seriousness. The game's best player, Babe Ruth, was a Rabelaisian fat man, and its most loved manager, Casey Stengel, spoke gibberish. In this lazy sport, only the pitcher pours sweat. Then he takes three days off.
  • Ch. 19, p. 275

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Thomas Boswell on Wikipedia