Satchel Paige

You worry that this entertainer -- for whom language was like a baseball coming at you from Satchel Paige -- you worry that he probably can't get a clear sentence out of his mouth.

Aaron Sorkin: Why the Sublime Schtick of Sid Caesar Still Matters

You worry that this entertainer -- for whom language was like a baseball coming at you from Satchel Paige -- you worry that he probably can't get a clear sentence out of his mouth.

Aaron Sorkin: Why the Sublime Schtick of Sid Caesar Still Matters

Men such as Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, who were forced to spend part or all of their careers in the Negro Leagues, are "special cases."

Maris Doesn't Get Enough Respect

You worry that this entertainer -- for whom language was like a baseball coming at you from Satchel Paige -- you worry that he probably can't get a clear sentence out of his mouth.

Aaron Sorkin: Why the Sublime Schtick of Sid Caesar Still Matters

So was Bill Veeck, the owner who once sent a midget up to the plate and bought a rocking chair for the ancient Negro Leagues legend Satchel Paige to use while sitting in the bullpen.

The Religion of Prediction

"Don't look back," Satchel Paige, the great pitcher of the 1930s and 40s, warned in "Rules for Staying Young," because "something might be gaining on you."

Glenn C. Altschuler: The Public Option

You worry that this entertainer -- for whom language was like a baseball coming at you from Satchel Paige -- you worry that he probably can't get a clear sentence out of his mouth.

Aaron Sorkin: Why the Sublime Schtick of Sid Caesar Still Matters

You worry that this entertainer -- for whom language was like a baseball coming at you from Satchel Paige -- you worry that he probably can't get a clear sentence out of his mouth.

Aaron Sorkin: Why the Sublime Schtick of Sid Caesar Still Matters

"Don't look back," Satchel Paige, the great pitcher of the 1930s and 40s, warned in "Rules for Staying Young," because "something might be gaining on you."

Glenn C. Altschuler: The Public Option

You worry that this entertainer -- for whom language was like a baseball coming at you from Satchel Paige -- you worry that he probably can't get a clear sentence out of his mouth.

Aaron Sorkin: Why the Sublime Schtick of Sid Caesar Still Matters