Baseball is a team game but, at the same time, it's a very lonely game: unlike in soccer or basketball, where players roam around, in baseball everyone has their little plot of the field to tend. When the action comes to you, the spotlight is on you but no one can help you.
“The bargain that yields mutual satisfaction is the only one that is apt to be repeated.”
“Don't buy a single vote more than necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.”