Quote of the day: Jerry Reuss

Longtime major leaguer and 220-game winner Jerry Reuss in 2000 on becoming a coach in the minors for the first time and using the experiences of his All-Star career to get the attention of his young pitchers:

“It’s an impressive calling card; it will probably open some eyes. There are a lot of players today who say, ‘What have you ever done?’ Well, they can read the back of my baseball card.”