Quote of the day: Ruly Carpenter
Ruly Carpenter, left, after signing Pete Rose in December 1978 to a four-year, then-record contract of 3.24 million
Onetime Philadelphia Phillies owner Ruly Carpenter on the travails of running a major league team:
“I’m going to write a book: How to Make a Small Fortune in Baseball. First, start with a large fortune …”