Jeff Passan

“And it’s not like he could walk into Gibson’s office and share his pain. At one point during his rehab, Hudson was summoned by Gibson, who told him he couldn’t wait for Hudson to return to a pitching staff that lacked the toughness the manager expected. “Everyone in here is a bunch of cunts,” Gibson said.”
― Jeff Passan, The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports

“Nothing beats a major league mound, a ten-inch-high Kilimanjaro that few get to climb. Nobody in team sports commands a game like the pitcher. He dictates the pace and controls the tempo. A goalie in hockey or soccer can win a game with superior reaction. A pitcher prevents action. There is great power in that. Earlier”
― Jeff Passan, The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports