-by Bobby Higginson, courtesy of Tom Gage:
"I'm not waiting around anymore," he said. "I'm hacking.
"You have to hit for average. That's what people get caught up in. There's only one Oakland A's team out there that really cares about on-base percentage. It looks better if you're hitting .300 and getting on base .320, than if you're hitting .260 and getting on base .360."