I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules.

You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.

Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.

In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.

I never did say that you can't be a nice guy and win. I said that if I was playing third base and my mother rounded third with the winning run, I'd trip her up.