He would try to explain it this way when students asked for a top grade just for studying hard in chemistry class: What if a baseball player came to spring training and worked harder than all the others, but still could not play well.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

That year, the Boston Red Sox baseball team bought the right to make Babe Ruth a player for their team.

VOA: special.2011.03.27

Well, Phil's a minor league baseball player, and he travels a lot, and my mom stayed home with me,but I knew it made her unhappy, so I figured I'd stay with my dad for a while.

VOA: standard.other