Larry Merchant on Dick Stuart

“In left field, he was as mobile as the Empire State Building. At first base, he resembles a dinosaur egg. But at the plate he looks like a man swinging the Empire State Building at a dinosaur egg.”

“In left field, he was as mobile as the Empire State Building. At first base, he resembles a dinosaur egg. But at the plate he looks like a man swinging the Empire State Building at a dinosaur egg. This, of course, is Dick Stuart, the Dr. Strangeglove of baseball and, ho-ho-ho, the newest of the Fainting Phillies. When does spring training start?”