Alvin Dark — American Athlete born on January 07, 1922, died on November 13, 2014

Alvin Ralph "Al" Dark , nicknamed "Blackie" and "The Swamp Fox", was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop and manager. He played fourteen years for five National League teams from 1946 through 1960. Dark was named the major leagues' 1948 Rookie of the Year after batting .322 for the Boston Braves... (wikipedia)

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago Cubs. That's baseball as it should be played - in God's own sunshine. And that's really living.
A manager doesn't hear the cheers.
Friendships are forgotten when the game begins.
In this game of baseball, you live by the sword and die by it. You hit and get hit. Remember that.
The Giants were supposed to have a new motto, 'Shut up and deal.'