Joe Paterno was a well-educated man, and he was also a man from a different time. — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
Every time you write anything, at least half your readers are going to disagree with you. A big part of sports writing is how you respond to that tension. — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
I never argue with people who say baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn't. And that's what makes it… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
“You can’t be afraid to lose!” he shouted with a jolt of force, and he pointed at me. “You will not win all the… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
Joe Paterno was a well-educated man, and he was also a man from a different time. — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
There's an old line that goes like this: An optimist is usually happy. And a pessimist is usually right. Maybe so. But which would… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
When you live around a working-class environment, you see what sports means to people. You see that it's the escape over the weekend. you… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
I always say that, to me, it starts with reading. This is something I tell high school kids, college kids, people trying to get… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
Every time you write anything, at least half your readers are going to disagree with you. A big part of sports writing is how… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
How good is Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel anyway? ... to me, Daniel's brilliance has nothing to do with the big numbers he puts up… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
When I was a kid growing up in Cleveland, I believed - completely, wholeheartedly, without reservation or pause - that the Cleveland Indians were… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
The fun of the Super Bowl is the week leading into it; once it's actually played, the story dies down very, very quickly. — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
Every day I make predictions that don't come anywhere close to the mark. — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
Being wrong on facts, that's something you have a real responsibility to correct. But being wrong in the fun sports way is part of… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
