Build Quote by Stephen Rodrick

I've seen few things more depressing than the end-of-season Giants-Padres series in 2001 in which Barry Bonds hit his 68th homer of the year…

— Stephen Rodrick

All backups take their cue from Elrod Hendricks, the patron saint of erstwhile catchers.

— Stephen Rodrick

James Salter has been a fighter pilot, a rogue, and a climber. He counts Robert Redford as a friend.

— Stephen Rodrick

As a kid, Terry Bradshaw didn't amaze me. My hero was Steelers backup Terry Hanratty, who nabbed two Super Bowl rings while completing three…

— Stephen Rodrick

Rick Rubin's undulating face hair is just as famous as his body of work. In homage to the yogis he read about as a…

— Stephen Rodrick

Matt Leinart's L.A. duplex looks more like a Chuck E. Cheese safe house than a millionaire jock's crash pad. There's the requisite leather couch…

— Stephen Rodrick

I was a classic attention deficit disorder kid, always bored and mouthing off at school.

— Stephen Rodrick

Baseball loyalists cite the game's legendary numbers - 300 wins, 500 homers, 3,000 hits - as evidence of the sport's elegance, beauty, and gravitas.…

— Stephen Rodrick

I grew up in a town without fathers.

— Stephen Rodrick

Before Angelina Jolie became a humanitarian, she was best known for wearing a vial of blood around her neck and kissing her brother.

— Stephen Rodrick

Brett Favre likes to tell stories.

— Stephen Rodrick

As anyone who has read 'Sports Illustrated's Steve Rushin knows, it's quite possible to write an unreadable column without being a TV pundit. But…

— Stephen Rodrick