Quote of the day

Colt Stadium in 1962 (Houston Chronicle photo)

Hall of Fame center fielder Richie Ashburn on playing with the 1962 New York Mets at Houston’s outdoor, bug-infested Colt Stadium:

“This is the only town where woman wear insect repellent instead of perfume.”

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