who said "I would rather be lucky than good"

[eidolon21]

NFM

 

[Victor E. Bell]

Walter Alston maybe? Pretty sure it was a MLB ballplayer or manager.

 

[The Spin Meister]

NFM

Ben Hogan

I think he actually said, in response to a heckler that said he was lucky, "Yeah, the more I practice, the luckier I get."

 

[Victor E. Bell]

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/quotes/quolgom.shtml

This says Lefty Gomez

 

[fairgambit]

Charles Luciano ("Lucky" Luciano)

 

[ILLINOISLION]

ericstrattonrushchairman ?

 

[Mister Magoo]

ericstrattonrushchairman ?

You still got it Illy

 

[ILLINOISLION]

You still got it Illy

Maybe, but I feel like I'm muzzled and in a straightjacket. Magoo, it's just cold instead of being warm and fuzzy.....it seems to lack the personalization of the past.

 

[psu00]

ericstrattonrushchairman ?

You beat me to it.

 

[fairgambit]

Maybe, but I feel like I'm muzzled and in a straightjacket. Magoo, it's just cold instead of being warm and fuzzy.....it seems to lack the personalization of the past.

I could not agree more. The Board is more sterile. It's tedious. I think this Board was unique in it's banter and now it will be just like all the others.

 

[Mister Magoo]

Maybe, we can do a live sports thread each night. NHL/NBA playoffs. Or, a daily MLB thread. Hang out in there.

 

[fairgambit]

Maybe, we can do a live sports thread each night. NHL/NBA playoffs. Or, a daily MLB thread. Hang out in there.

Something like that might work. I'm not sure what the answer is. I keep hoping someone in authority will be able to fine tune what we have here and make it more like it was, but that may be a long shot.

 

[Chris92]

I'l take Ben "Two Bounce" Hartsock for $500, Alex.

 

[JR4PSU]

NFM

I did on my last golf round.