Moe Berg Quotes

(the veteran catcher Moe Berg, a New Yorker who graduated from Princeton and Columbia Law school and was a frequent houseguest of Cobb’s in Augusta, would call him “an intellectual giant”).

Much later, Groves seriously pursued the notion of kidnapping or assassinating Heisenberg; in 1944 he dispatched OSS agent Moe Berg to Switzerland, where the former baseball player stalked the German physicist in December 1944—but ultimately decided not to attempt an assassination.

Among the guests who appeared on Information, Please were Ben Hecht, George S. Kaufman, Basil Rathbone, Dorothy Thompson, Lillian Gish, Alexander Woollcott, H. V. Kaltenborn, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Carl Sandburg, Albert Spalding, Boris Karloff, Marc Connelly, Dorothy Parker, Beatrice Lillie, and Postmaster General James Farley. Prizefighter Gene Tunney surprised the nation with his knowledge of Shakespeare. Moe Berg, Boston Red Sox catcher, had a

He tried juggling with raw eggs – but only once.

Wes-Transvaal, daar waar dit blom tussen die bantoms, waar dit wyd is en ’n mens nog in ’n droom kan glo. God het geen berge of bosse oorgehad toe Hy dié land moes maak. Toe het Hy net die vrede en ’n duisend duiwe hier gelaat.

Berg made himself unique so comparisons were impossible.

A father's aim is to raise children who themselves raise good citizens.

Berg paid his way with stories.

The rhythms of the game complemented the lifestyle he preferred.

Potential was a red herring to plot a life of wandering curiosity.

Berg was proud of his storytelling to the point where he collected stories about telling stories.

In early 1945 Berg did go to Switzerland, as depicted here a bit earlier, to kill Heisenberg if necessary. Sitting in the front row of Heisenberg’s seminar, he determined that the Germans were nowhere near their goal, so he complimented Heisenberg on his speech about field theory and walked him back to his hotel. Moe Berg’s report was distributed to Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and key figures in the team developing the atomic bomb. Roosevelt responded: “Give my regards to the catcher.” Werner

Dawidoff, Nicholas. The Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg. New York: Vintage, 1994. de

Moe Berg. Until he’s finished reading a paper, he considers it ‘alive’ and refuses to let anyone else touch it. When he’s done, it’s ‘dead’ and anybody can read it. Says he wants to integrate everything from various papers, get a picture—every day.” “Then

You speak French and Italian?” Moe lounged back, crossing long legs. “Having been acquainted for years with that beautiful creature known as Latin, I try to savor its ornate, loquacious offspring. Yet the French accent eludes me.” Karl smiled. Somehow this big guy with an easy, sliding smile and precise diction made you like him. Presence, that’s it. “My wife can help you with that. Have dinner with us.” Moe Berg

One of the pleasures of following baseball is that every day its characters participate in an unfolding narrative of events in which there are heroes, clowns, and villains, moments of comedy and tragedy, and plenty of time during the pauses between pitches for daydreaming.

Yeah, I know, and he can't hit in any of them. Dave Harris, Senators' outfielder, when told that catcher Moe Berg spoke seven languages.

Moe Berg, Boston Red Sox catcher, had a quick mind and a vast store of general knowledge (and later became a spy, searching out atomic secrets for the OSS in Europe). Harpo Marx appeared without speaking, whistling his way riotously through the program. Fred Allen took over the show, relegating Fadiman to a panelist’s chair. Wendell Willkie did the same. Deems Taylor was a regular fill-in, appearing no less than 30 times.