Rickey can be a great player, but I don't think Rickey's going to take a lousy team and make it good.

He was an excellent pitcher on a lousy team, a great character who kept everybody laughing with his jokes and antics.

Can fans sue because owners put a lousy team on the field week after week or season after season?

They have opened the new ballpark with a lousy team, and the attendance has been mediocre.

I've seen all the lousy teams before your era.

Even in the glory days of baseball - whenever those were - bad teams drew lousy, good teams good.

Why come out to see a lousy team?

"They have no idea it's a lousy team," he said.

Sure, if you call a lousy team, you aim to be professional and not let constant losing numb your spirit.

Opponents say he likes to trash talk, saying things like: "How's it feel to average 10 points on a lousy team?"