Chad Harbach

“In fact, there's a lot to legitimately hate about pro sports and the way they are conducted.”

“I was a ballplayer, but only for a limited time. I grew up playing in Wisconsin. It's a very sports-centric part of the country that I grew up in and I played a lot of sports, but baseball first and foremost. I played through high school. I was a middle-infielder.”

“You know, it's sort of common wisdom among New York publishers that short story collections don't make money.”