James Thurber Quote

Red Barber announces the Dodger games and he uses those expressions—picked them up down South.... "Tearing up the pea patch" means going on a rampage; "sitting in the catbird seat" means sitting pretty, like a batter with three balls and no strikes on him.


The Thurber Carnival (1945). The Catbird Seat


Red Barber announces the Dodger games and he uses those expressions—picked them up down South.... Tearing up the pea patch means going on a...

Red Barber announces the Dodger games and he uses those expressions—picked them up down South.... Tearing up the pea patch means going on a...

Red Barber announces the Dodger games and he uses those expressions—picked them up down South.... Tearing up the pea patch means going on a...

Red Barber announces the Dodger games and he uses those expressions—picked them up down South.... Tearing up the pea patch means going on a...