Baseball Quotes · Page 111

I played with Willie Mays and against Hank Aaron. They were tremendous players, but they were no Josh Gibson.

— Monte Irvin

“Being a parent is like being a catcher. You gotta handle whatever is thrown your way.”

— Tom Swyers

If I could straighten it out (his golf swing), I'd be pitching at Dodger Stadium tonight.

— Sandy Koufax

I had a marvelous baseball career and after my baseball career, there is an abundance of opportunity out there.

— Cal Ripken, Jr

To some people the limp glove, the smelly shoes, and the sturdy bat is just a game. But to me, it is…

— Savannah J

If a stolen base is there based on a pitcher's time to the plate, then steal a bag.

— Joe Maddon

The one thing is the more I play second base, the more I can work on the intricate movements of that position.

— Ben Zobrist

“Progress always involves risk. You can’t steal second and keep one foot on first base.”

— Adam M. Grant

If you ask me if I got hit in Game 7 because they stole signs, I don't think so. The Astros have…

— Yu Darvish

I'm just here to play baseball. I'm not going to be on social media or doing any commercials. I'm just here to…

— Anthony Rendon

One of the first lessons he or she learns is that in baseball anything, absolutely anything, can happen. Just two days ago…

— John Thorn

I was going as soon as the ball hit the bat, it was lucky that it was a chopper. I just ran…

— Joey Gathright

We all know that players will hit a few more home runs than usual in some years and a few less in…

— Leonard Mlodinow

I think when I first started, I tried to make believe I was in the ballpark, sitting next to somebody and just…

— Vin Scully

When I was real young I wanted to play baseball. I really loved playing center field, but that was never anything I…

— Ryan Sypek

If you don't want to be the kid to hit the walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth, you shouldn't…

— Justin Tucker

Models are like baseball players. We make a lot of money quickly, but all of a sudden we're 30 years old, we…

— Cindy Crawford

The Commonwealth's own Ryan Zimmerman is a baseball legend and trailblazer. I am thrilled to issue a proclamation designating Ryan Zimmerman Day…

— Glenn Youngkin

This guy from L.A. sits down next to me, and he says 'you like baseball?' I said, 'Oh, man, I love baseball.'…

— Bill Engvall

Maintain 'baseball cards' and/or 'believability matrixes' for your people. Imagine if you had baseball cards that showed all the performance stats. You…

— Ray Dalio

For me, this is what I've loved to do since I was 3 years old. I was running around little baseball fields…

— Max Fried

I remember the last season I played. I went home after a ballgame one day, lay down on my bed, and tears…

— Willie Mays

“Doug Harvey was a stickler for the rules. When Harvey was in the minor leagues, all the other umpires would go out…

— Peter Golenbock

Different people, different backgrounds, different ideals... We walk in different doors at the beginning of the day, and we walk out of…

— Scott Rolen

I thought I'd be an English teacher and a baseball coach somewhere.

— Ernie Johnson Jr

Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published everyday, like those of a baseball player.

— William Alexander

I've always enjoyed baseball, but even when I was a kid I can remember viewing it with a businesslike approach.

— Lance Berkman

Never trust a baserunner with a limp. Comes a base hit and you'll think he just got back from Lourdes.

— Joe Garagiola

Nothing makes a pitcher feel more secure than the sight of his teammates circling the bases during a ball game.

— Jim Brosnan

When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.

— Warren Spahn

I'm a pitchman, my business comes from the pitch, nothing else.

— Billy Mays

Cheating is baseball's oldest profession. No other game is so rich in skullduggery, so suited to it or so proud of it.

— Thomas Boswell

Trevino is in a league by himself. We don't even count him. We figure when you come in second, you're a winner.

— Chi Chi Rodriguez

It's an honor and a blessing to be part of 'R.B.I. Baseball.'

— Mookie Betts

Drew is a player that comes along once every 20 years. Not even Barry Bonds can be compared to J.D. Drew.

— Scott Boras

There is no set numerical value you can put on a pitcher. Theyre all different.

— Tom Seaver

Grubb goes back, back... He's under the warning track and makes the play.

— Jerry Coleman

It is rather suitable for umpires to dress like dentists, since one of their tasks is to draw stumps.

— John Arlott

A tall, thin old man waving a scorecard from the corner of his dugout. That's baseball.

— Ernie Harwell

I like to use big words so people will think I know what I'm talking about.

— Jerry Coleman