Baseball Quotes · Page 131

From the way Denny's shaking his head, he's either got an injured shoulder or a gnat in his eye.

— Jerry Coleman

I was always active - I went from baseball to football. I didn't have time to work out.

— Bo Jackson

I'm just taking advantage of good pitches. I am seeing the ball well and my confidence is high.

— Jose Bautista

My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be just…

— Derek Jeter

To my sick little pal. I will try to knock you another homer, maybe two today.

— Anonymous

I wanted to show Baltimore that they were getting a good ballplayer.

— Frank Robinson

Never wear a backward baseball cap to an interview unless applying for the job of umpire.

— Casey Stengel

In baseball, I was always in control of everything until I let the ball go.

— Curt Schilling

I've done it before where I get guys banging their bat on the ground after their second or third at-bat because you…

— Pat Connaughton

The self is like a baseball. Throw it back to the divine pitcher who pitched it to you in the first place,…

— Peter Kreeft

My first year in the big leagues, I made $17,000. It was easy to go out and get another $17,000 relief pitcher.…

— Bruce Sutter

I grew up playing basketball and baseball. I've always been active because my dad played professional football, so sports and working out…

— Zach LaVine

I became a major league manager in several cities and was discharged. We call it discharged because there was no question I…

— Casey Stengel

I'm really thankful for the opportunity the Marlins gave me. They drafted me in 2010 and gave me a chance to play…

— Christian Yelich

I could describe my career in two words: who knew. I was on the path to becoming a professional baseball player, but…

— Shemar Moore

I always go back to when I was a kid and thinking about playing in the big leagues, so now that I've…

— Buster Posey

[A]ll of life, as we know it, moves in little, unavailing circles. More justly than to anything else, it can be likened…

— O. Henry

Baseball, in my opinion, would be a lot better if you could just make the same salary as everybody else in the…

— Zack Greinke

I played ball for the Senators, Rangers, Indians, and Yankees in the ’70′s and ’80′s. Marvin Miller was a hero in our…

— Toby Harrah

Rise&Grind :Some have, some haven't, everybody don't hit home runs on the first swing; at pursuit of happiness. Other times foul balls…

— Gee Linder

Curiously, only in sports do we agree to eschew technological advances, making rules, for example, to limit the power potential of baseball…

— Gene Logsdon

The truth is, no one wants to face the fact that there was a huge double standard in baseball, and white athletes…

— Jose Canseco

I just always wanted to be a baseball announcer. I'm a huge Mets fan, and I wanted to be the next Bob…

— Logan Marshall-Green

As good a hand-eye coordination I have playing the game of baseball, it is completely different out here, completely different style of…

— Chipper Jones

If I wanted to pitch that bad, I probably would. But I don't think I'm in that stage.

— Pedro Martinez

There's a lot to be said for going to baseball games for a living.

— Willie Geist

Ralph (Houk) brought out the best in everybody, and that included me. I consider myself lucky to have played for him.

— Mickey Mantle

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. It took one afternoon on the golf course.

— Hank Aaron

I jack, I rob, I sin. Aw man, I'm Jackie Robinson 'Cept when I run base, I dodge the pen

— Jay-Z

When I was a kid, my heroes were not baseball players nor movie stars. My knights in shining armor were film critics.

— Rod Lurie

Show me a good sportsman and I'll show you a player I'm looking to trade.

— Leo Durocher

My strength is coming up with two outs in the last of the ninth.

— Michael Eisner

A Jose Canseco bat? Tell me...you didn't pay money for this. -Raphael

— Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

It works out that my hitting is a little bit better, but I really do enjoy defense, saving a run any time…

— Xander Bogaerts

Statues of sports stars are all the rage - especially in baseball.

— Frank Deford

Baseball can build you up to the sky one day and the next day you have to climb a stepladder to look…

— Johnny Pesky

When you've got guys on base, you have to hit. I concentrate on getting it done.

— Miguel Cabrera

When I throw a curve that hangs and it goes for a hit, I want to chew up my glove.

— Don Drysdale

Someone once described the pitching of a no-hit game as like catching lighting in a bottle.

— W. P. Kinsella

Wrigley Field was built and designed at a time when people got to the ballpark by trolley, train, and horse cart.

— Mike Quigley