Baseball's Opening Day is full of time-honored traditions: the President throws out the first ball, the Cubs' starting pitcher walks away with… — Rob Sheffield Copy Share Image
I transplanted my brain into 'HQ' and that's where the dark corners of my mind got exposed: Pop culture, '90s baseball, 'Simpsons,'… — Scott Rogowsky Copy Share Image
For me, that's the difference in good hitters and bad hitters. If you can stay in the zone and make them throw… — Trea Turner Copy Share Image
I grew up playing sports, football, basketball, baseball, everything, and acting was such a different environment and different world for me. — Cam Gigandet Copy Share Image
It's a relief now to be able to stand next to my godfather and finally feel like I've accomplished something in the… — Barry Bonds Copy Share Image
When I go to the plate, I think about putting the ball in play. It's important to get on base and get… — Pedro Martinez Copy Share Image
The fall of 1912 my fielding was above the average, but my hitting was not so good. However, I was the talk… — Rabbit Maranville Copy Share Image
In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get… — Tom Seaver Copy Share Image
Normal people have an incredible lack of empathy. They have good emotional empathy, but they don't have much empathy for the autistic… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
In a nation committed to better living through chemistry - where Viagra-enabled men pursue silicone-contoured women - the national pastime has a… — George Will Copy Share Image
Yeah I mean, you don't want to look at yourself in a bad way. You don't want to be the last one… — Xander Bogaerts Copy Share Image
“The flipper bat was quite a breakthrough because it gave the player a true means of exercising and developing skill. You could… — Steven L. Kent Copy Share Image
I have to dig from myself versus digging from something that I like. Digging from something you like is easy whereas from… — Jlin Copy Share Image
Because I could throw so hard when I got to college, they made me a pitcher. If I had to it all… — Shemar Moore Copy Share Image
There was but one question he left unasked, and it vibrated between his lines: if gross miscalculations of a person's value could… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
It was the first time I used that bat. A Yankee fan in Chicago gave it to me the last time we… — Graig Nettles Copy Share Image
I have a relationship with Christ. It allows me to handle situations better. It allows me to treat people better and it… — Mark Teixeira Copy Share Image
In an individual sport, yes, you have to win titles. Baseball's different. But basketball, hockey? One person can control the tempo of… — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
Guys on second, if they pick up what set of signs the catcher's using, we'll relay it one way or the other… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Now, you tell me, if I have a day off during the baseball season, where do you think I'll spend it? The… — Harry Caray Copy Share Image
I graduated with about 23 people, so if you were the least bit athletic, you kind of had to play everything. So… — Cole Swindell Copy Share Image
It occurs to me as we're all sitting here thinking of Mickey, he's probably somewhere getting an earful from Casey Stengel, and… — Bob Costas Copy Share Image
I got into a car accident and couldn't play baseball, hockey, and basketball. We stuck with golf for a little while, and… — Brooks Koepka Copy Share Image
The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed,… — Ty Cobb Copy Share Image
Think. Don't just swing. Think about the pitcher, what he threw you last time up, his best pitch, who's up next. Think. — Ted Williams Copy Share Image
I thought some of the stories were neat; I liked some of the liturgy and some of the songs. If you're a… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I don't think baseball can abandon the Miami market. If MLB does let that market go vacant, I think it'll be one… — Andrew Zimbalist Copy Share Image
The dreams are that you're gonna have a great series and win. The nightmares are that you're gonna let the winning run… — Bill Buckner Copy Share Image
You can't get real happy or real depressed when you play baseball. Baseball is a great sport in that it offers a… — Mike Piazza Copy Share Image
You have to be out there and have a mound presence. You have to be real aggressive and be real confident. You… — Eric Gagne Copy Share Image
You only have such a short time to play baseball in your career. Whether you play for five years or 15 years,… — Christian Yelich Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, all we're trying to do is get the hitter off balance. Get him in a position… — Jake Arrieta Copy Share Image
Some batters, and good ones too, scoff at the whole theory of place hitting, calling it a myth. They are wrong, however. — Edd Roush Copy Share Image
First of all, you want umpires to call what they see. In the case of fair or foul, the smartest thing is… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
For many years, even after Jackie Robinson, baseball was so segregated, really. You just didn't expect us to have a chance to… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
They examined all my organs. Some of them are quite remarkable and others are not so good. A lot of museums are… — Casey Stengel Copy Share Image
Give him a crowd, a gallery worthy of his best effort, and the old warrior will put on his show... He isn't… — John J. Kiernan Copy Share Image
My first interest in baseball is the welfare of baseball itself. My second is the Cincinnati Reds, and my third is Warren… — Warren Giles Copy Share Image
Some men like to go in for polo, for example, and spend thousands of dollars on ponies. Some go nuts for paintings,… — Tom Yawkey Copy Share Image
I might have a great game hitting, but if I'm not having a great game fielding, if I feel like I let… — Ben Zobrist Copy Share Image
