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Watching Clayton Kershaw in the very first game of the 2014 season, I realized that he's not overpowering; he's deceptive. It's the… — Gabe Kapler Copy Share Image
Baseball is a tongue-tied kid from Georgia growing up to be an announcer and praising the Lord for showing him the way… — Ernie Harwell Copy Share Image
Golf was a great way to be better in baseball. And now golf is something I enjoy, and a way to better… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
The dumber a pitcher is, the better. When he gets smart and begins to experiment with a lot of different pitches, he's… — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
“The second half of the baseball diamond is about good works. It is not at all separate from the first half, which… — Bob P. Buford Copy Share Image
You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the… — Jim Bouton Copy Share Image
Byrd has always been that kind of pitcher, trying to trick you, keep the ball low, in and out. He threw a… — Adrian Beltre Copy Share Image
Everybody should bring a little bit more to the postseason, and I feel like baseball - playing it that way - that… — Fernando Tatis Jr Copy Share Image
I have a future and I have a mind and I have things to look forward to,' but to me it's just… — David Cone Copy Share Image
I started out as a camera operator. I was doing news, and I was doing sports - baseball games and football games.… — Kathleen Kennedy Copy Share Image
I hope he (Babe Ruth) lives to hit one-hundred homers in a season. I wish him all the luck in the world.… — Home Run Baker Copy Share Image
When I think about it, if somebody was to pass Pete Rose's record just playing in Japan, that would be a bigger… — Ichiro Suzuki Copy Share Image
To a New Yorker, a 1948 Indians World Series baseball signed by the whole team might be worth only $200 to $300,… — Fred Willard Copy Share Image
In baseball, you can't kill the clock. You've got to give the other man his chance. That's why this is the greatest… — Earl Weaver Copy Share Image
“Not all space on the pitch is ‘equal’. Is it helpful to divide the pitch into three zones – 1) High risk… — Mihail Vladimirov Copy Share Image
I've tried them all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the… — Susan Sarandon Copy Share Image
February is always a bad month for TV sports. Football is gone, basketball is plodding along in the annual midseason doldrums, and… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
I've always felt that I need to be somebody in the middle of the lineup that's going to drive in runs and… — Mark Teixeira Copy Share Image
Baseball needs to put the steroids era behind it by having and enforcing tough rules against all kinds of artificial advantages, so… — Marvin Olasky Copy Share Image
They (Americans) have their national game, baseball - which is cricket played with a strong American accent - and they have a… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
I first reported to our Marlins spring training complex in Jupiter as well as the other draft picks to receive physicals and… — Graham Taylor Copy Share Image
I don't think the money matters to me anymore. I just want to continue to play baseball and keep playing baseball in… — Ryan Zimmerman Copy Share Image
The owner of the New York Yankees, Mr. George Steinbrenner who I had the greatest respect for, I want to thank him… — Wade Boggs Copy Share Image
If all of us who love baseball and are doing our jobs, then those who get the game from us will be… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
I never pay attention to errors in the Minor Leagues. Derek Jeter made 43 errors in the South Atlantic League, and I… — Jim Bowden Copy Share Image
Some day I'm going to have to stand before God, and if He asks me why I didn't let that [Jackie] Robinson… — Branch Rickey Copy Share Image
I think running the bases is a controlled run, because you have to time your steps to hit each bag. In the… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
It wasn't really until the 10th or 11th grade when I started to play well, and football took the place of baseball,… — Calvin Johnson Copy Share Image
Toledo is better than exciting, it's happy. Because nothing is more conducive to unhappiness than taking yourself seriously, and taking yourself seriously… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I wanted to go on the red carpet with a baseball cap, t-shirt, and jeans. And I still do. Because that's really… — Missy Peregrym Copy Share Image
Just to be able to say that I'm from Miami, Florida, in the Winter Olympics was an honor, and I'm proud to… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
Things happen in baseball, even if, in theory, it's something you don't do. Stats are a tool, but it doesn't mean that's… — Jon Miller Copy Share Image
I'm going to go back to the Bay Area, this is my thing, and I'm just going to open my own school… — Barry Bonds Copy Share Image
I played from the time I was seven years old. My father was my first baseman coach. I had opportunities that I… — Todd English Copy Share Image
Some players just have the natural stroke that you throw them in the lineup and all of the sudden they turn on… — Joey Votto Copy Share Image
To baseball players, our caps are sacred. We integrate our caps into our strange routines and superstitions, removing and replacing them on… — Sean Doolittle Copy Share Image
And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it… — Nolan Ryan Copy Share Image
When you've played this game for ten years and gone to bat seven-thousand times and gotten two-thousand hits do you know what… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
One of the chief duties of the fan is to engage in arguments with the man behind him. This department of the… — Robert Benchley Copy Share Image
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