“Annie Savoy: [narrating] Walt Whitman once said, "I see great things in baseball. It's our game, the American game. It will repair… — Bull Durham Copy Share Image
I was throwing a lot harder than I ever have at the end of last year. I got to ninety-five (mph) a… — Andy Pettitte Copy Share Image
I knew that if they didn't allow me to play anymore, I would leave Cuba immediately. I mean, what was I supposed… — Aroldis Chapman Copy Share Image
My first ball I ever got from a Big League player I actually got to purchase in Dodger Stadium in a silent… — Pedro Martinez Copy Share Image
I was really into baseball because my dad and grandpop played it growing up. I really enjoyed hitting the most, and that… — Auston Matthews Copy Share Image
With two strikes I'm not really as worried about power. And it allows me to get to an inside fastball and still… — Brandon Crawford Copy Share Image
The Yankees' Facebook page was hacked. The hacker was immediately purchased and signed to a 5 year contract with the Yankees. — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
I went to school every day, like everyone else, and I played baseball for my high school team. I was a part… — Jesse McCartney Copy Share Image
One of the first things I learned from veteran teammates - as a minor league player in the Detroit Tigers organization -… — Gabe Kapler Copy Share Image
I always liked having a uniform. Growing up, when I was playing baseball, or hockey, or football. Always nice to have a… — Jim Harbaugh Copy Share Image
I felt what I almost always feel when I am watching a ballgame: Just for those two or three hours, there is… — Roger Angell Copy Share Image
The difference between football and baseball is that pretty much every possible situation in baseball has probably happened by now, maybe thousands… — Tony Khan Copy Share Image
You know your a true baseball player when¦ 1. You call your dad coach. 2. You have a batting cage in your… — Curly Girl Copy Share Image
When I was 16, I'd been cast in 'Fast Food Nation.' And while I was playing in a charity baseball game, I… — Glen Powell Copy Share Image
There's nothing like Opening Day. There's nothing like the start of a new season. I started playing baseball when I was seven… — George Brett Copy Share Image
I don't think Hank Greenberg thought of himself as the first Jewish baseball player - he was a baseball player who happened… — Jose Feliciano Copy Share Image
A-Rod wants to be like Babe Ruth. And people don't realize this, he's a lot like Babe Ruth. Before the playoffs a… — Artie Lange Copy Share Image
I'm a teammate guy, so whatever I can do to help my team to win like I have the past two years,… — Albert Pujols Copy Share Image
I think the outside world can learn a lot about how to act by watching a major league clubhouse. I don't think… — Terry Francona Copy Share Image
A good umpire is the umpire you don't even notice. He's there all afternoon but when the game is over, you don't… — Ban Johnson Copy Share Image
“I’m trying to cover all my bases so I can be a complete baseball nonplayer. I’ve already not bought a bat, a… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
I watched 'Iron Chef ' for years, and I thought, 'That's playing for the New York Yankees.' I made that my version… — Alex Guarnaschelli Copy Share Image
People asking my teammates, 'Is Arrieta a guy who'd try to cheat the system?' Honestly, hearing that kind of stuff come from… — Jake Arrieta Copy Share Image
I've won plenty of games by knowing when to take out my pitcher; whom to replace him with; or how to place… — Walter Alston Copy Share Image
A good catcher is the quarterback, the carburetor, the lead dog, the pulse taker, the traffic cop and sometimes a lot of… — Miller Huggins Copy Share Image
To have a leadoff hitter who can get on base and be around every time, it's just great. It helps the team… — Juan Soto Copy Share Image
I had dreams of catching the ball for the final out in the World Series and being mobbed by my teammates. Well,… — Robin Yount Copy Share Image
“First base was a far richer social opportunity. First base made catching feeling like a bad dinner party - what with the… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
Any game could be my last, and any at bat could be my last. I'd hate to think it ended without me… — Darin Erstad Copy Share Image
The farmer doesn't care for the pitchers' battle that resolves itself into a checkers game. The farmer loves the dramatic, and slugging… — Home Run Baker Copy Share Image
There are at least three kinds of advantages that the pitcher and batter contest. There's the physical advantage, the strategic advantage, and… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
What sets baseball apart from other sports is the array of skills that every player needs: the speed, the power, the agility. — Mark Kurlansky Copy Share Image
When it's your chance to step up to the plate, just hit it out of the park, and everybody will forget about… — Brian McKnight Copy Share Image
Baseball I played literally from the time I can remember. My dad had played, my older brother played, so I always wanted… — Tyler Hoechlin Copy Share Image
I always say that I think my job is behind home plate, call a good game, play some good defense, and also,… — Carlos Ruiz Copy Share Image
As a kid I was fascinated with sports, and I loved sports more than anything else. The first books I read were… — Robert Jay Lifton Copy Share Image
My dad was always at work running a business, so our mom really took care of us. She'd bring us all to… — Dan Gronkowski Copy Share Image
I played baseball in high school, and in some parallel universe, if I had not gone into filmmaking, I may have been… — Richard Linklater Copy Share Image
At a Dodger baseball game in Los Angeles, I asked Will Durant if he was ninety-four or ninety-five. "Ninety-four," he said. "You… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
Two things help me be a winner. One is I try to stay on an even keel. I don't get too high… — Ila Borders Copy Share Image
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