John Wetteland had a very good curveball. He threw it for a strike, too, in any count, any situation. But, he really… — Jorge Posada Copy Share Image
I definitely want to be in a place where I can win long-term and be a part of World Series teams for… — Manny Machado 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
My main focus is, 'What can I do today to help the team win the ballgame?' You have those blinders on. It… — Aaron Judge Copy Share Image
Catfish Hunter was a man among men. He was a genuine person. There was nothing phony about him. I learned a lot… — Vida Blue Copy Share Image
We charted individual pitches by hand, so I had that data from game to game, but from year to year, I didn't… — David Cone Copy Share Image
Baseball was popular in the summer, but hockey was big most of the time. With five brothers, you never escaped it. We… — Anne Murray Copy Share Image
Ultimately, the goal of hitting is to get your mind out of the way and let your body take over - and… — Stacey Nuveman Copy Share Image
They say I couldn't play football, I was too small. They say I couldn't play basketball, I wasn't tall. They say I… — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
I don't think baseball is ever going to be the fast-paced game that football or basketball is. It's never going to be… — Christian Yelich Copy Share Image
From the time I went into baseball, I have always been handicapped by my hands, which are too small. I never saw… — Pud Galvin Copy Share Image
In 1960 when Pittsburgh beat us in the World Series, we outscored them 55-27. It was the only time I think the… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
“The plan was simple. Once on the Plain of Idavoll, we were going to follow the immortal strategy of Ebby Calvin “Nuke”… — Kevin Hearne Copy Share Image
As a starter, you know when you're going to pitch. You prepare to pitch a certain day. As a closer, you wait… — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
It's hard to be a clubhouse guy without being a great guy. I mean, the nature of the job is, you know,… — Terry Francona Copy Share Image
What's wrong with being a two-sport athlete? You've got Deion Sanders. You've got Bo Jackson. You've got Michael Jordan; he wasn't a… — Roy Nelson Copy Share Image
I'm a big Geena Davis fan. I have a Geena Davis-signed baseball, which is funny because I don't get signatures from most… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
I kind of write about visual art the way Roger Angell writes about baseball, which is to say, you're writing about life:… — Lawrence Weschler Copy Share Image
I still dream about everything I achieved. I dream about my career, dream about playing baseball, meeting so many people, traveling so… — Tony Oliva Copy Share Image
I always took my workouts serious because I have a football background. I came from football, so when I got to baseball,… — Frank Thomas Copy Share Image
The whole goal is to put some barrels on the baseball and hope good things happen. Sometimes it turns into doubles, sometimes… — Corey Seager Copy Share Image
Baseball endures at least in part because it is a contemplative sport that delights in nuances. Not a brazen game, eager to… — Kenneth Turan Copy Share Image
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