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 Copy Share Image
I'm just taking advantage of good pitches. I am seeing the ball well and my confidence is high. — Jose Bautista Copy Share Image
We know you can bunt, Mick. You're not down here to bunt. You're here to get some hits and get your swing… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
When I was 15 years old, I used to actually dream I was pitching in Yankee Stadium. Bill Dickey was my catcher. — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
I was always active - I went from baseball to football. I didn't have time to work out. — Bo Jackson Copy Share Image
From the way Denny's shaking his head, he's either got an injured shoulder or a gnat in his eye. — Jerry Coleman Copy Share Image
You’re not going to be a 1.000 hitter all the time. You’re going to be more wrong than right. You just have… — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
“What made me sign with the Cardinals? Because they used salesmanship, the personal touch. Where others wrote, they talked. Where others waited,… — Stan Musial Copy Share Image
It's sort of like baseball - the more you know about baseball, the more you get into a baseball game. NASCAR is… — Michael Waltrip Copy Share Image
Baseball is a spirited race of man against man, reflex against reflex. A game of inches. Every skill is measured. Every heroic,… — Ernie Harwell Copy Share Image
A pitcher never gets me out. I get myself out. That's no disrespect to the pitcher, but there should be no excuse… — Mike Piazza Copy Share Image
The Major Leagues are a different game. Initially it's survival, but the more you play and more experience you get, the sky… — Marcus Semien Copy Share Image
I'll say it again: you've got to put the argument back in the game. They're trying to make baseball mechanized, a machine.… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
“If you don't have a catcher, the ball goes to the backstop. Casey Stengel explaining why the Mets selected mediocre catcher Hobie… — Casey Stengel Copy Share Image
“If there was magic in this world, it happened within sight of the three bases and home plate. All the gems in… — Tee Morris Copy Share Image
I've been pretty lucky with neighbors. But back in 1998, I lived, like, literally next door to Wrigley Field in Chicago. And… — Ike Barinholtz Copy Share Image
Oh, for that remarkable and complex economy of motherhood. Those back and forth generosities-where one day a mom ferries the kids to… — Victoria Redel Copy Share Image
People say, 'Weren't you deprived of your childhood?' No way. I would not take anything back at all. Everything about it was… — Bryce Harper Copy Share Image
People ask me if I believe how quickly my career has taken off. I just tell them that Jesus Christ is my… — Albert Pujols Copy Share Image
“Baseball's Sad Lexicon These are the saddest of possible words: Tinker to Evers to Chance. Trio of Bear-cubs, fleeter than birds, Tinker… — Franklin Robert Adams Copy Share Image
“Former Journey lead singer Steve Perry was a lifelong Giants fan who grew up in the San Joaquin Valley. When the Dodgers… — andrew baggarly Copy Share Image
A lot of times, I've always looked at pitching in the All-Star Game as a prelude to how you pitch in the… — Max Scherzer Copy Share Image
