Let the pitcher move first, then, as he draws his arm back, you draw the bat back and you are ready. — Paul Waner Copy Share Image
Clemens and Maddux have defined our era, I believe. And Randy Johnson is right behind them and still going. — David Cone Copy Share Image
In all my years of baseball, I have always expected to be traded. I never liked the idea. — Jackie Robinson Copy Share Image
I don't like the designated hitter. A guy who plays should be able to catch and hit. — Marge Schott Copy Share Image
Striking out bothers me when you've got guys on base and you're making unproductive outs. — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
Many people think the Cards at the end of the wire will cross the finish line first. — Jerry Coleman Copy Share Image
Obviously I wasn't playing well at the time. But as a player, you lie to yourself. You say, "There's nothing wrong. I'm… — Prince Fielder Copy Share Image
Baseball is more like a novel than a war. It is like an ongoing, hundred-year work of art, peopled with thousands of… — Luke Salisbury Copy Share Image
The Yankee: In acuteness and perseverance, he resembles the Scotch. In frugal neatness, he resembles the Dutch. But in truth, a Yankee… — Frances Trollope Copy Share Image
I've been able to do what I love and what I'm passionate about my entire life. I made, you know, an insane… — Curt Schilling Copy Share Image
When the ball was last seen crossing the roof of the stand in deep right field at 315 feet, we wonder whether… — Heywood Broun Copy Share Image
If you're playing baseball, why are you playing baseball? Is it to have success on the field and be a Hall-of-Famer or… — Clayton Kershaw Copy Share Image
Baseball is slovenly and excessive in midsummer, with its onrolling daily cascade of line scores and box scores, shifting statistics, highlights and… — Roger Angell Copy Share Image
Just spend a few more months playing video games. That hand-eye coordination will come in handy when you get to third base. — John Green Copy Share Image
“He [Ted Williams] was only a 23-year-old kid when he batted .406 in 1941, but then the season ended and our country… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
Some coaches believed they could judge a player's performance simply by watching it. In this they were deeply mistaken. The naked eye… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
My friends like to play as me in the baseball games, and they call to tell me about every bag I steal.… — Carl Crawford Copy Share Image
The real debate isn't over National League MVP, but over which of Barry Bonds' seasons should be considered his finest. There's 2001,… — Ken Rosenthal Copy Share Image
We're baseball players. We don't need guys telling us, 'Hey, you need to hurry. Hey, you need to do this. Hey, you… — Bengie Molina Copy Share Image
The difference between winning nineteen games and winning twenty for a pitcher is bigger than anyone out of baseball realizes. It's the… — Warren Spahn Copy Share Image
The sport to which I owe so much has undergone profound changes, but it's still baseball. Kids still imitate their heroes on… — Duke Snider Copy Share Image
I always thought that there was going to be life after baseball, and so I designed that in my life I would… — Nolan Ryan Copy Share Image
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