Baseball Quotes · Page 74

Now some alien force seems to have come and captured the Dodgers. I don't know what happened to my Dodgers.

— Leigh Steinberg

To win the World Series, you have to be able to do a lot of things well.

— Theo Epstein

When I was a kid, my nickname was Mr. Baseball. Because of the stitches.

— Emo Philips

Everyone likes home runs, but I just want to put together good at-bats.

— Marcus Semien

Some of my finest memories are from my time at the University of Texas. College baseball, I love it.

— Roger Clemens

That was real baseball. We weren't playing for money. They gave us Mickey Mouse watches that ran backwards.

— Bill Lee

Ozzie Newsome hit a home run by drafting Bernard Pierce. He is a great compliment to Ray Rice.

— Marshall Faulk

I'm not sure what the hell charisma is, but I get the feeling it's Willie Mays.

— Ted Kluszewski

I like metal detecting, collecting Civil War artifacts, fishing, hunting, cigars, Labradors, the outdoor life, my baseball game, football.

— Hank Williams Jr

I just like showing people - and this might be at the root of everything that I've done - that I don't…

— Sean Doolittle

No matter how hard you throw it or what you've got out there, you've just got to find a way to compete.…

— Chris Sale

I want to be that good. I want to be Barry Bonds. I want when I pitch to be 'Win Day.' I…

— Josh Beckett

I was known as a Yankee killer. My best year against them was 1953. I beat them five times and shut them…

— Mel Parnell

Decades after a person has stopped collecting bubble gum cards, he can still discover himself collecting ballparks... their smells, their special seasons,…

— Thomas Boswell

My dad wasn't a power hitter, and I didn't think I'd be a power hitter because the person I wanted to be…

— Ken Griffey Jr

“Even the legendary Babe Ruth batted “only” .342. You can’t hit every ball that comes your way, and neither can anyone else.”

— Valerie Young

Even as a 10-year-old, I remember trying to explain to my mother and stepfather how upset and frustrated a messy room made…

— Nate Berkus

As a father, you find yourself telling this to your kids a lot. My son, when he didn't want to play baseball,…

— Nick Lachey

I don't mean to diminish the job, it's a good job and a real pressure job. But I don't think a relief…

— Dan Quisenberry

The A's were a team with very few resources. We didn't have access to players who were obviously great, who could do…

— Paul DePodesta

He was a parade all by himself, a burst of dazzle and jingle, Santa Claus drinking his whiskey straight and groaning with…

— Jimmy Cannon

For me, it's about finding ways. Obviously I'm not a great hitter, but I'm going to try and beat you anyway I…

— Yadier Molina

There is a double-standard between men and women. My father was a major league baseball player, and I grew up thinking I…

— Katie Uhlaender

That's the thing about this game -- you get a little monkey on your back. You go 0-for-3, you go 0-for-6, pretty…

— Mike Candrea

Velo comes and goes... For me, I worry about, 'What are the reactions of the hitters? How are they responding?'

— Chris Sale

WHEN THE BALL IS COMING AT 100 MPH FROM PITCHER THERES NOTHING SOFT ABOUT THAT

— James Madison

The Yankees don't pay me to win every day, just two out of three.

— Casey Stengel

Got any pitches? I got five pitches-rise-ball, curveball, screwball, drop-ball and changeup.

— Jennie Finch

I think what hurt me all along was the label of 'war-time pitcher.' I've always resented that.

— Hal Newhouser

Those amateur umpires are certainly flexing their fangs tonight.

— Jerry Coleman

I have an ego like everyone else. I want to be recognized as a good ballplayer.

— John Stockton

When it comes down to the World Series, it's about winning four games.

— Corey Seager

When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start.

— Dennis Eckersley

I chose baseball because to me baseball is the best game of all.

— Dave Winfield

I tried many sports like football, baseball, and swimming. I even played saxophone and piano.

— Justin Gatlin

A great hitter isn't born, he's made. He's made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence.

— Rogers Hornsby

The only thing Earl (Weaver) knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it.

— Jim Palmer

Second base is anything but magic. If it's anything at all, it's speed, sureness with your hands and lots of hard work.

— Nellie Fox

I want to throw a faster fastball. I want a sharper curve. I want to improve all my pitches.

— Yu Darvish

The Yankees have better starting pitchers than Arizona. Arizona just has two... the Yanks have four.

— Keith Hernandez