Baseball Quotes · Page 96

Gentlemen, for the first 60 feet that was a hell of a pitch.

— Warren Spahn

I'm human and I've played my butt off for ten years. I'm not a loafer, I'm not a jerk, I'm a baseball…

— Reggie Jackson

There's nothing like Opening Day in Dodger Stadium. You can't really describe it.

— Matt Kemp

One pitch can be the difference between a win and a loss, an error could be the difference.

— Lisa Fernandez

The best team I ever saw, and I really mean this, was the '61 Yankees.

— Mickey Mantle

Mr. that boy couldn't hit the ground if he fell out of an airplane.

— Casey Stengel

In the 8th inning you can't hear the roar of the 9th, all you can do to hold yourself together, and trust.

— Jim Abbott

Hitters never showed me up, as hard as I threw. And I was pretty mean out on the mound.

— Goose Gossage

I think this applies to a lot of things in life. When things aren't going well, you start to worry about things…

— Buster Posey

He's going for the home run, I'm going for the grand slam. If he gets a lot of strikeouts, I'm getting a…

— Nonito Donaire

The love of basketball, the time and effort I've put into it - I'd be doing a disservice to myself if I…

— Pat Connaughton

I love talking baseball. I think it's an interesting subject, I think it's something I'm familiar with. It's something I can constantly…

— Joey Votto

I've experienced a lot of things in baseball, but I've never been traded during a strike. At least I know I'll be…

— Dave Winfield

Benny Goodman's band was integrated before baseball. Even before it was physically integrated, music was integrated. Everyone listened to Armstrong and Ellington.…

— Wynton Marsalis

Minor league umpires are evaluated in their respective leagues each year and rated numerically. This enables umpires to know where they stand…

— Jim Evans

I belong a Yankee. I'm really happy that I got the chance to sign a good contract, and really happy that I…

— Jorge Posada

When McGwire started the home run mania, attendance came back. The owners understood that the sudden spike in homers wasn't accidental. All…

— Gary Sheffield

There are a lot of shots in golf I can't hit, but I try to hit them anyway. The frustration is not…

— Greg Maddux

“Frequently confronted with vociferous complaints about their rulings from players, managers, and fans (who as likely as not had wagered on the…

— Benjamin G. Rader

In Hollywood, for me, it's all about the movie stars and the singers. Baseball players don't draw too much attention; we're low…

— Matt Kemp

For me, I try to look at a person's swagger and a little background on them if I already haven't liked them…

— Michael Bivins

They always say baseball is 90 percent mental, 10 percent physical, whatever that saying is. I don't even think I know it.…

— Anthony Rendon

As a base runner myself, the moment I reached second base I began to fantasize about the potential contact at the plate.…

— Gabe Kapler

There are several insights at the heart of the A's system that I think are wonderful for baseball. One, that it's a…

— Michael Lewis

A coach's main job is to reawaken a spirit in which the players can blend together effortlessly.

— Phil Jackson

I like to hunt. After baseball, I'll go back and buy some land and do some farming.

— Jeremy Bonderman

Baseball is a religion in my classroom. It's a very important part of life, baseball.

— Rafe Esquith

I got kind of spoiled when I was young coming up in the big leagues and made the postseason.

— Kyle Schwarber

If you want to see a bunch of happy Americans, go out to opening day at any baseball stadium in the land.

— Ben Fountain

Analytics only goes so far. Basketball, more than baseball, for example, is really a team sport.

— Steve Ballmer

Just kind of finding it, that's what Spring Training is for, to work on stuff and get ready.

— J. D. Martinez

NO MAN CAN AVOID BEING BORN AVERAGE, BUT NO MAN HAS TO STAY AVERAGE.

— Satchel Paige

For me, I take a lot of pride in that, and we take a lot of pride in that, being able to…

— Trea Turner

Whenever you get an inflamed tendon, you've got a problem. OK, here's the next pitch to Gene Tendon.

— Jerry Coleman

I am a baseball player and I enjoy getting batters out and that is what I want to continue doing.

— Yu Darvish

Isn't it odd? A guy bats .301 and has 35 homers. Then everybody starts to tell him what a good fielder he has become.

— Dick Stuart

I was a good athlete, a good baseball player. A great baseball player, I should say.

— Donovan Mitchell

The guy's ridiculous. No one hits home runs like that. I'm telling you, man, it's ridiculous.

— Derek Jeter

The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked.

— Roger Angell

I liked baseball and sports and Garbage Pail Kids and comic books. I know what its like to really adore something.

— Todd Lowe