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> [It looked like a ballpark. It smelled like a ballpark. It had a feeling and a heartbeat, a personality that was all baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-ashburn/it-looked-like-a-ballpark-it-smelled-like-a-ballpark-it-had-a-feeling/)

[Richie Ashburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-ashburn/)

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## More by Richie Ashburn

> [I wish I'd known early what I had to learn late.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-ashburn/i-wish-i-d-known-early-what-i-had-to-learn-late/)

[Richie Ashburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-ashburn/)

> [The kid doesn't chew tobacco, smoke, drink, curse or chase broads. I don't see how he can make it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-ashburn/the-kid-doesn-t-chew-tobacco-smoke-drink-curse-or-chase-broads-i-don/)

[Richie Ashburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-ashburn/)

> [A good lead-off hitter is a pain in the ass to pitchers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-ashburn/a-good-lead-off-hitter-is-a-pain-in-the-ass-to-pitchers/)

[Richie Ashburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-ashburn/)

> [The kid doesn't chew tobacco, smoke, drink, curse or chase broads. I don't see how he can possible make it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-ashburn/the-kid-doesn-t-chew-tobacco-smoke-drink-curse-or-chase-broads-i-don-2/)

[Richie Ashburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-ashburn/)

> [It looked like a ballpark. It smelled like a ballpark. It had a feeling and a heartbeat, a personality that was all baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-ashburn/it-looked-like-a-ballpark-it-smelled-like-a-ballpark-it-had-a-feeling/)

[Richie Ashburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-ashburn/)

> [After fifteen years of facing them (pitchers) you don't really get over them. They're devious. They're the only players in the game allowed to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-ashburn/after-fifteen-years-of-facing-them-pitchers-you-don-t-really-get-over/)

[Richie Ashburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-ashburn/)

> [I'm flattered that so many baseball people think I'm a Hall of Famer. But what's hard to believe is how one-hundred and fifty plus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-ashburn/i-m-flattered-that-so-many-baseball-people-think-i-m-a-hall-of-famer/)

[Richie Ashburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-ashburn/)

> [To cure a batting slump, I took my bat to bed with me. I wanted to know my bat a little better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richie-ashburn/to-cure-a-batting-slump-i-took-my-bat-to-bed-with-me-i-wanted-to-know/)

[Richie Ashburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richie-ashburn/)

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