I wasn't sure I was ever going to get the opportunity to play in the big leagues. So when I got it,… — Max Fried Copy Share Image
And then came the nineties, when management, suddenly frightened that they had ceded control to the players, sought to restore baseball's profitability… — John Thorn Copy Share Image
Whether he gets hit early or in the middle or late, he gets in his seven innings it seems like every time.… — Paul Konerko Copy Share Image
I had just turned 20, and Jackie told me the only way to be successful at anything was to go out and… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
“Almost without exception, they are men who dreamed of athletic heroism as children; becoming umpires was their compromise with their own lack… — Thomas Boswell Copy Share Image
My pitch count as a general rule was 135. And I knew how many pitches I had when I went to the… — Tom Seaver Copy Share Image
I knew I wasn't a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I… — Roger Angell Copy Share Image
Baseball can have its perfect dimensions, its undeniable drama, but hockey, for all its wrongs, still has the potential to deliver a… — Roy MacGregor Copy Share Image
I liked the sport of martial arts because I loved anything that involved contact, conflict or collision. But as a young kid,… — Brad Tavares Copy Share Image
When you're an expert in a subject, you can retain new factoids on your favorite topic easily. This only works for the… — Clive Thompson Copy Share Image
I can understand how people who don't really follow baseball can look at 'dead arm' and think the absolute worst. Basically, a… — Matt Harvey Copy Share Image
The call that always seemed the toughest to me was the slide and tag play at second. You can see it coming,… — Cal Hubbard Copy Share Image
It's a natural push and pull that exists in any sports organization. When you are in a big market and then you… — Theo Epstein Copy Share Image
A lot of people don't trust the pitch. There's this kind of reputation it has for being untrustworthy and fickle and capricious… — R.A. Dickey Copy Share Image
glancing back I got my first clear look at the monster. He was seven feet tall, easy, his arms and legs like… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
This is a tremendous honor (winning the 2002 Roberto Clemente Award), to be considered in the same class as Roberto Clemente. He… — Jim Thome Copy Share Image
I know that baseball players have certain rituals or habits that they develop, because sometimes it becomes somewhat superstitious if they get… — Chadwick Boseman Copy Share Image
Writing is like anything - baseball playing, piano playing, sewing, hammering nails. The more you work on it, the better you get.… — Betsy Byars Copy Share Image
I think this is a sport where we can really challenge all of ourselves as baseball fans, as baseball players, even the… — Jessica Mendoza Copy Share Image
The only book I ever read cover to cover was The Pete Rose Story. I read half of The Lou Gehrig Story… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
Time flies really quickly. It feels like only a few months ago that I was traded over here and started my career… — Jake Arrieta Copy Share Image
I'm playing baseball because I love it, not because I need the money or attention. That is why I've been so dedicated.… — Mike Piazza Copy Share Image
You can't have a family when you're playing because you're away from home so much. So believe me, I won't be pitching… — Pedro Martinez Copy Share Image
I've seen plenty of ballplayers way better than me, but they didn't have the work ethic. It comes down to how bad… — Marcus Giles Copy Share Image
Hitting a baseball well, as in cricket, is a very rare skill. One of most difficult things to do in the world… — Peter Tork Copy Share Image
I try to spend as much time as possible with God and my family. That's more important than anything I'm doing in… — Albert Pujols Copy Share Image
Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns. — John Leonard Copy Share Image
“Growing up, I used to use and apple instead of a baseball. It was just more fun to hit, and a healthier… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
When you're in a slump, you do something different, just to try it. I remember one time I was in a slump,… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
Listen, son. You and I are professionals. If the manager says sacrifice, we lay down a bunt and let somebody else hit… — Frank Wead Copy Share Image
The bigger the game, the better I liked it. Not that I was about to let anybody know I was excited. I… — Catfish Hunter Copy Share Image
When I play videogames I'm trying to go deep every pitch. I'm definitely not going to try to do that in real… — Dustin Pedroia Copy Share Image
I'm a baseball player and showing up to a baseball field to not do anything baseball related... It's not fun. It takes… — Chris Sale Copy Share Image
You have to remember that baseball really was the American pastime in the Forties, not football, basketball or any other sport. — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
It (a baseball box score) doesn't tell how big you are, what church you attend, what color you are, or how your… — Branch Rickey Copy Share Image
Baseball is a lot like life. It's a day-to-day existence, full of ups and downs. You make the most of your opportunities… — Ernie Harwell Copy Share Image
Do you know the nicest thing about looking at pictures of a 1950's baseball park? The only people wearing baseball caps are… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
Basically, hitters fall into a pattern, and once you know what they like, you can set them up for the putout with… — Tom Seaver Copy Share Image
Nobody gets any fun out of baseball any more. I guess a kid's crazy not to be serious about it when he's… — Rabbit Maranville Copy Share Image
I've played a baseball player a few times, but in my career I've been blessed to have played a wide range of… — Daniel Sunjata Copy Share Image
