I want to make my fastball better. How do I high-grade my fastball to make it the best fastball in the league?… — Trevor Bauer Copy Share Image
That no-hitter stuff was a long time ago; I don't think that has anything to do with it. I'm just going through… — Johan Santana Copy Share Image
Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
You weigh your pros and cons and what's real. You want to play baseball? Yeah. You want to go to school? If… — Mookie Betts Copy Share Image
My dad was part of the Oriole way. I think he was there 14 years in the minor leagues; I think seven… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
And, you know, you try and preach to them there's more to this game than just walking up to home plate, swinging… — Eddie Murray Copy Share Image
Understand that you own nothing. Everything that surrounds you is temporary. Only the love in your heart will last forever. — Leon Brown Copy Share Image
The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could… — Rogers Hornsby Copy Share Image
Well, I mean, I like to be pretty athletic off the mound in terms of taking care of my job, which is… — Gerrit Cole Copy Share Image
Jim Fregosi will be deeply missed in the baseball world. Joni and the rest of the family are in our prayers. Fregos,… — Darren Daulton Copy Share Image
I like the fans, but I don't feel an obligation that I have to be an example to them, like say maybe… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
You need to have camaraderie in the clubhouse. Wherever you're working, be it a baseball team or at a business, you want… — Pat Gillick Copy Share Image
Though Jack Nubbins was extremely talented, Quenten Cassidy had viewed the Specter; when he reached down through the familiar layers of gloom… — John L. Parker Jr Copy Share Image
A game of great charm in the adoption of mathematical measurements to the timing of human movements, the exactitudes and adjustments of… — Branch Rickey Copy Share Image
Years ago, you never concerned yourself with pitch counts. Now, with statistics telling you that between this number and that number bad… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
“Let's see... we'll put it in baseball analogies for you since you seem to be so keen on them. Almost third base… — K.Bromberg Copy Share Image
We'll put an asterisk next to Barry Bonds' name, sure, as soon as we put one next to Babe Ruth's name. Getting… — Daniel Tosh Copy Share Image
The beautiful thing about the game of golf is you can play good golf and compete well into your later years, and… — Tom Watson Copy Share Image
Today baseball is currently enjoying a run of more than 14 years without interruption, a record that would have been inconceivable in… — David Cone Copy Share Image
If it weren't for Jesus, I would not be where I am today and my life would be without purpose. I've heard… — Albert Pujols Copy Share Image
I see the hitter when he's moved in the box, like when he's moved closer to the plate or changed his stance.… — Mariano Rivera Copy Share Image
If somebody is really trying to take your head off with a baseball bat - I don't know how long you're supposed… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“[B]aseball is diffracted by the town and ballpark where it is played... Does baseball, like a liquid, take the shape of its… — Thomas Boswell Copy Share Image
I just loved officiating, and I hope what I did helped make it better. That's what I tell young umpires: you can… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
Don't worry about your individual numbers. Worry about the team. If the team is successful, each of you will be successful, too. — Branch Rickey Copy Share Image
The vast majority of people who watch baseball can properly call 95% of all plays that happen on the field. My job… — Jim Evans Copy Share Image
When you try to do something bigger and more grandiose, a lot of times it's more apt to fall apart. It's a… — Jim Lee Copy Share Image
(Al) Lopez is a great believer in speed and hustle, in the go-go style of baseball. No other manager is so determined… — Nellie Fox Copy Share Image
Why would you want to stay manager and be second-guessed by me when you can come up into the front-office and be… — George Steinbrenner Copy Share Image
Anyone interested in becoming a professional umpire and becoming eligible to work in the minor leagues must attend one of the two… — Jim Evans Copy Share Image
Tearing it up in A ball and tearing it up in the big leagues are completely different. For that matter, tearing it… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she… — Rickey Henderson Copy Share Image
When I played, I never needed the spotlight, nor did I want it. I simply wanted to play baseball and be respected… — Bruce Sutter Copy Share Image
The perception is that baseball's players' union is protecting players to use steroids and other illegal performance-enhancing drugs. — Jim Bunning Copy Share Image
Many of the greatest black athletes of all time played baseball for no money and no recognition. I'm just sorry many major… — Monte Irvin Copy Share Image
And my father didn't have money for me to go to college. And at that particular time they didn't have black quarterbacks,… — Willie Mays Copy Share Image
I keep telling myself, don't get cocky. Give your services to the press and the media, be nice to the kids, throw… — Vida Blue Copy Share Image
I started playing baseball at age 4 because my family has always played baseball and I always wanted be like my brother… — Francisco Lindor Copy Share Image
I personally enjoy watching homers. I'm sure the pitchers probably will feel otherwise, but I think that's a fun part of baseball. — Brandon Crawford Copy Share Image
Obviously, being a diehard Mets fan, my passion is a given, but I also love playing baseball. I hadn't been able to… — Jim Breuer Copy Share Image
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