He knew he was Joe DiMaggio, and he knew what that meant to the country. — Lefty Gomez Copy Share Image
“He’s letting me see the real him, something he doesn’t allow a lot of people to see.” — Collette West Copy Share Image
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher, it goes ill with the pitcher. — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
I wouldn't mind seeing someone erase my record of hitting into four triple plays. — Brooks Robinson Copy Share Image
You have to go up there, and it's you vs. the pitcher. No one's there to help you. That's how I go… — J. D. Martinez Copy Share Image
Not only was I not the best catcher in the Major Leagues, I wasn't even the best catcher on my street! — Joe Garagiola Copy Share Image
I mean, it's unheard of for somebody to hit 70 home runs, so I'm like in awe of myself right now. — Mark McGwire Copy Share Image
As I travel the country for away games, I meet kids fighting cancer in almost every city. They visit the ballpark, and… — Jon Lester Copy Share Image
It hurt me a great deal. It put a lot of pressure on me because I was at a young age and… — Al Kaline Copy Share Image
It's no accident that of all the monuments left of the Greco- Roman culture the biggest is the ballpark, the Colosseum, the… — Red Smith Copy Share Image
I'm just a beat up old third baseman. I'm just a small part of a wonderful game that is a tremendous part… — Eddie Mathews Copy Share Image
Primarily, every rule change over the past ten years has been against the pitchers - lowering the mound and the designated hitter. — Gaylord Perry Copy Share Image
I'm not a great deductive thinker, but I will admit to having competence in a very wide range of things - not… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
That's when I'm at my best. When I can throw a fastball over in the count, just throw strikes both in and… — Max Scherzer Copy Share Image
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and… — A. Bartlett Giamatti Copy Share Image
I don't think it's the intent of baseball not to have black ballplayers, but we have to find a way to get… — Ken Griffey Jr Copy Share Image
I did a lot of bad stuff from the age of 18 to 21. Those are days when everyone is usually in… — Delmon Young Copy Share Image
We try to exert a Ted Williams kind of discipline. In his book The Science of Hitting, Ted explains that he carved… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
I love baseball and I know how much America loves baseball. But you know what I love way more than baseball? My… — Ryan Zimmerman Copy Share Image
I feel my time in baseball has come and gone. I feel like I had a great career. I had a lot… — Barry Bonds Copy Share Image
I have goals and ambitions, and I see myself as a lifelong baseball student. I have certain philosophies that I'd like to… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I've always had that mindset of, 'OK, I may be hot this month or doing really well this month, but don't get… — Aaron Judge Copy Share Image
