I never really expected to hit cleanup. And I never envisioned myself hitting 20 home runs in the big leagues. When I… — Brandon Crawford Copy Share Image
In baseball, it's tough to get up for every single game, every single moment. In football, you have 90,000 fans screaming and… — Adam Dunn Copy Share Image
If you are a reliever, you get one inning per game or if you are a starter you get one game per… — Stephen Gostkowski Copy Share Image
Well, stealing bases adds some runs but very few, and you lose most of the runs that you gain by having runners… — Bill James Copy Share Image
Who knows how many times I'm going to get to go to the World Series? I know more than anybody how hard… — Clayton Kershaw Copy Share Image
Maintaining concentration depends on what I call tunnel vision; nothing else in the world exists but the catcher's target, the hitter and… — Nolan Ryan Copy Share Image
Umpires are necessary evils. That's just the nature of the beast. For years, people have looked on umpiring as a job they… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
Through the mid-80s I watched my team struggle, but in 1988 the A's made it to the Series. I was at Game… — Ryan Fleck Copy Share Image
“I know that. But here's the thing about baseball, Kitten. There's an expiration date for every single one of us who plays… — J. Sterling Copy Share Image
We have worked very hard to accommodate the requests from the Mayor and the Council that changed the terms of the agreement… — Bob DuPuy Copy Share Image
For me, it's about finding ways. Obviously I'm not a great hitter, but I'm going to try and beat you anyway I… — Yadier Molina Copy Share Image
That's the thing about this game -- you get a little monkey on your back. You go 0-for-3, you go 0-for-6, pretty… — Mike Candrea Copy Share Image
There is a double-standard between men and women. My father was a major league baseball player, and I grew up thinking I… — Katie Uhlaender Copy Share Image
As a father, you find yourself telling this to your kids a lot. My son, when he didn't want to play baseball,… — Nick Lachey Copy Share Image
He was a parade all by himself, a burst of dazzle and jingle, Santa Claus drinking his whiskey straight and groaning with… — Jimmy Cannon Copy Share Image
The A's were a team with very few resources. We didn't have access to players who were obviously great, who could do… — Paul DePodesta Copy Share Image
I feel like a pioneer with the split-fingered fastball. I was the first one to really throw it pretty much 100 percent… — Bruce Sutter Copy Share Image
Once a year, I take my whole wine team down to see the Giants, and we meet the players. I've never seen… — Tom Seaver Copy Share Image
Baseball is a game where you are always waiting, and then when something happens it's like turning a kaleidoscope when you were… — Frederick Busch Copy Share Image
I played baseball too, and flag football, but basketball was the easiest for me. Then when I was 12, my dad asked… — Lonzo Ball Copy Share Image
You always want to play the game the right way, especially with the big names that have come before us. You want… — Brandon Crawford Copy Share Image
I became exclusively an American League fan when they instituted the DH rule, and will remain so until the National League moves… — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
Greaseball, greaseball, greaseball, that's all I throw him (Rod Carew), and he still hits them. He's the only player in baseball who… — Gaylord Perry Copy Share Image
Baseball, like Pericles' Athens (or any other good society), is simultaneously democratic and aristrocratic. Anyone can enjoy it, but the more you… — George Will Copy Share Image
I've been proud to be a lifelong Chicago Cub and still be with the Cubs. That's always been important to me and… — Ryne Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Ideally, the umpire should combine the integrity of a Supreme Court judge, the physical agility of an acrobat, the endurance of Job… — Time Magazine Copy Share Image
I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about the fastball.… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
We don't even think about it out there. We just focus on doing our job. The ball is the same baseball, the… — Ben Zobrist Copy Share Image
When I was younger and inexperienced, I was a very animated pitcher. I pitched with a lot of adrenaline. I was my… — Randy Johnson Copy Share Image
We used to have an all-Black baseball team, all Black stars and when White folks took Jackie Robinson and brought him into… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
It's really impressive when you've got two teams that are really battling it out, low-scoring game, a pitcher's duel. To me, that's… — Brooks Koepka Copy Share Image
“And I played football so I knocked a few heads around there, but nothing out of the ordinary. I played baseball too… — C.C. Gibbs Copy Share Image
Anytime you can see a hitter and face a hitter, you gain knowledge, and you gain that experience. Whether they hit a… — Jon Lester Copy Share Image
If I were playing today I'd do what Joe DiMaggio said. I'd go knock on the door at Yankee Stadium and when… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
When I'm at the plate, I'm not thinking about what I'm trying to do with the bat - I'm thinking about what… — Ben Zobrist Copy Share Image
Brace yourself if you're a traditional hitting coach, I'm about to say something that will hurt your feelings. The best baseball swing… — Gabe Kapler Copy Share Image
I've always said I don't mind where I bat and I have exactly the same mindset when I'm batting seven as I… — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
I had a bilateral lisp, and I was overweight. I was the kid who played with the flowers on the ground in… — Jeffrey Tambor Copy Share Image
I'd like to be a professional baseball player that's always been a big ambition of mine. I'd also like to try my… — Ken Wahl Copy Share Image
The questions don't happen when you hit 30 homers, right? If you hit 30 home runs, you hit 40 doubles, I don't… — Billy Butler Copy Share Image
