“Being the focus of Sloane’s attention was like having a record-winning fastball speeding toward your face. On the one hand, you had… — Eli Easton Copy Share Image
Dodger Stadium is not an antique. It's not Frank Lloyd Wright. It's a nice place to play baseball, but there are far… — Alan Casden Copy Share Image
Baseball in Canada is like soccer in the U.S. It is growing, and some people are starting to gain interest. The way… — Joey Votto Copy Share Image
I'm going to consistently hit anywhere between .290 and .310. Anything above that, I'm catching breaks and finding holes. — Billy Butler Copy Share Image
Up until the time I was 14 years old, I was sure that I was going to be a big-league baseball player.… — Phil Knight Copy Share Image
ESPN is reporting that the drug that resulted in Manny Ramirez's suspension from baseball was a fertility drug. How did a fertility… — Seth Meyers Copy Share Image
In cricket, as in no other game, a great master may well go back to the pavilion scoreless… In no other game… — Neville Cardus Copy Share Image
I think when I first started, I tried to make believe I was in the ballpark, sitting next to somebody and just… — Vin Scully Copy Share Image
I think in the bullpen you can tell during your warmups, if you have a good feel for it. But anything can… — Barry Zito Copy Share Image
If you don't want to be the kid to hit the walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth, you shouldn't… — Justin Tucker Copy Share Image
When I was real young I wanted to play baseball. I really loved playing center field, but that was never anything I… — Ryan Sypek Copy Share Image
Watching a high-spin short-game shot zip to a stop is exciting, but the reality is that your score will improve most by… — Scottie Scheffler Copy Share Image
I think you should defend to the death their right to march, and then go down and meet them with baseball bats.… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
I'm here to win a World Series. I'm excited to be here with my team. I'm excited to be here with the… — Manny Machado Copy Share Image
Even though my dad was a manager in the minor leagues, I still traveled around with him and saw it from the… — Cal Ripken, Jr Copy Share Image
I was going as soon as the ball hit the bat, it was lucky that it was a chopper. I just ran… — Joey Gathright Copy Share Image
We all know that players will hit a few more home runs than usual in some years and a few less in… — Leonard Mlodinow Copy Share Image
One of the first lessons he or she learns is that in baseball anything, absolutely anything, can happen. Just two days ago… — John Thorn Copy Share Image
If you ask me if I got hit in Game 7 because they stole signs, I don't think so. The Astros have… — Yu Darvish Copy Share Image
I'm just here to play baseball. I'm not going to be on social media or doing any commercials. I'm just here to… — Anthony Rendon Copy Share Image
So why am I an A's fan? Because, from 1901 to 1954, they were the Philadelphia Athletics. Philadelphia is my home town.… — Richard Corliss Copy Share Image
I don't care what you do - baseball or politics - George W. Bush is always going to be compared to his… — Andy Van Slyke Copy Share Image
I grew up in central Illinois midway between Chicago and St. Louis and I made an historic blunder. All my friends became… — George Will Copy Share Image
I'm a utility infielder. There's always somebody who is better at a specific task than I am, but I can pitch in… — Gabe Newell Copy Share Image
If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other… — Willie Mays Copy Share Image
The game (baseball)was a custom of his clan, and it gave outlet for the homicidal and sides-taking instincts which Babbitt called "patriotism"… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
The game of baseball is made up of many little things. If we do all the little things right, then we'll never… — Cal Ripken, Sr Copy Share Image
I've never seen baseball advertise for a job, and I've never heard of whites applying for a job. I mean, there's an… — Frank Robinson Copy Share Image
Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision… — Curt Flood Copy Share Image
The old saying was, 'Boggs never drives in any runs.' I played in 155 games. I led off. That's 155 plate appearance… — Wade Boggs Copy Share Image
A narrative voice with conviction is often hard to find. But not in baseball. The minors teach two lost American arts: how… — Thomas Boswell Copy Share Image
Baseball is a game of failure. There are plenty of opportunities to be down, or to feel sorry for yourself, or to… — Mark Teixeira Copy Share Image
You can hit a home run. If you are honest, you'll know when it's perfect because at that critical moment of connection,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Reading isn't good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn't… — Babe Ruth Copy Share Image
I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it… — Carl Yastrzemski Copy Share Image
The players get no respect around here. They (the Yankees) give you money, that's it, not respect. We get constantly dogged and… — Don Mattingly Copy Share Image
This is totally unexpected. I thought I'd be in the NBA or the NFL. I never thought baseball. It's kind of like… — Carl Crawford Copy Share Image
People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you… — Willie Stargell Copy Share Image
That flow, that spark, that crown. You looking at the king of the jungle now. Stronger than ever can't hold me down.… — Flo Rida Copy Share Image
I loved baseball. I was a pitcher. I loved being on the mound because I also loved being at the center of… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
