Baseball Quotes · Page 22

So, baseball is probably more physical of the two mentally.

— Bo Jackson

That pitch wasn't down and in, that pitch was down and up.

— Tim McCarver

There's nothing bad that accrues from baseball.

— A. Bartlett Giamatti

When I played ball, I didn't play for fun.

— Ty Cobb

Baseball players get better by playing baseball.

— Fernando Tatis Jr

Friendships are forgotten when the game begins.

— Alvin Dark

The Cubs are due in sixty-two.

— Ernie Banks

I try to lay off those pitches down in the dirt.

— Marcus Semien

The two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bullpen.

— Bob Lemon

Obviously, I'm a shortstop at heart. I want to continue to play shortstop.

— Manny Machado

I hate all hitters. I start a game mad and I stay that way until it's over.

— Don Drysdale

It's not in baseball's interest or the players' interest to be taking this stance. It's the people's game.

— Fay Vincent

I'm a sports-watcher. I played football and baseball, coached baseball. So I watch those things.

— Phil Jackson

There's only one way to become a hitter. Go up to the plate and get mad. Get mad at yourself and mad…

— Ted Williams

The National League was born the following year, as an attempt to exert the control of capital over labor.

— John Thorn

I'm always flattered when someone thinks of me as a potential commissioner of baseball.

— Cal Ripken, Jr

Although baseball actually began as a game played largely by urban toughs, its image was soon reconstructed to mirror the country's pastoral…

— David Grann

For many in baseball September is a month of stark contrast with April, when everyone had dared to hope. If baseball is…

— John Thorn

The chance to be a general manager in major-league baseball and for a franchise as storied as this one, probably as storied…

— Ned Colletti

The clubhouses are pretty... uh... Outdated. You get pretty crammed in there for three or four days. But it still is one…

— Buster Posey

I don't really know how many pitches I threw. It's kind of what I usually do in a bullpen, minus about, I…

— Clayton Kershaw

People ask me all the time, 'What was it like to face Mariano Rivera?' And, the only thing I can think of…

— Chipper Jones

This game's a lot easier early on in your career because people haven't seen you play. Things got a lot harder when…

— James Anderson

I think I understand why baseball players today are a little standoffish, because the world has changed. You don't know who's trying…

— Billy Williams

People talked a lot about this upcoming talent on the Yankees and it was something that you kind of saw coming. These…

— Aroldis Chapman

There are several insights at the heart of the A's system that I think are wonderful for baseball. One, that it's a…

— Michael Lewis

As a base runner myself, the moment I reached second base I began to fantasize about the potential contact at the plate.…

— Gabe Kapler

In Hollywood, for me, it's all about the movie stars and the singers. Baseball players don't draw too much attention; we're low…

— Matt Kemp

“Frequently confronted with vociferous complaints about their rulings from players, managers, and fans (who as likely as not had wagered on the…

— Benjamin G. Rader

There are a lot of shots in golf I can't hit, but I try to hit them anyway. The frustration is not…

— Greg Maddux

I don’t like pitchers who walk hitters. It puts pressure on your defense. The less walks you have, the better your chances…

— Kevin Towers

When McGwire started the home run mania, attendance came back. The owners understood that the sudden spike in homers wasn't accidental. All…

— Gary Sheffield

I want to be the best leadoff hitter of our time.

— Johnny Damon

Hitting is an art, but not an exact science.

— Rod Carew

I'm so excited about the new [Yankee] stadium!

— Mark Teixeira

The curveball was something that came natural to me.

— Max Fried

Lord, baseball is a worrying thing.

— Stan Coveleski

Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk

— Confucius

I play baseball, but I'm still a fan.

— Tommy Pham

It's way easier to pitch than it is to hit.

— Brandon Crawford