There was a beauty here bigger than the hurtling beauty of basketball, a beauty refined from country pastures, a game of solitariness,… — John Updike Copy Share Image
I take a lot of pride in growing my brand and connecting with young fans and with the reach that Lids has,… — Trevor Bauer Copy Share Image
American history and the history of baseball are bound up together: our racial politics can be described and traced through it. — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
You will fall many times in life, but you will pick yourself up and become stronger and wiser for each trouble you… — Leon Brown Copy Share Image
The game of baseball between pitcher and hitter sets up like a game of chess in that you have to anticipate several… — Brad Lidge Copy Share Image
“There’s no crying in baseball and no love in Hell. It’s just the rules. You could say it’s against our religion, more… — Lisa Desrochers Copy Share Image
Baseball does have some slack here. When they were losing $20 million a year in Montreal, there was some pressure to get… — Andrew Zimbalist Copy Share Image
“Ortiz is now synonymous with walk-off homers. After all, he hit a total of nine game-ending blasts from 2002-07. And that was… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
Baseball-wise, the Orioles specifically love that I haven't pitched as much as other guys coming into Major League Baseball. — Pat Connaughton Copy Share Image
Baseball does become slow sometimes. It's totally unnecessary. The - you can play baseball fast. You can play it slow, and for… — Bill James 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
Like hitting a baseball, comedy is very much about timing. To some degree, you either 'got it or you don't.' — Jay Chandrasekhar Copy Share Image
There ought to be some other means of reckoning quality in this the best and loveliest of games; the scoreboard is an… — Neville Cardus Copy Share Image
“I mean, we’re talking about chocolate, for chrissake! Chocolate’s wonderful! Everyone loves it! Look at me, I’m part German! That makes me… — Jon Sindell Copy Share Image
What pitching is in a short series in baseball, goaltending is in the Stanley Cup playoffs. — Jack Adams Copy Share Image
Everyone always says, 'Don't take it for granted.' I don't think we do take it for granted, but sometimes you get caught… — Ryan Zimmerman Copy Share Image
Everybody kind of perceives me as being angry. It's not anger, it's motivation. — Roger Clemens Copy Share Image
My goal is not to create a better baseball player but to create a superhuman that just happens to play baseball. — Ryan Howard Copy Share Image
Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game -… — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
“In any game, the game itself is the prize, no matter who wins, ultimately both lose the game.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
I never had any lessons in baseball; I just watched on TV and tried to copy what I saw. — John Smoltz Copy Share Image
