“After being maligned for his lack of offense for much of his career, [César] Gerónimo batted .280 with two home runs, a… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“October 1976 was the penultimate performance of Bench’s Hall of Fame career. All the early success and awards and accolades thrown in… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Ted Williams hit 17 career grand slams. He is the toughest batter to get out in major league history. It was never… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Skip Caray was my favorite announcer as I grew up listening to the Braves on TBS and on the radio. One night,… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Joe Sewell is the toughest strikeout in baseball history. In 14 seasons he struck out only 114 times—he never struck out three… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“[George] Foster lacks the name recognition outside of Cincinnati that other members of the Big Red machine maintain, but that doesn’t diminish… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“And then came, perhaps, the biggest offseason move in franchise history … and no, we’re not talking about inviting Carlos Peña to… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Derek Lowe and Curt Schilling were veterans when Boston won the 2004 World Series, but they were quick to recognize Johnny Pesky… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It was like the baseball gods were showing off just for him, in honor of his first day of big league baseball.… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Joe DiMaggio batted safely in 56 consecutive games in 1941, the same season Ted Williams batted .406—but did you know that also… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It’s one thing to win a game with a base hit, or to save a game by pitching a scoreless ninth ...… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“There are many ways to measure a manager’s success and contributions to a franchise ... but in this case the two numbers… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It took only three years for Jonathan Papelbon to surpass Bill Campbell, Lee Smith, Tom Gordon, Sparky Lyle, Derek Lowe, Jeff Reardon, Ellis Kinder,… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“I stood with my mom in the cemetery. She felt terrible pain. My grandmother is with God. My mom has to continue living. It’s… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“In Korea I’d been so afraid that Sami would lose her dad. She did, but she didn’t get a flag. He went to Doha,… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Sparky Anderson wasn’t just my favorite manager … he was my mom’s favorite manager.” — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Most of us would give anything for the chance to play just one day of MLB baseball—especially for our favorite team. Well, there once… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“The sun appeared between the twin spires of the cathedral as its light reflected off the crescent and star that rose out of the… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“He [Ted Williams] was only a 23-year-old kid when he batted .406 in 1941, but then the season ended and our country came under… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It was like the baseball gods were showing off just for him, in honor of his first day of big league baseball. And surely… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“I have this thought, it’s horrible, and it makes me sick, but it’s true: one day these students will grow up and have their… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“There are many ways to measure a manager’s success and contributions to a franchise ... but in this case the two numbers that illustrate… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“... there’s almost nothing worse than spending an entire day anticipating watching a Yankees vs. Red Sox game, only to have the score be… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“The only thing I knew for sure is I hadn’t slept in ten years. Not really. I’d been fighting my own monster since nine… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“This is who I was, before I was dead. When I cared, when I was relentless.” — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
![“After being maligned for his lack of offense for much of his career, [César] Gerónimo batted .280 with two home runs, a triple, three runs, and three RBIs vs. Boston during the 1975 World Series, and then he batted .308 with two doubles, two steals, and three runs vs. New York during the 1976…” quote by Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2d2/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_after-being-maligned-for-his-lack-of-off_1646634.jpg)
![“[George] Foster lacks the name recognition outside of Cincinnati that other members of the Big Red machine maintain, but that doesn’t diminish his contributions to the club—he followed his MVP campaign with three more seasons of 20-plus home runs and 90-plus RBIs, never mind the fact he batted…” quote by Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c79/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_george-foster-lacks-the-name-recognition_974463.jpg)
![“He [Ted Williams] was only a 23-year-old kid when he batted .406 in 1941, but then the season ended and our country came under attack at Pearl Harbor—and by 1943 he was a Marine fighter pilot serving overseas who cheated death on several documented occasions. He came back in 1946, and he won his…” quote by Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/953/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_he-ted-williams-was-only-a-23-year-old-k_145539.jpg)
