--- title: "10 Baseball Quotes By Jane Leavy" description: "10 Baseball quotes by Jane Leavy. Plus more from Jane Leavy and more Baseball sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f26/jane-leavy-21282_attention_mantle-didn-t-want-to-stick-out-but-he-d_2229937.jpg" --- > [Mantle didn't want to stick out, but he did. He didn't wish to be treated as special, but he was. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/mantle-didn-t-want-to-stick-out-but-he-did-he-didn-t-wish-to-be/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f26/jane-leavy-21282_attention_mantle-didn-t-want-to-stick-out-but-he-d_2229937.jpg) > [Babe Ruth didn't become her father until 18 months after he married her mother, Claire, on April 17, 1929, Opening Day of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/babe-ruth-didn-t-become-her-father-until-18-months-after-he-married/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/jane-leavy-21282_after_babe-ruth-didn-t-become-her-father-until_827284.jpg) > [The modern era of Cape Cod baseball dawned in 1963 when the league became a showcase for the collegiate elite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/the-modern-era-of-cape-cod-baseball-dawned-in-1963-when-the-league/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/jane-leavy-21282_baseball_the-modern-era-of-cape-cod-baseball-dawn_514958.jpg) > [Wherever Mantle went in the great metropolis - Danny's Hideaway, the Latin Quarter, the '21' Club, the Stork Club, El Morocco, Toots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/wherever-mantle-went-in-the-great-metropolis-danny-s-hideaway-the/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b7/jane-leavy-21282_baseball_wherever-mantle-went-in-the-great-metrop_2944607.jpg) > [He really loved baseball and loved being on the field. But Mantle was lonely in a lot of ways. He had many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/he-really-loved-baseball-and-loved-being-on-the-field-but-mantle-was/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/jane-leavy-21282_accounts_he-really-loved-baseball-and-loved-being_2961718.jpg) > [Cape Cod baseball dates back to the time of the Civil War. A poster at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown touts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/cape-cod-baseball-dates-back-to-the-time-of-the-civil-war-a-poster-at/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/jane-leavy-21282_annual_cape-cod-baseball-dates-back-to-the-time_172322.jpg) > [At a book festival in Fort Lauderdale, I met David Eisenhower, Ike's grandson, who was promoting his book 'Going Home to Glory:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/at-a-book-festival-in-fort-lauderdale-i-met-david-eisenhower-ike-s/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d1/jane-leavy-21282_across_at-a-book-festival-in-fort-lauderdale-i_2867100.jpg) > [In the glory days of Orioles, when I was a newbie baseball writer for the Post, the roster of talkers was as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/in-the-glory-days-of-orioles-when-i-was-a-newbie-baseball-writer-for/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49b/jane-leavy-21282_along_in-the-glory-days-of-orioles-when-i-was_2613114.jpg) > [In the spring of 1957, Mickey Mantle was the king of New York. He had the Triple Crown to prove it, having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/in-the-spring-of-1957-mickey-mantle-was-the-king-of-new-york-he-had/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bb/jane-leavy-21282_baseball_in-the-spring-of-1957-mickey-mantle-was_2405265.jpg) > [By the 1880s, baseball was entrenched in the Cape's sandy soil. Semipro teams, commonplace before World War I, were organized into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/by-the-1880s-baseball-was-entrenched-in-the-cape-s-sandy-soil-semipro/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/jane-leavy-21282_baseball_by-the-1880s-baseball-was-entrenched-in_2278397.jpg) ## Other authors on Baseball - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jerry-coleman-49066.jpg) Jerry Coleman 122 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/jerry-coleman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mickey-mantle-67774.jpg) Mickey Mantle 92 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/mickey-mantle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pete-rose-74648.jpg) Pete Rose 68 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/pete-rose/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-casey-stengel-21493.jpg) Casey Stengel 65 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/casey-stengel/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-yogi-berra-96821.jpg) Yogi Berra 59 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/yogi-berra/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-clayton-kershaw-24533.jpg) Clayton Kershaw 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/clayton-kershaw/) - [Tucker Elliot 52 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/tucker-elliot/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joe-torre-50564.jpg) Joe Torre 49 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/joe-torre/) - [Max Scherzer 47 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/max-scherzer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hank-aaron-40190.jpg) Hank Aaron 47 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/hank-aaron/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-babe-ruth-16097.jpg) Babe Ruth 43 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/babe-ruth/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-gabe-kapler-5363.jpg) Gabe Kapler 40 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/gabe-kapler/) ## More by Jane Leavy > [Cape Cod baseball dates back to the time of the Civil War. A poster at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown touts a round-trip…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/cape-cod-baseball-dates-back-to-the-time-of-the-civil-war-a-poster-at/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [By the time I joined the 'Washington Post' sports staff in 1979, Red's Runyonesque notion of sports writing was obsolete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/by-the-time-i-joined-the-washington-post-sports-staff-in-1979-red-s/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [The modern era of Cape Cod baseball dawned in 1963 when the league became a showcase for the collegiate elite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/the-modern-era-of-cape-cod-baseball-dawned-in-1963-when-the-league/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [For Mantle, the Yankees' locker room was a sanctuary, a safe haven where he was understood, accepted and, when necessary, exonerated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/for-mantle-the-yankees-locker-room-was-a-sanctuary-a-safe-haven-where/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [The world is not kind to whistleblowers - a term of art with particular resonance in football, the most hierarchical and repressive of organized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/the-world-is-not-kind-to-whistleblowers-a-term-of-art-with-particular/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [Babe Ruth didn't become her father until 18 months after he married her mother, Claire, on April 17, 1929, Opening Day of the baseball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/babe-ruth-didn-t-become-her-father-until-18-months-after-he-married/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [For most of my adult life, I dreaded the day I woke up and saw my mother in the mirror. It never happened. But,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/for-most-of-my-adult-life-i-dreaded-the-day-i-woke-up-and-saw-my/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [In Naples, Fla., I met a self-made man, a multimillionaire, whose round penthouse apartment is home to Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Henry Moore, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/in-naples-fla-i-met-a-self-made-man-a-multimillionaire-whose-round/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [There is no free speech in football. Information is parsed by monosyllabic head coaches, who dictate who gets to speak to whom and when.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/there-is-no-free-speech-in-football-information-is-parsed-by/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [Some scholars attribute the decline in nicknaming to the evolutionary process that turned folk heroes into entrepreneurs. The truth is: George Herman Ruth, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/some-scholars-attribute-the-decline-in-nicknaming-to-the-evolutionary/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [Led by a new generation of edgy sportswriters like Lipsyte, we found new purpose in the great issues of the day - race, equal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/led-by-a-new-generation-of-edgy-sportswriters-like-lipsyte-we-found/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [Trauma is not the sole province of victims. If that were true, soldiers returning from Afghanistan wouldn't suffer from PTSD.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/trauma-is-not-the-sole-province-of-victims-if-that-were-true-soldiers/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [When my father realized he was going blind, he took up golf.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/when-my-father-realized-he-was-going-blind-he-took-up-golf/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [On winter Sundays when I was a child, we waited for my father to return from his tennis game with bagels and sturgeon and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/on-winter-sundays-when-i-was-a-child-we-waited-for-my-father-to/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) > [News writing and sports writing have become synonymous. And it started with, you know, free agency, and now it's in the concussion debate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-leavy/news-writing-and-sports-writing-have-become-synonymous-and-it-started/) [Jane Leavy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-leavy/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/jane-leavy/#itemlist", "name": "10 Baseball Quotes By Jane Leavy", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Mantle didn't want to stick out, but he did. He didn't wish to be treated as special, but he was. 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