Baseball Quotes · Page 103

Volleyball is like going to church ... many attend, but few understand.

— John Kessel

I like football. I like baseball. When the pitcher and the batter start fighting, that's the best.

— Pablo Francisco

We win if the world is convinced of two things, that you are a fine gentleman, and a great baseball player.

— Branch Rickey

Whenever I hit a home run, I make certain I touch all four bases.

— Babe Ruth

I was given a gift to throw a baseball. I didn't do anything to deserve that.

— Clayton Kershaw

Watching National League pitchers trying to hit or even bunt is depressing.

— Ron Blomberg

I always try to have some good at-bats. Home runs come once in a while; that's good.

— Carlos Ruiz

I want to play music when I want, write a song if I want or watch a baseball game if I want.

— John Lee Hooker

Some men like to go in for polo, for example, and spend thousands of dollars on ponies. Some go nuts for paintings,…

— Tom Yawkey

My first interest in baseball is the welfare of baseball itself. My second is the Cincinnati Reds, and my third is Warren…

— Warren Giles

Give him a crowd, a gallery worthy of his best effort, and the old warrior will put on his show... He isn't…

— John J. Kiernan

First of all, you want umpires to call what they see. In the case of fair or foul, the smartest thing is…

— Joe Torre

Some batters, and good ones too, scoff at the whole theory of place hitting, calling it a myth. They are wrong, however.

— Edd Roush

For many years, even after Jackie Robinson, baseball was so segregated, really. You just didn't expect us to have a chance to…

— Hank Aaron

They examined all my organs. Some of them are quite remarkable and others are not so good. A lot of museums are…

— Casey Stengel

You only have such a short time to play baseball in your career. Whether you play for five years or 15 years,…

— Christian Yelich

Once people couldn't trust the college game, some checked out the pro game, but that was in big trouble, too. We had…

— Dolph Schayes

“This kiss was different from the first one under the olive tree. That one had been unplanned, she was pretty sure. This…

— Pamela Aares

I've always - outside of the outfielders running over the hump, and it could be slightly dangerous, and it can impact play;…

— Joe Maddon

There is a progression of understanding vis-a-vis pro football that varies drastically with the factor of distance -- physical, emotional, intellectual and…

— Hunter S. Thompson

I played a lot of baseball growing up, and I always hit better if I kept moving before the pitch instead of…

— Jason Dufner

“Jack, when I began teaching you this game I put a lot of pressure on you," James says, gripping his son's shoulder.…

— Michael Dault

That's what's great about baseball: some people are exceptional at the game, but still, even people that aren't very athletic, like me…

— Tom Guiry

Here’s the thing about baseball-it’s not the individual sport I thought it was. Turns out I was wrong about that. Yeah, the…

— Barry Lyga

You just listen to the ball and bat come together. They make an awful noise.

— Darrell Johnson

You know, it's a different deal - throwing a football as opposed to throwing a baseball.

— Drew Bledsoe

Certain pitches you throw, they lay off them like they knew it was coming.

— Mark Buehrle

It's not like you can aim for a home run and hit a home run.

— Hideki Matsui

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

— Bob Feller

After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is

— Reggie Jackson

“All the arguing in the world won't change the mind of the Umpire.”

— Pride of the Yankees

Was Ty Cobb psychotic throughout his playing career? The answer is yes.

— Al Stump

If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.

— Babe Ruth

More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood.

— Thomas Boswell

I wanted to be in the big leagues, not stuck in the minor leagues.

— Aroldis Chapman

It was always baseball for me. This is what I always wanted to do.

— Joe Mauer

I'm just a seasonal guy. Basketball, football, baseball, boxing, golf. Give it to me all the time.

— Jerry Ferrara

Quality is more important to quantity ,one home ð run is much better than two double

— Steve Jobs

I never picked up my phone and called a bookmaker and bet on a baseball game from the clubhouse. Never.

— Pete Rose

I would love to say that I have an eighth-inning guy, a seventh-inning guy, a left-handed guy, a long guy.

— Brad Ausmus