Baseball Quotes · Page 104

I can maybe depend on my fastball a little more than some other pitchers.

— Aroldis Chapman

I am a Yankees fan. I should say - have been to more Yankees games than Mets games.

— Harold Ford, Jr

I love sports. If I could be a baseball player I would. I just am not good at it at all.

— Eric Hutchinson

What is the difference between astroturf and grass? I don't know, I never smoked astroturf.

— Tug McGraw

It was not long before I was struck with the idea that base ball was just the game for a national sport…

— Henry Chadwick

I love coaching football, don't get me wrong. But I just love baseball.

— Rex Ryan

He says all the right things, like it's Jeter's team. I want to correct him on that - it's my team.

— George Steinbrenner

The pitch shot is a very important one for everyone. The trick is to get the ball landing softly.

— Shane Lowry

At the end of the day, all we're trying to do is get the hitter off balance. Get him in a position…

— Jake Arrieta

My main focus is, 'What can I do today to help the team win the ballgame?' You have those blinders on. It…

— Aaron Judge

Catfish Hunter was a man among men. He was a genuine person. There was nothing phony about him. I learned a lot…

— Vida Blue

I might have a great game hitting, but if I'm not having a great game fielding, if I feel like I let…

— Ben Zobrist

I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn't mean…

— Mark McGwire

I've always been like that. I was a tomboy when I was a kid, so I was always playing baseball and basketball…

— Catherine Bell

A baseball swing is a very finely tuned instrument. It is repetition, and more repetition, then a little more after that.

— Reggie Jackson

Last year, more Americans went to symphonies than went to baseball games. This may be viewed as an alarming statistic, but I…

— John F. Kennedy

Until my senior year, baseball and basketball were my best sports; and even when I was a senior, I still wanted to…

— Joe Namath

Some guys, first pitch of the at-bat gets called a strike - maybe it's a ball off or below their knees, and…

— Aaron Judge

Athletes and musicians make astronomical amounts of money. People get paid $100 million to throw a baseball! Shouldn't we all take less…

— Kid Rock

Kids in Africa start kicking a ball when they are six or seven years old, if not younger. It's like baseball, basketball…

— Masai Ujiri

“Beside her, she can feel each breath he draws. How is it possible to be so close to a person and still…

— Jennifer E. Smith

I'm a firm believer that energy can be created in ballparks. When you have a packed house and everybody is on their…

— Chris Sale

You see, the Mets are losers, just like nearly everybody else in life. This is the team for the cab driver who…

— Jimmy Breslin

Hold a baseball in your hand ... Feel the ball, turn it over in your hand; hold it across the seam or…

— Roger Angell

If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven.

— Tommy Lasorda

I never think Im going to make a double play in the outfield. But I did it.

— Alfonso Soriano

Who would people rather see, a real hitter hitting home runs or a pitcher swinging a wet newspaper?

— Max Scherzer

I played baseball when I was younger, but the idea of the college scholarship enticed me to switch over to softball.

— Jessica Mendoza

I played baseball in college, and then I went to Russia to study acting and played some pro ball over there.

— Jon Bernthal

I don't care where you are, but the fans only remember your last time at bat.

— Mike Ditka

“As the late baseball manager Sparky Anderson put it: “Losing hurts twice as bad as winning feels good.”

— L. Jon Wertheim

Off on a natural charge, bon voyage. Yeah, from the home of the Dodgers, Brooklyn squad.

— Old Dirty Bastard

Dad liked to self-deprecatingly joke about his career, but Ernie Johnson was a pretty darn good relief pitcher.

— Ernie Johnson Jr

Baseball continues, life continues, and I have to continue to work.

— Carlos Ruiz

You know, baseball's not stupid. Baseball does what the fans want, usually.

— Pete Rose

“baseball should be played for the love of the game and not the almighty dollar. I”

— Lori Wilde

When I knocked a guy down, there was no second part to the story.

— Bob Gibson

Chaos umpire sits And by decision more embroils the fray by which he reigns: next him high arbiter Chance governs all.

— John Milton

Everybody kind of perceives me as being angry. It's not anger, it's motivation.

— Roger Clemens

Now, 0 for 50 would be a historic achievement on any other team, but on the Cubs it is usually called September.

— Bernie Lincicome