You have to be confident, but there are no easy at bats. There are no lay ups; there is no wide open… — Giancarlo Stanton Copy Share Image
Three strikes, you're out. I don't care if you hire Edward Bennett Williams to defend you; three strikes, you're still out. Baseball… — Bill Veeck Copy Share Image
I think that's why I like baseball. There's something great about it - you're young, the pitcher's young and he's got this… — Bruce McCulloch Copy Share Image
The money that these baseball players are getting, I'm like, 'Man I picked the wrong sport.' But I'm having a great career.… — DeSean Jackson Copy Share Image
I have played professional baseball for over half my life. From the time I picked up a baseball glove, I did not… — Bernie Williams Copy Share Image
That's the best thing about being an actor. If you're in a baseball movie, you walk away knowing way more about baseball,… — Topher Grace Copy Share Image
I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion… — Bill Veeck Copy Share Image
Out of respect for the Baltimore Orioles, it would have to be a crazy scenario for them to look differently on me… — Pat Connaughton Copy Share Image
“The truth is that I've never cared anything about sports. In PE, I do my best to get hit with the dodgeball… — Natalie Lloyd 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
“Baseball breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and… — Lori Wilde Copy Share Image
I'm always amazed when a pitcher becomes angry at a hitter for hitting a home run off him. When I strike out,… — Willie Stargell Copy Share Image
The devil made him do it: There's little question San Francisco radio talk-show host Larry Krueger deserved to be fired for calling… — Felipe Alou Copy Share Image
If we want the best pitcher, let's get Bobby Feller. If want the best football player, let's get Jimmy Brown; the best… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
“I’m Evan, by the way,” he said as she reached up to slam the door. Megan almost choked. “No.” Evan laughed. “Uh…yeah.”… — Kate Brian Copy Share Image
“We picked up Grouper III and one of his buddies on the way to Media Day. The two of them were wearing… — Vi Keeland Copy Share Image
It's always the same, Combs walks, Koening singles, Ruth hits one out of the park, Gehrig doubles, Lazzeri triples. Then Dugan goes… — Joe Dugan Copy Share Image
Given that I often wear shorts with a T-shirt, baseball cap, and backpack most days, a crew-neck shirt gives me the appearance… — Josh Gondelman Copy Share Image
I've got a fastball, change-up, forkball, curve, slider, knuckle-slider, knuckle-curve, I had about seven pitches I could have used at any time. — Chili Davis Copy Share Image
Place hitting is, in a sense, glorified bunting. I only take a half swing at the ball, and the weight of the… — Edd Roush Copy Share Image
Baseball and the players association have rules. If you stay within the rules - which say that you can play while you're… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
A ballplayer has two reputations, one with the other players and one with the fans. The first is based on ability. The… — Johnny Evers Copy Share Image
My pat line about the Cubs and payroll is that the amount of merchandise the Cubs would sell off a world series… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
The Red Sox believe what's written. If it's written that I should be traded, more times than not, that's what ends up… — Jon Lester Copy Share Image
Base stealing for me is another sport all by itself. It's a game within a game. I'm the mouse and the cats… — Maury Wills Copy Share Image
When I was young, it was fun being in the locker room and shagging balls in the outfield in spring training. But… — Shane Larkin Copy Share Image
There's a lot of disrespect in the major leagues. I believe that the disrespect in the major leagues is at a high… — Bengie Molina Copy Share Image
One of the best things about being a Yankee is that you have guys like Whitey Ford, Phil Rizzuto, Ron Guidry and… — Derek Jeter Copy Share Image
Strikeouts are something that just happen. You don't go for strikeouts, because your pitch count gets too high. When you do get… — Gerrit Cole Copy Share Image
Independent of the strength implications, baseball, like most athletic events, is a game of feeling capable of handling the current challenge. — Gabe Kapler Copy Share Image
Football has end zones and goal posts; basketball has the hoop, and hockey the goal cage. Baseball is the only game with… — Richard Corliss Copy Share Image
I feel it's the best thing that could have happened for me, leaving the Braves so I could go to another team… — Danny Bautista Copy Share Image
The voice of Vin Scully has become the song of summer for generations of Los Angeles baseball fans and aficionados of excellence… — Kevin de Leon Copy Share Image
Anytime a pitcher hasn't faced a hitter, I feel the pitcher has the advantage. The more times the hitter sees somebody, the… — Clayton Kershaw Copy Share Image
There's a bigger difference now than when I first got into professional baseball because that was before guaranteed contracts, before there was… — Tony La Russa Copy Share Image
The excitement you can get in classical concert is as big, in a different sense, as you can get when you go… — Andris Nelsons Copy Share Image
I always say, the only time you gotta worry about getting booed is when you're wearing a white uniform. And I've never… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, it's a series of individual challenges played out against a team defense. It's a psersonal test… — Barry Lyga Copy Share Image
I just love putting on the uniform; it's what I have done since I was 6 or 7 years old. It's the… — Steve Finley Copy Share Image
Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business. But what is most truly is is disguised combat. For all its… — Willie Mays Copy Share Image