Are you tall? Are you strong? How big are your hands? You must be honest with yourself or you will end up… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
It's no coincidence that female interest in the sport of baseball has increased greatly since the ballplayers swapped those wonderful old-time baggy… — Mike Royko Copy Share Image
He rooted for the Mets, he wore Foot of the Loom underwear, and he drove a Buick. His loyalties were carved in… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
I do have a family, and obviously I spend as much time as I can with them. Though even when I'm with… — Bill James Copy Share Image
I can throw a football all day and my arm doesn't get tired. If I throw a baseball more than a certain… — Kyler Murray Copy Share Image
I've never had to pitch a movie to a studio. I usually just let people read the script, then I cast it.… — Harmony Korine Copy Share Image
I think video games are a huge part of our society now. Having kids play baseball video games helps them understand and… — Justin Verlander Copy Share Image
Football's another sport I absolutely despise. Along with baseball. Really, for me, basketball's the only real sport, the only one that matters. — Stephen Graham Jones Copy Share Image
“He speaks in that strange sports talk, telling me about the start of the new season and asks if I follow baseball.… — Gwenn Wright Copy Share Image
“Discouraged? As I was driving home from work one day, I stopped to watch a local Little League baseball game that was… — Jack Canfield Copy Share Image
“The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania had blue laws that didn’t allow bars to be open on Sunday. No stores were open. It was… — Charles Brandt Copy Share Image
In 2002, the Cincinnati Reds selected me with the 44th pick in the Major League Baseball draft. At 18 years of age,… — Joey Votto Copy Share Image
In-depth reporting is expensive. It is much cheaper to have people sit around or on remotes and talk about politics like it's… — Robert Kane Pappas 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
Too bad integration didn't come sooner, because there were so many ballplayers that could have made the major leagues. That's why, you… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
I consider myself as a character actor. I like the sports analogy, which I do all the time; I'm an avid sports… — Clint Howard Copy Share Image
Casey (Stengel) knew his baseball. He only made it look like he was fooling around. He knew every move that was ever… — Sparky Anderson Copy Share Image
There is nothing wrong with [pitching by committee] in mid-week [games]. It creates unique problems for hitters. I think it creates more… — Wayne Graham Copy Share Image
I guess anytime you are mentioned with Hank Aaron, it is the ultimate compliment, not only as a hitter, but obviously, the… — Alex Rodriguez Copy Share Image
When the Japanese occupied Korea in the early 20th century, they brought their passion for baseball with them, and the game swiftly… — Mina Kimes Copy Share Image
When people think of me, they think about me knocking catchers down and knocking second basemen down and yelling at pitchers. But… — Pete Rose Copy Share Image
And then after that, running around the bases, it was just one of those things. You couldn't believe what happened to you.… — Carlton Fisk Copy Share Image
I've found in life the more you practice, the better you get. If you want something enough and work hard to get… — Ted Williams Copy Share Image
You fool around with different pitches playing catch, but it's not the same when you've got to face some guy with a… — Chili Davis Copy Share Image
If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner; or by momentarily resigning… — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
Making the Hall of Fame, would it be something that's gratifying because of what I've sacrificed? Sure. Baseball has been a big… — Barry Bonds Copy Share Image
“When you come [to a baseball game] in person, you direct your own focus, you know? The TV or the radio men,… — Anne Tyler Copy Share Image
I don't know if steroids are going to help you in baseball. I just don't believe it. I don't believe steroids can… — Barry Bonds Copy Share Image
My workout was playing other sports and I always played tennis, football, basketball, threw a baseball - I was always doing something… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
When the catcher throws down a curveball, I'm like, 'Okay, I can definitely do that.' If I miss with it, I'm still… — Cole Hamels Copy Share Image
“The reporter asked, "why did you play so hard." "Because there might have been somebody in the stands today who'd never seen… — Joe DiMaggio Copy Share Image
The Oakland clubhouse is a wonderful place. A lot of these guys feel like rejects. They were rejects and they feel -… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
I want to be an impact hitter. I want to be a guy that's in the lineup and he's an impact. I… — Nolan Arenado Copy Share Image
I grew up playing everything from rugby, football, baseball, volleyball, bike races and boxing. I tried martial arts, loved to ride horses… — Barry Pepper Copy Share Image
Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in… — Bill Veeck Copy Share Image
Accusations fit on Greenwald really sounds like he's against all surveillance unless you can find a guy with the Al Qaeda card,… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
I remember the first time I played the triple-A Yankees when I was 20 years old, and Darryl Strawberry was on that… — Vernon Wells Copy Share Image
It runs in the family. And don't expect me to be ashamed. Yankees lock away loony relatives, but down here, we prop… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips Copy Share Image
My curveball is a blessing. My father taught it to me. He felt that it was a pitch he wanted me to… — Gio Gonzalez Copy Share Image
“To reach a ball he has never reached before, to extend himself to the very limits of his range, and then a… — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image