If you happened to be born on third base, you didn't rub it in the face of the guy who wasn't even… — Ron Suskind Copy Share Image
He (Babe Ruth) was very brave at the plate. You rarely saw him fall away from a pitch. He stayed right in… — Casey Stengel Copy Share Image
I said jokingly that if you bat like a king, you should also get out like a king; you should not be… — Shikhar Dhawan Copy Share Image
It's such a beautiful sport, with no politics involved, no color, no class. Only as a youngster can you play and as… — Jack Buck Copy Share Image
My changeup looks like a fastball, but one goes straight and the other goes away from the righthanded hitter. Sometimes it cuts… — Johan Santana Copy Share Image
People ask me if I put pressure on myself. Honestly, I don't. To me, pressure creates distractions and there is no time… — Carlos Correa Copy Share Image
He was the strangest of all our national sports idols. But not even his disagreeable character could destroy the image of his… — Jimmy Cannon Copy Share Image
One of the reasons I wear No. 2 is because of him. Yeah, he was ultimate team guy. He was a winner.… — Alex Bregman Copy Share Image
When I was a kid and we played baseball we used to use that "eye black" stuff sometimes - that kind of… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image
Do I want someone to get more hits than me? No. Do I want someone to hit more home runs than me?… — George Brett Copy Share Image
Once when the Yankee's Lou Pinella was batting he questioned a Palermo strike call. Pinella demanded, "Where was that pitch at?" Palermo… — George Will Copy Share Image
When you're an expert in a subject, you can retain new factoids on your favorite topic easily. This only works for the… — Clive Thompson Copy Share Image
I liked the sport of martial arts because I loved anything that involved contact, conflict or collision. But as a young kid,… — Brad Tavares Copy Share Image
I just umpire. That's what I've done. That's all I can do. I'm one of the fortunate ones on God's earth. I… — Doug Harvey Copy Share Image
The press box at Wrigley Field in Chicago is an extended narrow shed, two rows deep, that is precariously bolted to the… — Roger Angell Copy Share Image
The call that always seemed the toughest to me was the slide and tag play at second. You can see it coming,… — Cal Hubbard Copy Share Image
There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Whenever you don't have a good game, whether you're a starter, reliever, whatever, you definitely want to get out there again as… — Brad Lidge Copy Share Image
My routine consists of being awake by 6 A.M., reading and educating myself more and more on the Bible followed by nine… — Manny Ramirez Copy Share Image
A torn rotator cuff is a cancer for a pitcher and if a pitcher gets a badly torn one, he has to… — Don Drysdale Copy Share Image
Watching baseball under the lights is like observing dogs indoors, at a pedigree show. In both instances, the environment is too controlled… — Melvin Maddocks Copy Share Image
“We try to take it from one at-bat to the next, ya know it’s easier said than done, but all put together… — Evan Longoria Copy Share Image
I know my Dad's a National League guy. I'm an American League guy. I tell him all the time we got better… — Ken Griffey Jr Copy Share Image
The black press, some liberal sportswriters, and even a few politicians were banging away at those Jim Crow barriers in baseball. I… — Jackie Robinson Copy Share Image
My whole life, baseball was my first love. I was gonna go play college, but during my senior year I tore my… — Morgan Wallen Copy Share Image
I was a baseball player and a football player at Stanford, so I didn't play a lot of golf in college. I… — John Elway Copy Share Image
You have to understand where you are on the continuum. I feel I have to be the criminal mastermind on the mound… — C. J. Wilson Copy Share Image
No one can ever see the ball hit the bat because it's physically impossible to focus your eyes that way. However, when… — Ted Williams Copy Share Image
I don't care how you get the outs. It doesn't matter to me how bad it looks, how good it looks, how… — Clayton Kershaw Copy Share Image
Well, that's baseball. Rags to riches one day and riches to rags the next. But I've been in it 36 years and… — Casey Stengel Copy Share Image
I don't really set personal goals for home runs or anything like that. However many I hit, I hit. If I'm making… — Justin Morneau Copy Share Image
You have so many at-bats, and obviously if you go three out of 10, you're doing well for the season, so you… — Billy Butler Copy Share Image
Gold Gloves are nice to have people mention. They're basically saying you're a pretty good defensive player along with everything else. But… — Mike Schmidt Copy Share Image
When I won the world championship, in 1972, the United States had an image of, you know, a football country, a baseball… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
These days baseball is different. You come to Spring Training, you get your legs ready, you arms loose, your agents ready your… — Dave Winfield Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to throw six or seven pitches just to be able to strike you out. I'm trying to do it… — Max Scherzer Copy Share Image
READ! Books can be as delicious as hot-fudge sundaes, as funny as clowns, as exciting as a baseball game that's tied in… — Judith Viorst Copy Share Image
I feel that music is such an inspirational form of energy, as baseball is. And especially with Metallica, believe it or not,… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
Baseball is my escape. The sights, the sounds, the way the park smells. There is truly no place I would rather be… — Alyssa Milano Copy Share Image
Baseball people, and that includes myself, are slow to change and accept new ideas. I remember that it took years to persuade… — Branch Rickey Copy Share Image
