After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Cobb would have to play center field on my all time team. But where would that put Speaker? In left. If I… — John McGraw Copy Share Image
I loved being on the set of 'Field of Dreams' because I hung out with the baseball players all day, played cards,… — Gaby Hoffmann Copy Share Image
Wives of ballplayers, when they teach their children their prayers, should instruct them to say: God bless mommy, God bless daddy, and… — Waite Hoyt Copy Share Image
You want to impact your community, not just in terms of playing baseball, but you can give people a little bit of… — Kyle Schwarber Copy Share Image
The more that Japanese players go to the big leagues to play and succeed, the more that will serve to inspire young… — Ichiro Suzuki Copy Share Image
I remember once in high school the umpire called me out at third base when I was sure I was safe. I… — Peter Falk Copy Share Image
If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them? -Yogi Berra, The Yogi Book, to… — Yogi Berra Copy Share Image
Know what the difference between hitting .250 and .300 is? It's 25 hits - 25 hits in 500 at-bats is 50 points.… — Crash Davis Copy Share Image
If you don't set goals, you'll never reach them. Or like they say in golf, if you aim for nothing, you'll hit… — Yogi Berra Copy Share Image
I view the major features of my own odyssey as a set of mostly fortunate contingencies. I was not destined by inherited… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
If I hurt somebody's feelings, I go right to them and talk to them and explain what happens. Sometimes I'm mad at… — Carlos Zambrano Copy Share Image
“Henry successfully kept his mind on the game, which might seem strange for a boy who slept beside a wall of magic.… — N.D. Wilson Copy Share Image
You've just got to keep playing hard. You have to remember that you are not just playing for the Twins. There are… — Jason Bartlett Copy Share Image
In football, the middle linebacker is the field captain, and it's the same for a catcher in baseball - you're the field… — Kyle Schwarber Copy Share Image
It gives us a lot of versatility and flexibility. Looking ahead, we've got a lot of good young players coming through the… — Tim Purpura Copy Share Image
I played from 14 to 18 - like, I was very good at it. I was Mr. Baseball my freshman year. We… — Rich Homie Quan Copy Share Image
I have gone from a player who thought he would spend his whole career with one organization to a player who's been… — Mike Piazza Copy Share Image
They could never beat me in Springfield. I loved that old ballpark. If I could have pitched there all my career, I'd… — Tommy Lasorda Copy Share Image
After returning from his stint in the minors made reference to the movie Slapshot with: I'm happy to be back. It was… — Glenn Healy Copy Share Image
I'm pretty proud of my fastball. I can throw a screwball. It's not as accurate, and I don't have the velocity like… — Kylie Bunbury Copy Share Image
In baseball you hit your home run over the right-field fence, the left-field fence, the center-field fence. Nobody cares. In golf everything… — Ken Harrelson Copy Share Image
My kids have played soccer and baseball and basketball, and the parents who come to games are always saying and doing things… — Jeff Garlin Copy Share Image
Major League Baseball is a national institution and we take our responsibilities seriously when it comes to how the game affects the… — Bud Selig Copy Share Image
I studied Jeet Kune Do and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. On element of Jeet Kune Do is that I had several of years of… — Jose Pablo Cantillo Copy Share Image
I think back and I really feel for what he (Roger Maris) went through, for all the negative stuff that was going… — Mark McGwire Copy Share Image
I think it's incredible because there were guys like (Willie) Mays and (Mickey) Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for… — Sandy Koufax Copy Share Image
I think it's really important for this great state of baseball to reach out to people of all walks of life to… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
There is no doubt that someone who tries to throw a curve or pitch at any early age before he's developed, before… — Robin Roberts Copy Share Image
My big break was when I won 'Search for a Supermodel Australia,' and then I came second in the world series, and… — Nicole Trunfio Copy Share Image
I kind of realized I couldn't blow the ball by everybody. In high school I could do that, but now it's not… — Justin Verlander Copy Share Image
It helps to be stupid if you're a relief pitcher. Relievers had to get into a zone of their own. I just… — Dan Quisenberry Copy Share Image
People saying, 'Life didn't turn out the way I wanted it to.' Welcome to the club. I wanted to be the starting… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
What makes a good leadoff hitter? Deion Sanders had speed, but he wasn't the ideal leadoff hitter. What was his on-base percentage?… — Jack McKeon Copy Share Image
Baseball was really my first sport, and that's what everybody thought I was going to do. But I played too much, kinda… — Austin Reaves Copy Share Image
I think I did 97 pitch meetings, and even at the 97th meeting, there were questions I was getting that I hadn't… — David Plotz Copy Share Image
Phil Niekro and his brother were pitching against each other in Atlanta. Their parents were sitting right behind home plate. I saw… — Bob Uecker Copy Share Image
I listen to NPR and baseball games when I'm in my car. I mean, exclusively NPR and baseball games, and that's it,… — Juliana Hatfield Copy Share Image
Donning a glove for a backyard toss, or watching a ball game, or just reflecting upon our baseball days, we are players… — John Thorn Copy Share Image
On MLB team flights, adult beverages are often enjoyed. Usually, the youngest, most wet-behind-the-ears players will be responsible for carrying the beer… — Gabe Kapler Copy Share Image
