There's very few pitching coaches that I worked with that actually came out on the mound and told me what I was… — Phil Niekro Copy Share Image
My relatives have always taken their baseball seriously, and proudly rooted for the Yankees when they beat the boys from Brooklyn in… — Ed Henry Copy Share Image
This is my passion. This is my job, first of all. But I'm a baseball fan. After the World Series, it's like,… — Alex Cora Copy Share Image
After being out so long, I was more anxious to pitch than anything, just ready to get back into things. I can't… — Bobby Bell Copy Share Image
How can I play baseball if I'm stupid? If I was stupid I wouldn't have pitched in the World Series. I'd be… — Joaquin Andujar Copy Share Image
I was always a little hesitant to accuse people of loading a bat to hit a ball farther. I was always very… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
For as long as I can remember, our family has been huge Cardinals fans. My grandpa is a personal friend of Whitey… — Michael Chandler Copy Share Image
I had a bilateral lisp, and I was overweight. I was the kid who played with the flowers on the ground in… — Jeffrey Tambor Copy Share Image
The reason we had an all-black outfield in '51 is Don Mueller got hurt, so Hank Thompson was a legitimate replacement. So… — Monte Irvin Copy Share Image
The overall thinking of the shortstop covers the overall context of the ballgame. You have to know the count they'll hit-and-run on.… — Lou Boudreau Copy Share Image
“Freddie Freeman led all Braves’ starters with a (.282) batting average in 2011. Not bad for a rookie. Then again, this is… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
The Yankees won the pennant, we went on to the World Series, 41 years after that in the city of Toronto. The… — Dave Winfield Copy Share Image
A man ought to get all he can earn. A man who knows he's making money for other people ought to get… — Babe Ruth Copy Share Image
I've seen the growth of this game in this country, the stadiums that were built, the great European players that have come… — David Beckham Copy Share Image
I just got hooked on the radio, the voice of it all. It was my connection to metropolitan America, if you will.… — George Will Copy Share Image
You don't have to know anything about baseball to respond to Babe Ruth because he's just this magnificent human being. And a… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
I've always said I don't mind where I bat and I have exactly the same mindset when I'm batting seven as I… — Jonny Bairstow Copy Share Image
I'd like to be a professional baseball player that's always been a big ambition of mine. I'd also like to try my… — Ken Wahl Copy Share Image
Brace yourself if you're a traditional hitting coach, I'm about to say something that will hurt your feelings. The best baseball swing… — Gabe Kapler Copy Share Image
If I were playing today I'd do what Joe DiMaggio said. I'd go knock on the door at Yankee Stadium and when… — Mickey Mantle Copy Share Image
Anytime you can see a hitter and face a hitter, you gain knowledge, and you gain that experience. Whether they hit a… — Jon Lester Copy Share Image
It's really impressive when you've got two teams that are really battling it out, low-scoring game, a pitcher's duel. To me, that's… — Brooks Koepka Copy Share Image
“And I played football so I knocked a few heads around there, but nothing out of the ordinary. I played baseball too… — C.C. Gibbs Copy Share Image
When I'm at the plate, I'm not thinking about what I'm trying to do with the bat - I'm thinking about what… — Ben Zobrist Copy Share Image
We don't even think about it out there. We just focus on doing our job. The ball is the same baseball, the… — Ben Zobrist Copy Share Image
We used to have an all-Black baseball team, all Black stars and when White folks took Jackie Robinson and brought him into… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
When I was younger and inexperienced, I was a very animated pitcher. I pitched with a lot of adrenaline. I was my… — Randy Johnson Copy Share Image
It's tough to strike out. Believe me. I hate striking out. It's no fun. It's embarrassing. But there really isn't anything I… — Jim Thome Copy Share Image
The questions don't happen when you hit 30 homers, right? If you hit 30 home runs, you hit 40 doubles, I don't… — Billy Butler Copy Share Image
“Baseball—of all things—was an example of how an unscientific culture responds, or fails to respond, to the scientific method. As” — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
I am pretty laid back, I think, and I don't so much want the spotlight on me. I just like to go… — Cody Bellinger Copy Share Image
You have to have a lot of motivation, a lot of heart and be able to work hard. You can never be… — Bengie Molina Copy Share Image
Baseball could be frustrating, man. It's hard to go 0-for-35, it's hard to hit .180, it's hard to not be successful at… — Francisco Lindor Copy Share Image
Baseball is to our everyday experience what poetry often is to common speech — a slightly elevated and concentrated form. — Thomas Boswell Copy Share Image
I played club football with a traveling team since I was 8 years old. I also played basketball and baseball, so I… — Jesse Palmer Copy Share Image
I had a chance to play for the Cuban national team during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, but at the time I… — Yoenis Cespedes Copy Share Image
There's nobody on my ball club that doesn't go from first to third on a base hit, or from second to home.… — Casey Stengel Copy Share Image
The thing that kept me from going to the next level was, I really didn't have an out-pitch. My story in baseball… — Stephen Gostkowski Copy Share Image
Losing builds character. You know who said that? A loser! Guy who got his ass stomped every day, basketball, football, baseball, lose,… — Christopher Titus Copy Share Image
Guys like Todd Bridges never overcame being a child star. You can't have any big failures. I've always felt regular. I played… — Bow Wow Copy Share Image