He (Hoyt Wilhelm) had the best knuckleball you'd ever want to see. He knew where it was going when he threw it,… — Brooks Robinson Copy Share Image
“I got to third base. At baseball practice the following Monday, that is. As for what happened that night with Kevin at… — Brent Hartinger Copy Share Image
Dodger Stadium is not an antique. It's not Frank Lloyd Wright. It's a nice place to play baseball, but there are far… — Alan Casden Copy Share Image
Well, I know that I'll never forget that, but also I won't forget the hundreds of people who sent me letters, telegrams,… — Gil Hodges Copy Share Image
“Being the focus of Sloane’s attention was like having a record-winning fastball speeding toward your face. On the one hand, you had… — Eli Easton Copy Share Image
Walk rate is probably the area in which a pitcher has the most room to improve, but a rate that high is… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
I'm versatile. You won't see none of the others put on a XXL T-shirt with a do-rag and baseball cap and then… — Da Brat Copy Share Image
When you're going into a game, you're not expected to hit a home run every game. You're just doing everything proper with… — Frank Thomas Copy Share Image
A good hitting instructor is able to mold his teaching to the individual. If a guy stands on his head, you perfect… — Bill Robinson Copy Share Image
It is the duty of the Umpire to determine all questions submitted to him according to these laws, when they apply, and… — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
The Capone era. That was my time. Capone was a big baseball fan. He'd walk into the ballpark like the president walking… — Billy Herman Copy Share Image
The nice thing about baseball is that all of the possible outcomes are known - it's not quite as messy as the… — Paul DePodesta Copy Share Image
Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking. — Bill Vaughan Copy Share Image
There is no way, believe me, despite my name being Winfield, and loving the game dearly. It wasn't in the cards. I… — Dave Winfield Copy Share Image
You look up and down the bench and you have to say to yourself, 'Can't anybody here play this game?' There comes… — Casey Stengel Copy Share Image
Pitchers are going to break. You can limit their pitches and limit their innings, and they're still going to blow out. Pitching… — Bruce Sutter Copy Share Image
If you are anything like me you'll have to fight tooth-and-nail to stay in the game (evangelism). Because although the home runs… — Bill Hybels Copy Share Image
More than any other games, baseball gives its players space - both physical and emotional - in which to define themselves. — John Eskow Copy Share Image
“The Mets have heart and character, and I need a man who can root for the underdog. I refuse to sleep with… — Jennifer Probst Copy Share Image
I couldn't believe I was in the big leagues. I also knew that I have to work hard every single day to… — Jose Altuve Copy Share Image
Whenever I get a chance, I'm trying to take the extra base and make them make a play on me. I'm not… — Curtis Granderson Copy Share Image
I would like people not to think in terms of the 755 home runs I hit but think in terms of what… — Hank Aaron Copy Share Image
In the White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be in the catcher's position. Put points on… — Rahm Emanuel Copy Share Image
I played basketball in fourth, fifth and sixth grade because it was what my friends did. But in seventh grade, I decided… — Austin Reaves Copy Share Image
The Padres, after winning the first game of the doubleheader, are ahead here in the top of the fifth and hoping for… — Jerry Coleman Copy Share Image
When I came over here (the National League), I always heard it was a stronger league, with amphetamines all over the clubhouse,… — Dan Quisenberry Copy Share Image
I love a hard-hit ball, a diving-play situation where you realize afterward there was no thinking involved. It was 100 percent reaction. — Morgan Ensberg Copy Share Image
Basketball, hockey and track meets are action heaped upon action, climax upon climax, until the onlooker's responses become deadened. Baseball is for… — Roger Kahn Copy Share Image
In my opinion I really haven't done anything yet. I still have a lot to prove. I just want to prove to… — Adam Dunn Copy Share Image
If there's a man on second, I'm trying to get him in with a base hit. The doubles and homers will come.… — Prince Fielder Copy Share Image
In 2002, in this country, there was an observation that for the first time in America, more kids were actively pursuing skateboarding… — Stephen Baldwin Copy Share Image
“There’s no crying in baseball and no love in Hell. It’s just the rules. You could say it’s against our religion, more… — Lisa Desrochers Copy Share Image
Having made a ton of mistakes early on in my life, I hope people can look at me now and say that… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go… — Harry Caray Copy Share Image
You'd got a baseball game, or a football game, basketball game, "USA! USA! USA!" Hey, calm down! Got a little German on… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
“And he made a home run, and his team won the state championship. The greatest thing about this story is that every… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
In high school, baseball was life. My senior year, I had the highest batting average on the team. I was one of… — Anthony Ramos Copy Share Image
I want to stay with the Orioles. I'd like to play here for the rest of my career. I don't want to… — Brady Anderson Copy Share Image
I remember showing up for the first day of kindergarten, Miss Springer's class, and the question was, 'What do you want to… — Chris Sale Copy Share Image
Once I got to the big leagues, Dad saw every one of my 10,000 or so plate appearances. By the time I… — Chipper Jones Copy Share Image
