Baseball Quotes · Page 70

Baseball is for the leisurely afternoons of summer and for the unchanging dreams.

— Roger Kahn

Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.

— Babe Ruth

Sometimes you try to find a way to get the pitcher out of his mind and try to get him out of…

— Juan Soto

I'm usually the little kid that runs around all excited that he's just in the big leagues playing the game of baseball.

— Francisco Lindor

Now there's three things you can do in a baseball game: You can win or you can lose or it can rain.

— Casey Stengel

My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did.

— Matthew Stafford

Open your heart to a baseball team and you're liable to get it broken.

— Jane Heller

I like to get in the minds of the pitchers because sometimes they get scared.

— Juan Soto

I'm a pitcher, so the glove is my only accessory. The hitters get to have all the fun. They have batting helmets,…

— C. J. Wilson

With what has occurred in my life, the baseball field is where I feel most comfortable. That's what I feel I was…

— Alex Rodriguez

Balls are going to get put in play. When you convert those into outs, then it gives you a better chance of…

— Carlos Correa

Growing up, I always just thought of the DH as the difference between the two leagues. But I also did have a…

— Ryan Zimmerman

Buster loves baseball for sure - loves the Giants, his teammates, our fans - but to be honest with you, that pales…

— Brandon Crawford

One of my biggest gifts ever, my mother made a Yankee uniform for me as a little boy, and I wore it…

— Dick Vitale

In baseball, democracy shines its clearest. The only race that matters is the race to the bag. The creed is the rule…

— Ernie Harwell

I think baseball has moved on in many ways and the focus on the competitions on the field is really what the…

— Cal Ripken, Jr

Brandon McCaw is the only person and only man in the world to hit a baseball pitch and make it in the…

— Brandon McCaw

Buster's a Giants legend, obviously. Three world championships, seven All-Star Games, an MVP season, a batting title, five Silver Sluggers, three no-hitters…

— Brandon Crawford

“Baseball isn't just a game. It's the smell of popcorn drifting in the air, the sight of bugs buzzing near the stadium…

— Katie McGarry

This is a sad day for the Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball and baseball fans everywhere. I loved Kirby deeply. A tremendous…

— Carl Pohlad

I wanted to be like Nolan Ryan. I didn't want to be like Pete Gray...And I don't want kids to be like…

— Jim Abbott

It just tickles me still when you see Roger Clemens, as great as he is, throw a split-finger and the hitter just…

— Bruce Sutter

I have a food show.It's not just baseball people. It's a mixture of baseball people, actors, musicians, chefs and whatnot. They bring…

— Prince Fielder

“What would be the natural thing? A man goes to college. He works as he wants to work, he plays as he…

— Owen Johnson

Anytime you give up one run in Coors Field you expect to win a ball game. It just shows how well Myers…

— Garrett Atkins

Having Willie Stargell on your ball club is like having a diamond ring on your finger.

— Chuck Tanner

He [Rube Waddell] had more stuff than any pitcher I ever saw.

— Connie Mack

Oh, honey, if he swung batter-batter for my team, I'd be all over that in a heartbeat.

— J. Lynn

To be an American and unable to play baseball is comparable to being a Polynesian and unable to swim.

— John Cheever

I want to win a World Series. I've come in second, both in college and in the big leagues. I'm tired of…

— Trevor Bauer

Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should.

— Doug Harvey

Rooting for the Red Sox is like rooting for the drug companies,

— Sherrod Brown

The sky is so clear today you can see all the way to Missouri.

— Jerry Coleman

I really want to see the Cubs in the World Series. I really do.

— Dennis Quaid

What pitching is in a short series in baseball, goaltending is in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

— Jack Adams

Statistics are to baseball what a flaky crust is to Mom's apple pie…

— Harry Reasoner

Sometimes you don't have your best stuff every day. You've just got to go out there and try to make pitches.

— Patrick Corbin

Umpires are supposed to be non-confrontational - they're supposed to uphold the peace on the baseball field.

— Dave Martinez

Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you're swinging.

— Duke Snider

Baseball isn't a life-and-death matter, but the Red Sox are.

— Mike Barnicle