Baseball Quotes · Page 79

Marx was wrong--religion is not the opiate of the masses, baseball is.

— Madalyn Murray O'Hair

Taking the GED and moving on to my dream of playing baseball was what I wanted to do, and my mom and…

— Jeremy Bonderman

How often does a guy who lives and breathes baseball meet a woman who loves the game and understands it as well…

— Charley Pride

Initially, if I get start, then I play in a flow. It is good if I bat high up in the order.

— Ravindra Jadeja

The way I see it, an umpire must be perfect on the first day of the season and then get better every…

— Nestor Chylak

I don't get caught up in the hoopla, worry about where I'm pitching or if I'm pitching Game 1 or Game 5.

— Max Scherzer

I think it's a natural fit, major league baseball and country music.

— Joe Nichols

Not everybody will become a baseball star and not everybody will make the money I'm making.

— Bobby Bonilla

I had some tough times. Now that I look back on it, I'm very grateful for those times. I know now that…

— Matt Holliday

The phrase 'off with the crack of the bat', while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long…

— Joe DiMaggio

You never want to have Yadier Molina up with the bases loaded in the World Series, but, dammit, you wouldn't want a…

— Gerrit Cole

I felt like the world of baseball in 1919 was much closer to what A-ball would be now - guys riding buses,…

— D. B. Sweeney

I was late to the Knicks. My dad was a big fan. But I first started watching baseball; I became a Red…

— Noah Baumbach

The Bronx are great. I have a lot of respect for those guys, they know more about music and how that world…

— Coeur de pirate

If I had to pick the greatest team player in baseball today-and I have some of the greats on my own club-I…

— John McGraw

They say baseball is a slow game. It sure doesn't seem that way when you're in the dugout. You think you have…

— Mike Quade

Initially, it (winning the 1967 American League Pennant) was what you would dream about in Little League. The winning pitcher, being on…

— Jim Lonborg

“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again,…

— A. Bartlett Giamatti

Here's an uplifting story. Congratulations to the Little League team from Huntington Beach, California. Yeah, they beat Japan to win the Little…

— Jay Leno

As a scouting department, with the confidence we have in our player development, if a guy has the potential that we think…

— Anonymous

The only players that are having fun are those having a good year, feasting on pitching or blowing down hitters and garnering…

— Dave Winfield

I think, a lot of things get wrestled around with Christianity in this day and age about what it means, what it…

— Clayton Kershaw

I was able to get operated on four days after I was diagnosed. It was just a matter of getting this baseball-sized…

— Eric Davis

You feel like a stud out there when people swing and miss. As I've gotten older, I've preached to our young guys…

— Tim Hudson

You can sum up the game of baseball in one word: 'You never know.'

— Joaquin Andujar

They haven't given too many gamblers a second chances in the world of baseball.

— Pete Rose

I'm proud to be here as a man that has played first base more than anybody in the game of baseball.

— Eddie Murray

Chris Gayle is the biggest hitter. He hits long, he hits big, he is a big dude.

— Wasim Akram

The Red Sox are the local scapegoats. It's hard enough to play baseball without being the local scapegoat too.

— Michael Lewis

“There’s no crying in baseball,” Justin said. “And there’s no being grossed out in an apocalypse.”

— Lissa Bryan

One of the many things I like about baseball is how it combines individual talent and teamsmanship.

— Jed S. Rakoff

I just wanted to go play in the big leagues. But possibly playing for the Yankees is very special.

— Nick Johnson

Babe Ruth was the home-run king of his time, but also the strikeout king.

— Dan Millman

You might be a redneck if you have a very special baseball cap, just for formal occasions.

— Jeff Foxworthy

The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub - he doesn't try to do it all himself.

— Burleigh Grimes

Reggie Smith of the Dodgers and Gary Matthews of the homers hit Braves in that game.

— Jerry Coleman

“Life keeps throwing me curve balls and I don't even own a bat. At least my dodging skills are improving.”

— Jayleigh Cape

You will only find the happiness you seek when you drop your negative attitude towards life, embrace life and be happy.

— Leon Brown

Baseball is fathers and sons. Football is brothers beating each other up in the backyard.

— Donald Hall

Five runs with two outs is tough to take. It sure took the air out of our balloon.

— Mike Hargrove