“Sparky Anderson wasn’t just my favorite manager … he was my mom’s favorite manager.” — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It took exactly one month of regular season play for fans to accept Sparky [Anderson]—posting a 16-6 record out of the gate… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“...it was one at bat during October 1975 that defined his [Joe Morgan's] place in baseball history and secured the legacy of… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“After being maligned for his lack of offense for much of his career, [César] Gerónimo batted .280 with two home runs, a… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“[Tony] Pérez stood out because he was a clutch hitter. And like Bench and Morgan and Rose, it was a clutch October… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“[George] Foster lacks the name recognition outside of Cincinnati that other members of the Big Red machine maintain, but that doesn’t diminish… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Rose worked and played so hard that kids all across the country—not just in Cincinnati—were emulating him on sandlots everywhere, proud to… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“True, [Gary Nolan] might not strike fear into the hearts of all you free-swinging power hitters out there—at least not in the… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Dave Concepción exceeded everyone’s expectations—everyone’s except, perhaps, his own. That’s because as a kid, Concepción idolized Major League Hall of Fame shortstop… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“October 1976 was the penultimate performance of Bench’s Hall of Fame career. All the early success and awards and accolades thrown in… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Very few who manage a big league club are successful, fewer still are the ones who experience success over an extended period… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It’s much easier to remember the World Series heroics of Tony Pérez, Pete Rose, and Joe Morgan than it is to recall… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It took only three years for Jonathan Papelbon to surpass Bill Campbell, Lee Smith, Tom Gordon, Sparky Lyle, Derek Lowe, Jeff Reardon, Ellis Kinder,… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“I stood with my mom in the cemetery. She felt terrible pain. My grandmother is with God. My mom has to continue living. It’s… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“In Korea I’d been so afraid that Sami would lose her dad. She did, but she didn’t get a flag. He went to Doha,… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Sparky Anderson wasn’t just my favorite manager … he was my mom’s favorite manager.” — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“Most of us would give anything for the chance to play just one day of MLB baseball—especially for our favorite team. Well, there once… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“The sun appeared between the twin spires of the cathedral as its light reflected off the crescent and star that rose out of the… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“He [Ted Williams] was only a 23-year-old kid when he batted .406 in 1941, but then the season ended and our country came under… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“It was like the baseball gods were showing off just for him, in honor of his first day of big league baseball. And surely… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“I have this thought, it’s horrible, and it makes me sick, but it’s true: one day these students will grow up and have their… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
“There are many ways to measure a manager’s success and contributions to a franchise ... but in this case the two numbers that illustrate… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
![“It took exactly one month of regular season play for fans to accept Sparky [Anderson]—posting a 16-6 record out of the gate has that kind of effect.” quote by Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c9/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_it-took-exactly-one-month-of-regular-sea_908705.jpg)
![“...it was one at bat during October 1975 that defined his [Joe Morgan's] place in baseball history and secured the legacy of the Big Red Machine, all with one swing.” quote by Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fb0/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_it-was-one-at-bat-during-october-1975-th_533871.jpg)
![“After being maligned for his lack of offense for much of his career, [César] Gerónimo batted .280 with two home runs, a triple, three runs, and three RBIs vs. Boston during the 1975 World Series, and then he batted .308 with two doubles, two steals, and three runs vs. New York during the 1976…” quote by Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2d2/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_after-being-maligned-for-his-lack-of-off_1646634.jpg)
![“[Tony] Pérez stood out because he was a clutch hitter. And like Bench and Morgan and Rose, it was a clutch October hit that immortalized him in baseball’s postseason lore. The powerful first baseman hit three home runs against Boston during the 1975 World Series, but none bigger than his blast…” quote by Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0e8/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_tony-p-rez-stood-out-because-he-was-a-cl_925029.jpg)
![“[George] Foster lacks the name recognition outside of Cincinnati that other members of the Big Red machine maintain, but that doesn’t diminish his contributions to the club—he followed his MVP campaign with three more seasons of 20-plus home runs and 90-plus RBIs, never mind the fact he batted…” quote by Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c79/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_george-foster-lacks-the-name-recognition_974463.jpg)
![“True, [Gary Nolan] might not strike fear into the hearts of all you free-swinging power hitters out there—at least not in the same way as, say, Tom Seaver … but without question he was one of the most talented pitchers in baseball during the Big Red Machine era, and except for countless injuries…” quote by Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/347/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_true-gary-nolan-might-not-strike-fear-in_1529939.jpg)
![“Very few who manage a big league club are successful, fewer still are the ones who experience success over an extended period of time, but to achieve a level of success so extraordinary that it is given a category all it’s own—“The Big Red Machine”—places Sparky [Anderson] in one of the most…” quote by Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bbf/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_very-few-who-manage-a-big-league-club-ar_2886486.jpg)
![“It’s much easier to remember the World Series heroics of Tony Pérez, Pete Rose, and Joe Morgan than it is to recall who set the table for Rose during Game 7 of the 1975 World Series vs. Boston. The Red Sox led 3-2 in the seventh when [Ken] Griffey drew a free pass. Not nearly as memorable as the…” quote by Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a1f/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_it-s-much-easier-to-remember-the-world-s_2484371.jpg)
![“He [Ted Williams] was only a 23-year-old kid when he batted .406 in 1941, but then the season ended and our country came under attack at Pearl Harbor—and by 1943 he was a Marine fighter pilot serving overseas who cheated death on several documented occasions. He came back in 1946, and he won his…” quote by Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/953/tucker-elliot-3557_baseball_he-ted-williams-was-only-a-23-year-old-k_145539.jpg)
