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> [Back in the day when I played, a pitcher had 3 pitches: a fastball, a curveball, a slider, a changeup and a good sinker pitch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/back-in-the-day-when-i-played-a-pitcher-had-3-pitches-a-fastball-a/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

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## More by Mike Shannon

> [Things are not always as they appear to be as.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/things-are-not-always-as-they-appear-to-be-as/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

> [Sometimes when you feel the urge, you've just gotta go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/sometimes-when-you-feel-the-urge-you-ve-just-gotta-go/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

> [Everybody in St. Louis, every kid in St. Louis, wanted to be Stan Musial. He was the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/everybody-in-st-louis-every-kid-in-st-louis-wanted-to-be-stan-musial/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

> [Don't bite off your head to spite your nose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/don-t-bite-off-your-head-to-spite-your-nose/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

> [Whenever I think of Milwaukee, I think of the American League. Hmm, Boston, Atlanta, weren't they the Browns, too?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/whenever-i-think-of-milwaukee-i-think-of-the-american-league-hmm/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

> [Back in the day when I played, a pitcher had 3 pitches: a fastball, a curveball, a slider, a changeup and a good sinker pitch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/back-in-the-day-when-i-played-a-pitcher-had-3-pitches-a-fastball-a/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

> [The right-hander is throwing up in the bullpen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/the-right-hander-is-throwing-up-in-the-bullpen/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

> [It's Mother's Day, so a big 'Happy Birthday' to all you mothers out there!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/it-s-mother-s-day-so-a-big-happy-birthday-to-all-you-mothers-out-there/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

> [Warming up for the Brewers is that lefthander they got from the Mets, Bill Pulitzer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/warming-up-for-the-brewers-is-that-lefthander-they-got-from-the-mets/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

> [I've heard it said that if you know English, Spanish, Italian, and I think it's French, you can go just about anywhere in this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/i-ve-heard-it-said-that-if-you-know-english-spanish-italian-and-i/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

> [There's a woman protecting herself from the sun with a carousel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-shannon/there-s-a-woman-protecting-herself-from-the-sun-with-a-carousel/)

[Mike Shannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-shannon/)

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