Baseball Quotes

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I get a kick out of watching a team defense me. A player moves two steps in one direction and I hit it two steps… — Rod Carew
If your not practicing, somebody else is, somewhere, and he'll be ready to take your job. — Brooks Robinson
A good base stealer should make the whole infield jumpy. Whether you steal or not, you're changing the rhythm of the game. If the pitcher… — Joe Morgan
I'm working on a new pitch. It's called a strike. — Jim Kern
Believe me, I would much rather get three outs on three pitches than three outs on nine pitches, because that's going to make me that… — Bob Gibson
It's no fun throwing fastballs to guys who can't hit them. The real challenge is getting them out on the stuff they can hit. — Sam McDowell
I'm a Major League 3rd Baseman. If you want to go play in parking lot, I'm suppose to stop the ball. — Brooks Robinson
They should move 1st base back a foot to avoid all those close plays — John Lowenstein
When I was a little boy, I wanted to be a baseball player and also join the circus. With the Yankees, I've accomplished both. — Graig Nettles
You can't hit what you can't see — Walter Johnson
The best thing about being a Yankee is getting to watch Reggie Jackson play every day. The worst thing about being a Yankee? Getting to… — Graig Nettles
If a jury of your peers finds you not guilty, I will reinstate you back into baseball. — Kenesaw Mountain Landis
I would think I drive most hitting coaches crazy. During one single at-bat I used six different stances on six pitches. Oh yeah, I also… — John Kruk
Look at misfortune the same way you look at success - Don't Panic! Do you best and forget the consequences. — Walter Alston
Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter once said, 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.' Well Grantland Rice can go… — Gene Autry
I'm very distressed that the report was leaked early so that the initial headline said 'dismissed, fired.' That's 180 degrees from the arrangement we have… — Tony La Russa
I hate all hitters. I start a game mad and I stay that way until it's over. — Don Drysdale
The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one. — Tris Speaker
I don't want my picture in any cigarettes, but I also don't want you to lose the ten dollars, so I'm enclosing my check for… — Honus Wagner
I think it puts baseball back on the map as a sport. It's America's pastime and just look at everyone coming out to the ballpark.… — Mark McGwire

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