Baseball Quotes
1871 quotes by 890 authors
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Ty Cobb was still fighting the Civil War, and as far as he was concerned, we were all damn Yankees. But who knows, if he…
— Sam Crawford
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It's hard to get guys out when you have nothing to get them out with.
— Tim Wakefield
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We know next year was suppose to be our year, but we didn't feel like waiting when we think we can win now.
— Paul Konerko
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You saw him standing out there, and you knew you had a pretty damn good chance to win the baseball game.
— Red Ruffing
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The most amazing thing I've ever seen was Jay Johnstone, in uniform, in line at a concession stand in Dodger Stadium after the game had…
— Fred Claire
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I told him I wasn't tired. He told me, no, but the outfielders sure are.
— Jim Kern
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It was a terrible psychic blow... Ebbets Field was replaced by a housing project. How could a father tell his son where Duke Snider used…
— Joe Flaherty
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If you want to get off this team you have to take a number.
— Dave Revering
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The only good thing about playing in Cleveland is you don't have to make road trips there.
— Richie Scheinblum
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Because of baseball I smelled the rose of life. I wanted to travel, and to have nice clothes. Baseball allowed me to do all those…
— Cool Papa Bell
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It's like apples and oranges, you can't compare it. It was just a matter of playing anyone who was breathing.
— Red Barber
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Honestly, at one time I thought Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean, I wasn't born until 1961, and I grew…
— Don Mattingly
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Winning isn't as important as doing well individually. You can't take teamwork up to the front office to negotiate.
— Ken Landreaux
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When 20,000 people applaud you as you walk out to do your job, it should be an inspiration.
— Jim Brosnan
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Do not worry. Try to appear jolly and unconcerned. I have smiled often with the bases full with two strikes and three balls on the…
— Rube Foster
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He was a parade all by himself, a burst of dazzle and jingle, Santa Claus drinking his whiskey straight and groaning with a bellyache... Babe…
— Jimmy Cannon
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Oakland has now increased its payroll to the point that it now ranks third in the Bay Area among all McDonald's franchises.
— Sandy Alderson
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Josh wanted to be the one to break the color barrier. When the Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson he knew it was over for him. He…
— Ted Page
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My God, it was like the Emerald City, and as you got closer you'd pick up your pace, and you'd give your tickets and go…
— Joe Flaherty
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It will revolutionize baseball. It will open a new area of alibis for the players.
— Gabe Paul
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