First Base Quotes
19 quotes by 18 authors
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Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection.
— Red Smith
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A successful pitcher keeps the leadoff hitter from reaching first base and puts the first pitch over for a strike - the two most important…
— Nolan Ryan
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I still feel like I can play defense at first base at a very high level
— Rafael Palmeiro
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I'm a teammate guy, so whatever I can do to help my team to win like I have the past two years, that's what I…
— Albert Pujols
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Marvelous Marv was holding down first base. This is like saying Willie Sutton works at your bank.
— Jimmy Breslin
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I have no decision-making role at all in my job description. I would have liked an explanation as to why I was moved from first…
— Mookie Wilson
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Statistics are about as interesting as first base coaches.
— Jim Bouton
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Certain guys, they can see a guy do a certain thing with their glove and know what pitch is coming. I couldn't do that. But…
— Rickey Henderson
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I sort of missed one big thing, to touch first base. I hope I didn't act foolish, but this is history.
— Mark McGwire
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Faith is so rare-and religion so common-because no one wants to live between first base and second base. Faith is the in-between space where you're…
— Richard Rohr
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Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color?…
— Joe Garagiola
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Woody Allen likes to do a lot of master shots. He likes to get the whole thing in one take, and so you could be…
— Larry David
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Want to play baseball?’†she asked. Shane’s eyes opened, and he stopped stroking her hair. “What?’†“First base,’†she said. “You’re already there.’†“I’m not…
— Rachel Caine
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Just getting to first base seems to be a problem for you two," Cam couldn't resist saying.
— Lauren Kate
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Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on…
— Jimmy Piersall
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I'm proud to be here as a man that has played first base more than anybody in the game of baseball.
— Eddie Murray
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Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first base.
— Frederick Wilcox
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When I am king, I will revise the sexual bases system so that getting to first base will include oral sex and sodomy!
— Adam Carolla
Who Wrote These First Base Quotes
18 authors contributed a total of 19 First Base Quotes as follows: