Baseball Quote by Joe DiMaggio Download Open image “After I got that hit off Satchel (Paige), I knew I was ready for the big leagues.” — Joe DiMaggio ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Baseball Big leagues Bigs Hit Satchel Knew Ready League Paige Paige Knew Ready Satchel Paige
I know who's the best pitcher I ever see and it's old Satchel Paige, that big lanky colored boy. My fastball looks like a… — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
If Satch (Paige) and I were pitching on the same team, we would clinch the pennant by July fourth and go fishing until World… — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
I wasn't sure I was ever going to get the opportunity to play in the big leagues. So when I got it, I didn't… — Max Fried Copy Share Image
I really enjoyed being able to get my first home run in the big leagues. — Ronald Acuna Jr Copy Share Image
A lot of pitchers today are afraid of the ball. Warren Spahn pinch-hit for me when I was a rookie. He hit a sacrifice… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
My first big league game, I stood at shortstop and I got goose bumps. Then I started panicking about having a ball hit to… — Corey Seager Copy Share Image
I really remember coming into my first big-league clubhouse. It was one of the most special moments of my life. — Ronald Acuna Jr Copy Share Image
That's how easy baseball was for me. I'm not trying to brag or anything, but I had the knowledge before I became a professional… — Willie Mays Copy Share Image
When I was 16 years old, my brother Frank said, 'You'd better become a catcher, because you're too big and fat to do anything… — Joe Torre Copy Share Image
I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it. — Sandy Koufax Copy Share Image
You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday… — Joe DiMaggio Copy Share Image
The test of an outfielder's skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch. — Joe DiMaggio Copy Share Image
Too many kids today are playing major league ball and don't belong there. — Joe DiMaggio Copy Share Image
I feel like I have reached the stage where I can no longer produce for my club, my manager, and my teammates. I had… — Joe DiMaggio Copy Share Image
I'd always have grease in at least two places, in case the umpires would ask me to wipe one off. I never wanted to… — Gaylord Perry Copy Share Image
When you're in the middle of a pennant race, you can't go up there thinking about home runs. — Sammy Sosa Copy Share Image
Thinking about the things that happened, I don't know any other ball player would could have done what he (Jackie Robinson) did. To be… — Pee Wee Reese Copy Share Image
Spring training means flowers, people coming outdoors, sunshine, optimism and baseball. Spring training is a time to think about being young again. — Ernie Banks Copy Share Image
Pitchers pitch differently. Hitters, hardly anyone has the same stance. That's just how it is. — Ryan Zimmerman Copy Share Image
Five World Series rings, 3000-plus hits, the fame, the fortune and playing for the second most historic franchise in baseball... These are just some… — Mookie Betts Copy Share Image
I don't want the electronic strike zone. I like the element of sometimes pitches don't get called. Guys don't receive it well or whatever… — Kyle Schwarber Copy Share Image
I sang the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium - at a baseball game - which was crazy; there was, like, 60,000 people there, which… — Adam DeVine Copy Share Image
If I was going to make one rule change, I would bring the DH to the National League. — George Brett Copy Share Image
In all honesty, once you become a professional, number one, you're no longer a fan. I don't root for the Dodgers, really. I just… — Vin Scully Copy Share Image
I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy… — Harry Caray Copy Share Image
When I step into the batters box. The fans, the noise, the cheers, they all disappear. For that moment, the world is just a… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Copy Share Image
