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Ballparks Quote by John Thorn

“Do we settle on a regional team because we can go to its ballpark and see its games on television? Or do we choose a team as our favorite because it has an especially appealing player, a Barry Bonds or an Ichiro?” quote by John Thorn — Download Open image

“Do we settle on a regional team because we can go to its ballpark and see its games on television? Or do we choose a team as our favorite because it has an especially appealing player, a Barry Bonds or an Ichiro?”

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If I haven't made myself clear, this worrisome chain of events describes the game of the nineteenth century.

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You figure they cheat at the ballpark, they'll cheat on the golf course, they'll cheat in business, and anything else in life. Players may…

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I was a momma's boy. I didn't get anything from Dad, except my body and baseball knowledge. The only time I spent with him…

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More than anything, it's a game of innocence. Politicians may come and go, but they always get booed at the ballpark.

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I was not able to work up much enthusiasm over the ball game, and in the midst of it I was handed a note…

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If the fans don’t wanna come out to the ballpark, no one can stop ‘em.

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The big ballpark can do it all!

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If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them? -Yogi Berra, The Yogi Book, to baseball commissioner Bud Selig about lagging baseball attendance Ninety percent of the game is half mental.

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