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BASEBALL QUOTES
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| GOOD PITCHING WILL BEAT GOOD HITTING ANY TIME, AND VICE VERSA. bob veale. 1966. |
| HITTING IS TIMING. PITCHING IS UPSETTING TIMING. warren spahn. |
THE PITCHER HAS TO FIND OUT IF THE HITTER IS TIMID. AND IF THE HITTER IS TIMID, HE
HAS TO REMIND THE HITTER HE'S TIMID. don drysdale, quoted in New York Times, 9 July 1979. |
| IT AIN'T NOTHIN' TILL I CALL IT. BILL KLEM, UMPIRE. |
LOSING STREAKS ARE FUNNY. IF YOU LOSE AT THE BEGINNING, YOU GET OFF TO A BAD
START. IF YOU LOSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEASON, YOU'RE IN A SLUMP. IF YOU LOSE
AT THE END, YOU'RE CHOKING. GENE MAUCH. |
THERE ARE TWO THEORIES ON HITTING THE KNUCKLEBALL.
UNFORTUNATELY, NEITHER OF THEM WORK. CHARLIE LAU. 1982. |
THE BEST WAY TO CATCH A KNUCKLEBALL IS TO WAIT UNTIL THE BALL STOPS ROLLING
AND THEN PICK IT UP. BOB UECKER. |
| BASEBALL IS THE ONLY PLACE IN LIFE WHERE A SACRIFICE IS REALLY APPRECIATED. UNKNOWN. |
NO MATTER HOW GOOD YOU ARE, YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE 1/3 OF YOUR GAMES. NO MATTER HOW BAD YOU ARE, YOU'RE GOING TO WIN 1/3 OF YOUR GAMES. IT'S THE OTHER 1/3
THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE. TOMMY LASORDA. |
SOME PEOPLE ARE BORN ON THIRD BASE AND GO THROUGH LIFE THINKING THEY HIT A TRIPLE.
BARRY SWITZER. |
A BASEBALL GAME IS TWICE AS MUCH FUN IF YOU'RE SEEING IT ON THE COMPANY'S TIME.
WILLIAM C. FEATHER. |
THIS IS A GAME TO BE SAVORED, NOT GULPED. THERE'S TIME TO DISCUSS EVERYTHING
BETWEEN PITCHES OR BETWEEN INNINGS. BILL VEECK. |
I HAVE DISCOVERED IN TWENTY YEARS OF MOVING AROUND A BALL PARK, THAT THE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAME IS USUALLY IN INVERSE PROPORTION TO THE PRICE OF
THE SEATS. BILL VEECK. |
WHY DOES EVERYBODY STAND UP AND SING "TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME" WHEN
THEY'RE ALREADY THERE? LARRY ANDERSON. |
BEING WITH A WOMAN ALL NIGHT NEVER HURT NO PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER.
IT'S STAYING UP ALL NIGHT LOOKING FOR A WOMAN THAT DOES HIM IN. CASEY STENGAL. |
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THAT'S BASEBALL, AND IT'S MY GAME. Y' KNOW, YOU TAKE YOUR WORRIES TO THE GAME, AND
YOU LEAVE 'EM THERE. YOU YELL LIKE CRAZY FOR YOUR GUYS. IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR LUNGS, GIVES YOU A LIFT, AND NOBODY CALLS THE COPS. PRETTY GIRLS TOO, LOTS OF 'EM.
HUMPHREY BOGART.
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DURING MY 18 YEARS I CAME TO BAT ALMOST 10,000 TIMES. I STRUCK OUT ABOUT 1,700
TIMES AND WALKED MAYBE 1,800 TIMES. YOU FIGURE A BALLPLAYER WILL AVERAGE ABOUT 500 AT BATS A SEASON. THAT MEANS I PLAYED SEVEN YEARS WITHOUT EVER HITTING THE BALL. MICKEY MANTLE.
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HATING THE NEW YORK YANKEES IS AS AMERICAN AS APPLE PIE, UNWED MOTHERS AND
CHEATING ON YOUR INCOME TAX. MIKE ROYKO. 1981. |
IF A TIE IS LIKE KISSING YOUR SISTER, LOSING IS LIKE KISSING YOUR GRANDMOTHER
WITH HER TEETH OUT. GEORGE BRETT. 1986. |
WHAT ARE WE AT THE PARK FOR, EXCEPT TO WIN? I'D TRIP MY MOTHER. I'D HELP HER UP,
BRUSH HER OFF, TELL HER I'M SORRY. BUT MOTHER DON'T MAKE IT TO 3RD. LEO DUROCHER. |
GETTIN' GOOD PLAYERS IS EASY. GETTIN' 'EM TO PLAY TOGETHER IS THE HARD PART.
CASEY STENGAL. |
WHEN YOU'RE IN A SLUMP, IT'S ALMOST AS IF YOU LOOK AT THE FIELD AND IT'S ONE BIG GLOVE.
VANCE LAW. |
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MORE BASEBALL QUOTES
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All I had was natural ability.
mickey mantle.
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Baseball is dull only to dull minds.
red barber. |
Players have two things to do.
Play and keep their mouths shut
sparky anderson.
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To a pitcher, a base hit is the perfect
example of negative feedback.
steve hovley. |
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Young man, when you throw a strike.
Mr. Hornsby will let you know.
Umpire Bill Klem when a pitcher questioned a
called ball to Rogers Hornsby.
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Little boys when they are growing up
dream of doing two things. Playing
Major League Baseball and joining
the circus. I played for the Yankees
and got to do both.
greg nettles. |
Hello again, everybody.
It's a bee-yooo-tiful day for baseball.
harry caray.
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Hitting is 50% above the shoulders.
ted williams.
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If a batter is a good fastball hitter,
Should I throw him a bad One?
brian brightwell. |
Baseball fans are junkies, and their
heroin is the "statistic".
robert wieder.
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One of the beautiful things about
baseball is that every once in a while
you come into a situation, where you
have to reach down and prove
something.
nolan ryan.
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Baseball is almost the only orderly
thing in a very unorderly world. If you
get 3 strikes, even the best lawyer in
the world can't get you off.
bill veeck. |
A hot dog at the ball park is better
than steak at the Ritz.
humphrey bogart. |
I only have one superstition. I make
sure I touch all the bases when I hit
a homerun.
babe ruth.
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There is no room in baseball for
discrimination. It is our national
pastime and a game for all.
lou gehrig.
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If you're not having fun in basball,
you miss the point of everything.
chris chambliss. |
Kid, as long as I am managing this
team, you are my Centerfielder.
Leo Durocher to a struggling young
rookie named Willie. |
Don't forget to swing hard, in case
you hit the ball.
coach drummond. |
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Sunday, September 14
| BASEBALL: THIS IS A VERY SIMPLY GAME. YOU THROW THE BALL, YOU CATCH THE BALL, YOU HIT THE BALL. SOMETIMES YOU WIN, SOMETIMES YOU LOSE, SOMETIMES IT RAINS. |
| THE KEY TO HITTING FOR HIGH AVERAGE IS TO RELAX, CONCENTRATE, AND DON'T HIT THE FLY BALL TO CENTER FIELD. stan musial. |
| A TEAM IS WHERE A BOY CAN PROVE HIS COURAGE ON HIS OWN. A GANG IS WHERE A COWARD GOES TO HIDE. mickey mantle. |
| THE DUMBER A PITCHER IS, THE BETTER. WHEN HE GETS SMART AND BEGINS TO EXPERIMENT WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PITCHES, HE'S IN TROUBLE. ALL I EVER HAD WAS A FASTBALL, A CURVE, AND A CHANGEUP AND I DID PRETTY GOOD. dizzy dean. |
| THE PITCHER HAS TO THROW A STRIKE SOONER OR LATER, SO WHY NOT HIT THE PITCH YOU WANT TO HIT AND NOT THE ONE HE WANTS YOU TO HIT. JOHNNY MIZE. |
| WHEN A PITCHER'S THROWING A SPITBALL, DON'T WORRY AND DON'T COMPLAIN, JUST HIT THE DRY SIDE LIKE I DO. stan musial. |
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IF I HAD PLAYED MY CAREER HITTING SINGLES LIKE PETE ROSE, I'D WEAR A DRESS.
mickey mantle.
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| LISTEN, IF YOU START WORRYING ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN THE STANDS, BEFORE TOO LONG YOU'RE UP IN THE STANDS WITH THEM. tommy lasorda. |
| SON , WHAT KIND OF PITCH WOULD YOU LIKE TO MISS? dizzy dean. |
| MY PITCHING PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE. I BELIVE IN GETTING THE BALL OVER THE PLATE AND NOT WALKING A LOT OF MEN. BOB GIPSON. |
| THERE IS NO ONE CORRECT WAY TO BAT, AND SO OF COURSE THERE IS NO ONE CORRECT STANCE FOR IT. STAN MUSIAL. |
| I HATED TO BAT AGAINST DON DRYSDALE. AFTER HE HIT YOU, HE'D COME AROUND, LOOK AT THE BRUISE ON YOUR ARM AND SAY, "DO YOU WANT ME TO SIGN IT?" mickey mantle. |
| HE SLUD INTO THIRD. dizzy dean. |
| WHEN I KNOCKED A GUY DOWN, THERE WAS NO SECOND PART OF THE STORY. BOB GIBSON. |
| BOB GIPSON IS THE LUCKIEST PITCHER IN BASEBALL. HE IS ALWAYS PITCHING ON THE NIGHT WHEN THE OTHER TEAM DOESN'T SCORE ANY RUNS. TIM McCARVER. |
| DID YOU KNOW THAT STAN MUSIAL WAS THE FIRST NATIONAL LEAGUE PLAYER TO EVER WIN THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD 3-TIMES AND THAT HE FINISHED RUNNER-UP 4-TIMES. TOO EASY? DID YOU KNOW THAT HE WAS ALSO THE FIRST PLAYER TO PLAY IN MORE THAN 1000 GAMES AT TWO POSITIONS? STILL TOO EASY? DID YOU KNOW THAT ON MAY 2, 1954, HE BECAME THE FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE PLAYER TO HIT 5 HOME RUNS IN A TWIN BILL? |
| BARRY BONDS? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IF HE HIT A HOME RUN OFF (BOB) GIPSON OR (DON) DRYSDALE AND STOOD AND ADMIRED IT, THEY'D KNOCK THAT EARRING OUT OF HIS EAR THE NEXT TIME UP. national league umpire, doug harvey. |
| IF SATCH (PAIGE) AND I WERE PITCHING ON THE SAME TEAM, WE WOULD CLINCH THE PENNANT BY THE 4TH OF JULY AND GO FISHING UNTIL WORLD SERIES TIME. dizzy dean. |
| IT TAKES PITCHING, HITTING & DEFENSE. ANY TWO CAN WIN. ALL THREE MAKE YOU UNBEATABLE. JOE GARAGIOLA. |
| MOST 1-RUN GAMES ARE LOST, NOT WON. GENE MAUCH. |
| TRYING TO SNEAK A FASTBALL PAST HANK AARON IS LIKE TRYING TO SNEAK THE SUNRISE PAST A ROOSTER. JOE ADCOCK. |
| BUT THERE IS NO JOY IN MUDVILLE; MIGHTY CASEY HAS STRUCK OUT!! ERNEST LAWRENCE. |
| FOR THE PARENT OF A LITTLE LEAGUER, A BASEBALL GAME IS SIMPLY A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN DIVIDED INTO INNINGS. |
ONCE MUSIAL TIMED YOUR FASTBALL, YOUR INFIELDERS WERE IN JEOPARDY.
WARREN SPAHN, ON STAN MUSIAL. |
I WALK INTO THE CLUBHOUSE AND IT'S LIKE WALKING INTO THE MAYO CLINIC. WE HAVE 4 DOCTORS, 3 THERAPISTS AND 5 TRAINERS. BACK WHEN I BROKE IN, WE HAD 1 TRAINER WHO CARRIED A BOTTLE OF RUBBING ALCOHOL AND BY THE 7th INNING HE HAD DRUNK IT ALL.
tommy lasorda. |
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