Subject: Sports » Baseball (Page 14)

Statistics are about as interesting as first base coaches.

American baseball pitcher

I need her like Custer needed Indians.

professional baseball player

Bauer taught me how to dress, how to talk — and how to drink.

(1931 – 1995) American baseball player

There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball; unfortunately, neither of them work.

professional baseball coach

The hardest thing to do in baseball is to hit a round baseball with a round bat, squarely.


(1918 – 2002) American baseball player

Baseball, it is said, is only a game… true… and the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.

(1941 – ) columnist, commentator & editor

I never knew anybody who said they liked doubleheaders except Ernie Banks, and I think he was lying.

professional baseball player & manager

I think it’s a good idea; it keeps the parents off the streets.

(1927 – ) professional baseball player & coach

Jay Bell is 0-for-6 in this series with 10 homers and 52 RBIs.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Every time I sign a ball, and there have been thousands, I thank my luck that I wasn’t born Coveseski or Wambsganss or Peckinpaugh.

American baseball player

Most of his home runs were hit on artificial turf.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

Relax, all right? Don’t try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they’re fascist. Throw some ground balls. It’s more democratic.

(1955 – ) American actor, musician, producer & director

If I'd known I was going to pitch a no-hitter today, I would have gotten a haircut.

professional baseball player

I’ve never seen a game like this; every game this year has been like this.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

[He’s] the ultimate player-to-be-named-later.

(1927 – ) professional baseball player & coach

I'm happy for him [Gil Hodges]; that is, if you think becoming a big league manager is a good thing to have happen to you.

American baseball manager

Trailing 5-1, the Padres added an insurance run in the eighth inning.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

When you win you eat better, sleep better and your beer tastes better. And your wife looks like Gina Lollobrigida.

American baseball player

You can't get rich sitting on the bench, but I'm giving it a try.

professional baseball player

The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.

(1935 – ) American baseball player, sportscaster, comedian & actor

If a guy is a good fastball hitter, does that mean I should throw him a bad fastball?

professional baseball player