Subject: Sports » Baseball (Page 2)

I broke in with four hits and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb… it took me only a few days to correct that impression.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

Is that the best game you ever pitched?

I’m going to Radio Shack to buy one of those headsets like the broadcasters use… it seems as soon as you put them on, you get 100 times smarter.

American baseball manager

My biggest problem in the big leagues is that I can't figure out how to spend forty-three dollars in meal money.

baseball player

When you say you're a padre, people ask when did you become a parent. When you say you're a cardinal, they tell you to work hard because the next step is pope. But when you say you're a Dodger, everybody knows you're in the Major Leagues.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

Rookie Wilson was candidate for Mookie of the Year.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Baseball and malaria keep coming back.

(1925 – 2005) American baseball player & manager

When you get that nice celebration coming into the dugout and you’re getting your ass hammered by guys, there’s no better feeling than to have that done.

professional baseball player

If you know how to cheat, start now

(1930 – 2013) American baseball manager

The only reason we’re 7-0 is because we’ve won all seven of our games.

Baseball team manager

With the Cardinals everybody would be reading the business section to see what their stocks were doing. You get to this locker room (Pirates) in the morning and everybody is looking at the sports page to see if Hulk Hogan won.

baseball player

The toughest call an umpire has to make is not the half-swing; the toughest call is throwing a guy out of the game after you blew the hell out of the play.

American baseball umpire

Ozzie Smith just made a play that I have never seen before; and he’s done it more times than anyone else.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I guess I'll have to gain 60 pounds, start smoking a cigar and wear clothes that don't match.

American baseball player

Football coaches walk across the field after the game and pretend to congratulate the opposing coach; baseball managers head right for the beer.

American sportswriter

It was fun until a kid came up to me and said, “My dad says you're getting old, you're going to die, and your autograph will be valuable.

American baseball player

The only man I've ever known who could strut sitting down.

(1860 – 1931) American baseball writer & humorist

I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

Pudge is so old, they didn’t have history class when he went to school.

professional baseball player & broadcaster

I can play anywhere; First, Third, Left field… anywhere but Philadelphia.

(1942 – ) American baseball player

Owner of the A's, Charlie Finley: I noticed when you went out to the mound, you had grass stains on the seat of your pants. That's not a good example to set for your players.

Bauer calmly replied: Those weren't grass stains, Charlie… that was mistletoe.

(1922 – 2007) American baseball player & manager