Subject: Sports » Baseball (Page 20)

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

baseball manager

Baseball is the belly of society. Straighten out baseball and you'll straighten out the rest of the world.

American baseball pitcher

Ninety feet between bases is perhaps as close a man has ever come to perfection.

(1905–1982) American sportswriter

 When I'm on the road, my greatest ambition is to get a standing boo.

professional baseball player

Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ‘em.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

Like they say, it ain’t over till the fat guy swings.

professional baseball player

Hey, Lou, it took you 15 years to get out of the game. Sometimes I’m out in 15 minutes.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

(Willie) McCovey swings and misses, and it’s fouled back.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Opera in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

I didn’t see [Christy] Mathewson, but Oquendo said he had a good slider.

American baseball player

And it’s a long drive down the line to centerfield.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Probably the best thing that happened to me was going nuts. Nobody knew who I was until that happened.

(1929 – ) American baseball player who had a well-publicized bipolar disorder

My father looked at the check and then told the scout, 'Throw in another hundred and you can take the rest of the family.'

baseball player

He hits from both sides of the plate; he’s amphibious.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

It’s the same as any other ball game you’ll remember as long as you live.

(1926 – 2016) American baseball player, announcer & television host

Baseball is like church…. many attend, few understand.

(1906 – 1991) American baseball player, coach & manager

I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel’s suitcase.

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

I’m no different from anybody else with two arms, two legs, and 4,200 hits.

American baseball player

Listen, ump… how can you sleep with the lights on?

American baseball player

Pete Rose has three thousand hits and three thousand fourteen overall.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Richards swings, the ball bounces foul and hits him in the head… no harm done.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer