Subject: Sports » Baseball (Page 24)

Knuckleball: A curveball that doesn't give a damn.

(1909 – 1973) American sports journalist

The secret of my success was clean living and a fast outfield.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

He’s a big clog in their machine.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

Doctors tell me I have the body of a thirty year old. I know I have the brain of a fifteen year old. If you've got both, you can play baseball.

American baseball player

If ever an error had ‘F’ written on it, that grounder did.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for three-thousand dollars; that bothered my dad at the time because he didn’t have that kind of dough… but he eventually scraped it up.

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

A manager's job is simple. For one hundred sixty-two games you try not to screw up all that smart stuff your organization did last December.

(1930 – 2013) American baseball manager

That boy couldn't hit the ground if he fell out of an airplane.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

You don't have to be a Harvard professor to manage baseball; in fact, I think you're better off having an IQ like mine.

(1934 – 2010) American baseball manager

It shows what you can accomplish if you stay up all night drinking whiskey all the time.

Restaurant owner

I occasionally get birthday cards from fans, but it's often the same message… they hope it's my last.

American baseball umpire

 The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey; the old ballplayer cared about the name on the front… the new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.

professional baseball player

He is the best left fielder the Cardinals have, the best center fielder they have, the best first baseman they have. He is, in short, the best ball club in St. Louis and one of the best in the world.

(1905–1982) American sportswriter

Mike Caldwell, the Padres’ right-handed southpaw, will pitch tonight.

(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

There’ll be a man on the moon before he (Gaylord Perry) hits a home run.

(1922 – ) American baseball player & manager

Pitching always beats batting — and vice-versa.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

Willie Mays' glove is where triples go to die.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

All the Padres need is a fly ball in the air.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Ron Guidry is not very big, maybe 140 pounds, but he has an arm like a lion.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer