Subject: Sports » Baseball (Page 24)

I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

Hating the Yankees isn’t part of my “act,” it is one of those exquisite times when life and art are in perfect conjunction.

(1914 – 1986) American baseball team owner & promoter

It ain't nuthin' until I call it.

American baseball umpire

A lot of things run through your head when you’re going in to relieve in a tight spot… one of them was, “Should I spike myself?”

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

Girls used to come up to me and say, “My sister loves you.” Now they say, “My mother loves you.”

baseball player

He wants Texas back.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

This guy's tough. He had a face that looked like it'd hold two days of rain.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

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

Baseball team manager

It just as easily could have gone the other way.

professional baseball player & manager

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

(1922 – ) American baseball player & manager

Tony Taylor was one of the first acquisitions that the Phillies made when they reconstructed their team; they got him from Philadelphia.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

George 'Babe' Ruth and Old Jack Dempsey, both Sultans of Swat.
One hits where the other people are, the other where they're not.

Scottish snooker player

Not intentionally, but I sweat easily.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

Reporter: Will you be rooting for the American League or National League in the All Star Game?

Dole: Probably.

(1923 – ) U.S. senator (Kansas) & presidential candidate

The average age of our bench is deceased.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

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

Gonzo leaps like a giraffe and grabs it.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Having Willie Stargell on your ball club is like having a diamond ring on your finger.

American baseball player & manager

I was thinking about making a comeback, until I pulled a muscle vacuuming.

(1947 – ) professional baseball player

When I asked the baseball writers why they haven't elected me to the Hall of Fame, they told me they thought I was still playing.

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

All the Padres need is a flyball in the air.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer