Subject: Sports » Baseball (Page 26)

Today, Pittsburgh beat the Pirates, 6 to 6!

American sportscaster

Claudell Washington plays the outfield like he's trying to catch grenades.

professional baseball player

Spring training should last one day. We'd have the team golf outing and head north.

professional baseball player

Being traded is like celebrating your hundredth birthday… it might not be the happiest occasion in the world, but consider the alternative.

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

The problem with being Comeback Player of the Year is it means you have to go somewhere before you can come back.

Dutch-born American baseball pitcher

The highlight of my career?… in '67 with St. Louis, I walked with the bases loaded to drive in the winning run in an inter-squad game in spring training.

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

Zane Smith is a guy who can shut you out as well as look at you.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Look at him and you'd think he's 16… talk to him and you think he's 26; talk baseball with him, and you'd think he's 36.

(1881 – 1965) American Major League Baseball executive

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year… it was my second season in the bigs.

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

Baseball players are smarter than [American] football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the pitch?

American baseball pitcher

Templeton is as hot as you can be and still walk!

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

Being named manager of the Seattle Mariners is like becoming the head chef at MacDonalds.

American sportswriter

You have to bear in mind that Mr. Autry's favorite horse was named Champion. He ain't ever had one called Runner Up.

(1925 – 2005) American baseball player & manager

I had some bad days in the field… but I didn’t take them home with me. I left them in a bar along the way.

professional baseball player & manager

Not intentionally, but I sweat easily.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

What’s everyone blaming me for? … Blame Felix; I wouldn’t have hit into the double-plays if he hadn’t hit singles.

American baseball player, manager & executive

The average age of our bench is deceased.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

I set records that will never be equaled; in fact, I hope 90% of them don’t even get printed.

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

It gets late out there early.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter, that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit.

American baseball player & commentator