Subject: Sports » Baseball (Page 26)

Tommy John is so old, he uses Absorbine Senior.

(1952 – ) American sportscaster

I had slumps that lasted into the winter.

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

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

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

Well, I guess I was just in the right place at the right time.

Dominican baseball player

You have really solidified the Mets' centerfield problem.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I love doubleheaders; that way I get to keep my uniform on longer.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

I’m glad I don’t play anymore; I could never learn all of those handshakes.

professional baseball player & announcer

Well, that was a cliff-dweller.

professional baseball manager

The day I got a hit off Sandy Koufax was when he knew it was all over.

(1934 – 2010) American baseball manager

Pitching always beats batting — and vice-versa.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

The Rangers dropped out of the lead June 16 with a loss that will be forever remembered as the forgettable debut of lefthander Matt Perisho.

sports reporter

Sooner or later, the lame, the halt, and the blind all seek refuge with us.

(1914 – 1986) American baseball team owner & promoter

The Cards lead the Dodgers 4-2 after one inning and that one hasn’t even started.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

It just as easily could have gone the other way.

professional baseball player & manager

I walk into the clubhouse and it's like walking into the Mayo Clinic; we have four doctors, three therapists and five trainers. Back when I broke in, we had one trainer who carried a bottle of rubbing alcohol and by the seventh inning he had drunk it all.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

Baseball, it is said, is only a game… true… and the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.

(1941 – ) columnist, commentator & editor

One reason I never called balks is that I never understood the rule.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

These days baseball is different… you come to spring training, you get your legs ready, you arms loose, your agents ready, your lawyer lined up.

American baseball player

The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.

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

He can run anytime he wants; I’m giving him the red light.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager