Subject: Sports » Baseball (Page 3)

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

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

I think it’s a good idea; it keeps the parents off the streets.

(1927 – ) professional baseball player & coach

For those of us who are baseball fans and agnostics, the [Baseball] Hall of Fame is as close to a religious experience as we may ever get.

American author

The Houston Astros are the youngest team in the National League if you judge by age.

American baseball pitcher & announcer

Harmon Killebrew has enough power to hit home runs in any park – including Yellowstone.

American professional baseball player, manager & executive

I was offered a spot in an ad for neutering pets… not exactly what I had in mind.

American baseball pitcher

The average age of our bench is deceased.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

The last time I saw anything like this I was playing for Tastee Freeze in the Little League.

professional baseball pitcher

No, I had 999 times to get ready for it.

American baseball player

The first pitch to Tucker Ashford is grounded into left field… no, wait a minute… it’s ball one… low and outside.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I must admit when Reggie hit his third home run and I was sure nobody was looking, I applauded in my glove.

professional baseball player

Trying to throw a fastball by Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sun by a rooster.

(1929 – ) American baseball player

If the NBA were on channel five and a bunch of frogs making love was on channel four, I’d watch the frogs even if they were coming in fuzzy.

college basketball coach

If we're going to win the pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as good as we think we are.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

I have discovered in 20 years of moving around the ball park that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats.

(1914 – 1986) American baseball team owner & promoter

Every time I sign a ball, and there have been thousands, I thank my luck that I wasn’t born Coveseski or Wambsganss or Peckinpaugh.

American baseball player

Well, it looks like the all-star balloting is about over, especially in the National and American Leagues.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.

(1930 – 2013) American baseball manager

Statistics and records are baseball talk; they keep records like most times sliding into second base on a Tuesday.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

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

Reggie Smith of the Dodgers and Gary Matthews of the homers hit Braves in that game.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer