Subject: Sports » Baseball (Page 6)

Being a White Sox fan meant measuring victory in terms of defeat. A 6-5 defeat was a good day. A big rally was Wally Moses doubling down the right-field line.


When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out at the field and it's one big glove.

professional baseball player

Some of ours [umpires] is so crooked that they can lay in a berth only when the train’s making a curve.

(1885 – 1933) columnist & writer

Gibson's the luckiest pitcher I've ever seen because he always picks the night to pitch when the other team doesn't score any runs.

American baseball player & commentator

I hate the minor leagues. I'd rather go out to lunch with my ex-wife's attorney, then play in the minors.

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

For the Washington Senators, the worst time of the year is the baseball season.

(1927 – ) American author & baseball writer

Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ‘em.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

National League umpires wear inside chest protesters.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

He has a strike zone the size of Hitler’s heart.

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

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

We're so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow.

(1930 – 2013) American baseball manager

Baseball is the belly of society. Straighten out baseball and you'll straighten out the rest of the world.

American baseball pitcher

Most one run games are lost, not won.

(1925 – 2005) American baseball player & manager

Houston has its largest crowd of the night here this evening.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

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

Davis fouls out to third in fair territory.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

You can't get rich sitting on the bench, but I'm giving it a try.

professional baseball player

People think we make $3 million and $4 million a year; they don’t realize that most of us only make $500,000.00.

professional baseball player

That’s the fourth extra base hit for the Padres – two doubles and a triple.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

You have only two hemispheres in your brain – a left and a right side. The left side controls the right side of your body and the right controls the left half. It's a fact. Therefore, left-handers are the only people in their right minds.

American baseball pitcher