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I know I've got a lock on the Dutch Hall of Fame.

Dutch-born American baseball pitcher

I've had 117 fights and that's the first time I've ever won.

(1929 – ) American baseball player who had a well-publicized bipolar disorder

Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is… well, an umpire.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

He (Don Drysdale) talks very well for a guy who's had two fingers in his mouth all his life.

(1925 – 2005) American baseball player & manager

He could hit .300 with a fountain pen.

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

Many people think the Cards at the end of the wire will cross the finish line first.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Last night's homer was Willie Stargell's 399th career home run, leaving him one shy of 500.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

The only good thing about playing for Cleveland is you don't have to make road trips there.

American baseball player

They’ve taken the foot off Johnny Grubb… uh, they’ve taken the shoe off Johnny Grubb.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

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

Baseball team manager

It was strange. The only English words I saw were Sony and Mitsubishi.

American baseball player

There’s a shot up the alley… oh, it’s just foul.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Knuckleball: A curveball that doesn't give a damn.

(1909 – 1973) American sports journalist

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

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

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

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

(1919 – 1998) American sportswriter

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

(1922 – ) American baseball player & manager

Do they leave it there during games?

American baseball pitcher

We know we’re better than this, but we can’t prove it.

American baseball player

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

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

The toughest call an umpire has to make is not the half-swing; the toughest call is throwing a guy out of the game after you blew the hell out of the play.

American baseball umpire