Keyword: Hitting

Well, there goes our 26-game hitting streak.

baseball manager

Slump, I ain’t in no slump… I just ain’t hitting.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

He hits from both sides of the plate; he’s amphibious.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

The only thing Earl [Weaver] knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it.

American baseball pitcher

There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball; unfortunately, neither of them work.

professional baseball coach

Singles hitters drive Fords, home run hitters drive Cadillacs.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

It's easy to stay in the majors for seven and a half years when you hit .300; but when you hit .216 like me, it's really an accomplishment.

professional baseball player

Slumps are like a soft bed; they're easy to get into and hard to get out of.

(1947 – ) professional baseball player

The hardest thing to do in baseball is to hit a round baseball with a round bat, squarely.


(1918 – 2002) American baseball player

Good pitching always stops good hitting and vice versa.

American baseball player

Look at him (Bobby Richardson) – he doesn’t drink, he doesn’t smoke, he doesn’t chew, he doesn’t stay out late, and he still can’t hit .250.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

That boy couldn't hit the ground if he fell out of an airplane.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

A woman will be elected president before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes.

(1953 – ) American baseball player

Reggie Jackson wouldn’t get into the batter’s box until he knew we were back from commercial; of course, [Bob] Uecker wanted to hit during the commercial.

sports announcer

Gehringer goes two for five on Opening Day and stays that way all season.

American baseball pitcher

He could hit .300 with a fountain pen.

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

You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys.

American baseball player

When Neil Armstong first set foot on the moon, he and all the space scientists were puzzled by an unidentifiable white object; I knew immediately what it was… that was a home run ball hit off me in 1933 by Jimmie Foxx.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

Think?… how the hell are you gonna think and hit at the same time?

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I never blame myself when I’m not hitting. I just blame the bat, and if it keeps up, I change bats; after all, if I know it isn’t my fault that I’m not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager