Subject: Sports » Baseball (Page 3)

They shouldn’t throw at me; I’m the father of five or six kids.

professional baseball player

That was Benes’ fifth strikeout on the day; he came in with 94, so now he has 104 strikeouts on the year.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

One rule I had was make your best pitch and back up third base; that relay might get away and you’ve got another shot at him.

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

George 'Babe' Ruth and Old Jack Dempsey, both Sultans of Swat.
One hits where the other people are, the other where they're not.

Scottish snooker player

Football coaches walk across the field after the game and pretend to congratulate the opposing coach; baseball managers head right for the beer.

American sportswriter

A lot of things run through your head when you're going in to relieve in a tight spot. One of them was, "Should I spike myself?"

(1908 – 1989) American baseball player

In 1962 I was named Minor League Player of the Year… it was my second season in the bigs.

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

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

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

I didn't mind if they yelled at me, but when they came on the field, it was a different story.

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

Managing a baseball team is like trying to make chicken salad out of chicken shit.

American baseball player

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

(1927 – ) professional baseball player & coach

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

The game was closer than the score indicated.

professional baseball player

Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it.

(1931 – ) American baseball player & manager

It couldn't have happened to a greater guy… well, yes, it could have happened to me.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought your ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.

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

You should enter a ballpark the way you enter a church.

American baseball pitcher

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

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Nice guys finish last.

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

Tony Taylor was one of the first acquisitions that the Phillies made when they reconstructed their team; they got him from Philadelphia.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

I understand, Moe, that you are in counter-intelligence, which, I assume, means you are against intelligence.

(1905–1982) American sportswriter