Subject: Sports » Baseball (Page 14)

Davis fouls out to third in fair territory.

(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

Ozzie makes a leaping, diving stop, shovels to Fernando and everybody drops everything.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contract; I’ll win a pennant every year.

(1934 – 2010) American baseball manager

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

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

I reckon I tried everything on the old apple, but salt and pepper and chocolate sauce topping.

American baseball pitcher

Throwing people out of a game is like learning to ride a bicycle – once you get the hang of it, it can be a lot of fun.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

Bob Gibson was so mean he would knock you down and then meet you at home plate to see if you wanted to make something of it.

(1942 – ) American baseball player

It was gone before it got outta here; it was going that fast.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

If it weren’t for baseball, many kids wouldn’t know what a millionaire looked like.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

And it’s a long drive down the line to centerfield.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

What makes him unusual is that he thinks he's normal and everyone else is nuts.

American baseball manager

Play him, fine him, and play him again.

(1925 – 2005) American baseball player & manager

One reason I never called balks is that I never understood the rule.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

Even my players aren't players.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

You're wrong! I touched second base. I missed third… but I touched second.

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

Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for U.S. Steel.

(1902 – 1971) American comedian & singer

The hitter asks the owner to give him a big raise so he can go somewhere he's never been, and the owner says "You mean third base?"

(1906 – 1998) English-born American comedian

Sooner or later, the lame, the halt, and the blind all seek refuge with us.

(1914 – 1986) American baseball team owner & promoter

Blind people come to the park just to hear him pitch.

professional baseball player