Subject: Sports » Baseball (Page 23)

This is not even close to what I envisioned a no-hitter would be.

American baseball pitcher

The day Mickey Mantle bunted when the wind was blowing in on Crosley Field.

American baseball pitcher

The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn’t allow visitors in the clubhouse.

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

Andujar Cedeno to lead it off; he swings… and he is hit by a pitch… and it is hit over the wall and out of here for a home run.

(1922 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

That home run ties it up, 1-0.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

You don’t realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth.

(1931 – 1995) American baseball player

Owner of the A's, Charlie Finley: I noticed when you went out to the mound, you had grass stains on the seat of your pants. That's not a good example to set for your players.

Bauer calmly replied: Those weren't grass stains, Charlie… that was mistletoe.

(1922 – 2007) American baseball player & manager

When you’re older than the manager and the general manger, that’s not a good sign.

American baseball player

I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

The average age of our bench is deceased.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

Every five years, a man has to change his Sox.

professional baseball player & broadcaster

We had a very scientific system of bringing in relief pitchers. We used the first one who answered the phone.

American baseball pitcher & pitching coach

I can see them buying Mauer the city of Duluth.

baseball sports writer & analyst

It gets late out there early.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

When you say you're a padre, people ask when did you become a parent. When you say you're a cardinal, they tell you to work hard because the next step is pope. But when you say you're a Dodger, everybody knows you're in the Major Leagues.

Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager

Coaches are an integral part of any manager's team, especially if they are good pinochle players.

(1930 – 2013) American baseball manager

I'm happy for him [Gil Hodges]; that is, if you think becoming a big league manager is a good thing to have happen to you.

American baseball manager

The wind always seems to blow against catchers when they are running.

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

If ever an error had ‘F’ written on it, that grounder did.

(1924 – 2014) American baseball player & announcer

It’s never happened in the World Series competition, and it still hasn’t.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

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