Famous Quotes & Sayings

That was a good baseball team. We played really well and I think Troy really shines (in big games).

That was a good baseball game. I thought everything about that game was good.

Josh Beckett

That was bull, hitting our first baseman after he hit a home run.

Ron Turner

That was one of the first plays we wanted to run in short yardage based on what their adjustments were, so we wanted to stick with it.

That was pretty exciting. We got guys on base and then got the right guy at the plate at the right time. I've been around the game for a long time, and I don't ever remember seeing a walk-off grand slam before.

That was part of the package. The (June) draft is always a strong possibility because of his considerable baseball talents but we hope a scholarship to Stanford is a strong deterrent.

Mike Schmidt

That was one of the most comfortable things about leaving baseball was to leave the environment. It's very much like a rock star existence - the nightlife, the hotels, lack of privacy... There's a lot of temptations out there. It was nice getting away from it.

That was my number growing up, No. 5, in baseball and football. He was my favorite player; I wore it because of him. He grew up about 30 minutes from where I grew up.

Eric Gagne

That was my best time in baseball there. He's the best ever.

Clint Hurdle

That was a pretty swing. That's a tremendously well-struck baseball today with wind blowing the way it was, hit over the scoreboard.

Raul Ibanez

That was an emotional one. He (Betancourt) was down 0-2 and battled his tail off. Willie's stolen base was unbelievable. He's as good as I've ever played with.

Doug Mientkiewicz

That's the way baseball is, ... I wouldn't say he's off the radar screen. I've been on both ends of it. I've been the guy coming up pushing somebody from behind and I've been the guy who's getting pushed. If that elevates both of our games, that's what it's supposed to do. Getting too wrapped up in who's playing right now is not the way to go about it.

That's the variable (with this year's team). Comparisons mean nothing. It's about doing it on the field. What I can tell this group is how (1999 seniors) approached that season like there wasn't going to be another baseball game to be played, ever. - This team has come in with a good attitude.

Richard Rhodes

That's the thing that makes it unique. For example, in the field events like the pole vault, there won't be an individual champion like in other meets. It will be based on the combined performance of the team members.

Rafael Furcal

That's what happens when you feel good from both sides of the plate, ... I've tried to be patient and have concentration. And I'm healthy. I'm going to home plate to get on base no matter how.

That's what frustrates me. We pass laws based on moral issues and don't look at what happens in real life.

That's third game in a row he pitched well. He lost 1-0 to Burgin when we couldn't hit the ball. He kept us in the game.

That stuff happens. That's baseball. We managed to fight back. I'm proud of the way the guys came back in the seventh and gave ourselves a chance.

That strikeout wasn't what lost the game. We didn't execute earlier. You leave the bases loaded, and that really hurts you.

Ron Guidry

That's the one pitch he needs to master better than he's thrown it here.

That's what I'm trying to do every time I get up there. I'm still learning how to drive the baseball. Nothing's going to change for me today -- same approach. I'll stay in the middle of the field and work counts and get good strikes to hit and get on base to set up the lineup.

That's based partly on the view that core inflation goes up from here and partly on the view that job growth is strong.

That's based on the fact that we seem to have set a volume peak in January and a breadth peak in February,

That's based on a lot of scientific evidence that suggests that people who consume at least one, preferably two, servings of fish a week have reduced incidence of cardiovascular disease and stroke,

Carlos Lee

That's baseball, you know. It happens. It's a first for me.

That's baseball. The team that doesn't make mistakes wins the game.

That's baseball, ... It's not always fun. It's a game of inches and it didn't go my way tonight.

Mariano Rivera

That's baseball. Anything can happen, and it happened today.

Harmon Killebrew

That's a very good question. Major League Baseball has to make it clear what it wants to do. They're the ones on the spot.

I was proud of them for getting through it. We just hit the baseball last night. It was a close game for the first couple of innings. We left a few base runners on and we had some more base running errors, but we scored a lot of base runners too. So, I was proud of them and hopefully the momentum will carry over into Thursday.

Luis Rodriguez

I was playing softball, and wasn't playing baseball. I was on the bench in the beginning and I had to earn my ranks. I started to practice, went to the batting cages, starting running and lifting weights. Ever since then, I have been hitting either first or second in the lineup.

I was playing baseball for Penn Hills, some guys saw me and kind of recruited me to play basketball.

Quan Cosby

I was playing baseball but thinking about football. My heart wasn't in it.