Famous Quotes & Sayings

We want to come here and win, but they also realize our jobs are to get ready for the regular season.

We did not commit a single error in the game. When you can go five innings in high school baseball without committing an error, you improve your chances of winning.

O. Henry

We did have a discussion at one point during the off-season about sending more things to Theo, having more a one voice than three or four voices when it came to baseball, baseball players, baseball issues. But it was actually suggested by Larry.

Jason Dufner

I played a lot of baseball growing up, and I always hit better if I kept moving before the pitch instead of standing still in the batter's box. I think a waggle does the same thing in the golf swing. It keeps you relaxed and gets your body ready to hit the ball.

Jason Bay

Before, baseball was something to do to get ready for the hockey season. Now, people look to play baseball, period. It's something you stick with.

Jason Bay

Everyone says the best fans in baseball are here [in Boston] and I can't wait to be a part of that.

Jason Aldean

I have a love of baseball and a love of music.

Jason Aldean

I had an opportunity to play baseball in college, but I just didn't want to go to school. I started focusing on my music and it was game over!

Jermaine Dye

What we play is a National League-style of baseball. This is the way baseball should be played.

Clint Hurdle

What we need to do is play better baseball. And then there won't be a section closed down. There will be a section opened up.

Manny Acta

There are no favorites in baseball. You can do it in basketball or hockey or any other sport, but in baseball there are no favorites. Our country expects a winning team and we are OK with that. We are going to go round-by-round, but we don't want to let our country down.

Scott Rolen

There are some things I need to work on just to get a feel back. I haven't played baseball for a while. I need to get some timing ... get some feel back. That stuff is going to be done in the cage and out here with coaches BP. This is a big test for me. I made contact. A lot of good things happened today.

Brad Ausmus

There are some nuances to hitting in the eight hole. It's nothing that thousands of players haven't done throughout the course of baseball history. Sometimes you don't get much to hit, but there are other times when they come right at you. I've hit there enough that I usually know the situation, but sometimes it surprises you.

Manny Acta

I believe that part of what the World Classic did was remind people that baseball talent comes from all over the world. There are a lot of people playing this game.

Mike Scioscia

But we're not going to get there if we don't play better baseball.

But that's why, ... when you say 'baseball' you put the word 'team' right after it. In my opinion, I have the best team in this league - from the owner right down to the bat boys.

Bob Feller

Buck O'Neil deserves to be in the Hall. Not just as a player, but as a human being and as a person that promotes baseball all over the world.

Basically I'm from the old school. We try to score one run an inning in any fashion. A lot of times that gets you started. They got a good pitcher. He usually doesn't give up a lot of runs. ... We try to move the baseball and make them make plays. A lot of times moving that runner will get you started.

Baseball is a lot more fun when you're winning. Right now, we haven't been winning. Hopefully, we can get this thing going pretty soon. We have the players. We just have to put it together here.

Gary Wright

Baseball is a great way to kick off this community-wide event. We encourage everyone to bring their family and friends for a wonderful evening.

Baseball is a game of streaks and today they did not go our way. Now, we have to try to go out and get a win tomorrow and try to string a few wins together.

Baseball is a game of repetition. We just need to keep working at it.

Baseball is a game of failure. He who fails least wins.

Yogi Berra

Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical

Baseball in this setting is much more intimate." ()

Derek Jeter

Baseball in the past has taken a back seat to some of the other sports in terms of expansion. This is a huge step. You've got the players' association and the owners coming together on this. I think it's a great idea. People have questioned the timing of it, but when you think about it, when else are you going to have it?

Baseball in Italy is at a turning point. It can either take a big step forward and become really professional, or it can take two steps back.

Pokey Reese

Baseball helps me free my mind from the past.

Baseball has changed in that more business than ever is done in January and February. It didn't used to be that way.

Matt Johnson

Baseball has been a part of the history of Fort Myers.

Pat Sajak

Baseball fans west of New York City might hate the Yankees, but Yankee-hating is a good thing for the sport. Stadiums sell out, ratings go up and a team's own shortcomings can be blamed on someone else.

Ashley Monroe

Baseball fans! Good lord! I feel like sports fans get mad at you easier than country music fans. It scares me. I'm glad that country fans don't get mad every time I mess up.

Jeff Francoeur

Baseball doesn't make sense. I'll never get this game, and I'm never going try to figure it out. I'm just going to have fun every night and play as hard as we can.