Quotes about baseball
baseball expect feeling gets good hit knew time
We knew he was going to hit one. We knew he was going to hit more than one. We expect him to hit one every time he comes to the plate, and that's a good feeling even if he doesn't do anything. The anticipation gets everyone on their toes. What we need to do now is get him into good baseball shape, which he is not in now. Felipe Alou
baseball fight figured good guy knew matter player time
We knew he was going to fight his way out of it. A guy like that is just too good a baseball player ... We knew it was just a matter of time before he figured it out, and he did.
baseball coming experience game good knew
We knew coming into this game that we were going to have to play near-perfect baseball because they're so fundamentally sound, and we didn't do that. But this (tournament) was a good experience for us. Doug Ferguson
baseball imagine involved looking
To imagine baseball getting involved is not far-fetched. How the involvement will end up looking is not yet determined.
baseball league major reasons ring wanting win yankees
The Yankees had their reasons for not wanting me to play. Major League Baseball had its reasons for wanting me to play. But at the end of the day, what was important to me is to win a championship ring with the Yankees. Hideki Matsui
baseball dominate manchester sports united ways yankees
The Yankees are in many ways the Manchester United of baseball, ... And vice-versa. They dominate their sports completely at the moment. E. B. White
baseball pitch strike
They always say the most important pitch in baseball is Strike 1. It's even more important now. Manny Acta
baseball brought falls far issue last people short steroids testing
The whole steroids issue is just a blight on baseball. I think baseball brought it on themselves. They were the last ones to really put into place any kind of comprehensive testing program. As it is, people still think it falls far short of what it should be.
baseball coming good shape themselves
They all got themselves in real good baseball shape coming in. That's what you like to see the most. Clint Hurdle
baseball waiting
The world has been waiting for this day. We've done it not only for the world but for Cuba, to show the world baseball is baseball.
baseball classic family great step waiting
The World Baseball Classic is a great idea. After all these years waiting to be a Yankee, I think I'm just going to step away from that and concentrate on being here. I've probably got to look out for myself, my family and the Yankees. They come first. Ron Villone
baseball both close division games might says schedule series survived teams toughest whoever wins
The schedule says we play at the end and the standings say we're pretty close and those games will matter, ... Both teams have survived the toughest division in baseball and whoever wins the series will probably get into the playoffs. They might be the only one. Theo Epstein
baseball bat close grade kids league major people tough
There's always been that in baseball. You have different people that see different things. Some people grade it tough and some people are very lean. That's why you see some kids hitting.600 and some hitting.300. Some people go by Major League Baseball that if it's close it's an error. Some people say if they put the bat on the ball it's a hit. Jerry Smith
baseball good great kid nobody players seen tools
I've seen a lot of players over the years with great baseball tools and good instincts, ... But this kid is something special. He does things nobody else can do.
baseball game player saw since uniform
I've wanted to be a baseball player since I saw my first game when I was 5. I like having a uniform on my back.
baseball became love therefore tried ups
I've tried to make a film about love and pride. Baseball became the love for these young men, and therefore we feel all of their ups and downs.
baseball best field played player savvy taylor
I've never played with a better baseball player than Taylor Harbin. His baseball instincts, his savvy on the field are the best I've ever seen.
baseball best challenges five forward looking provide since spring uniform
I've put a baseball uniform on every spring since I was five years old. I'm 43 now. It's going to be different not being out here. This decision, I feel like it's best for my family, and it will provide some new challenges that I'm looking forward to.
baseball games looked played
I've played some baseball games just to see what I look like and it looked dead-on like me. Dontrelle Willis
baseball charlotte port spring team wonderful
It would be wonderful for us if Port Charlotte got a baseball team for spring training. Ron Gardenhire
baseball came everybody game great meeting obviously watched
It was very surprising. He's obviously a great baseball mind, and he incorporated everybody in the meeting and collaborated a thought, and we're going with it. We came up with a game plan, watched some video. It was nice. Gavin Floyd
baseball built numbers since team time
It was tough. It's the first time we haven't had a baseball team since we built the field. We just didn't have the numbers to do it.
baseball dedicated loves team town
The town loves baseball, that's a fact. We have a lot of youngsters that are dedicated to the team and the program.
baseball bottom defense good middle pitch top
The top of the lineup, the middle of the lineup and the bottom of the lineup are all doing their jobs. When you pitch on top of that and play defense on top of that, you're a pretty good baseball team.
baseball bicycle clothes dad fall game gave guys kept love
I started to fall in love with the game of baseball when my dad gave me my first set of baseball cards, ... I kept the ones I recognized. The guys I didn't were the ones I put in the spokes of my bicycle with clothes pins.
baseball bent guys laughed needed seen summer team terrific
I started out on my brother-in-law's team. He had a terrific team. He needed a sub in the summer when the guys went on vacation. Going from baseball to softball, I bent over the plate. I had never seen a riser like that under my chin. The whole team laughed at me.
baseball convince months nine spent trying
I spent nine months trying to convince him he was a baseball player.
baseball bench confident guys hard honest opinion prove push ready rookie step time voice
I've been through the years of being the rookie and being on the bench and then getting to play. And to be honest with you, now I'm as confident as ever. It's time for me to step up. It's time for me to be a leader. I can voice my opinion and try to push guys, but not really forceful. Just prove to them that I'm here to play, I want you guys to be ready to play and let's just go out and play hard baseball.
baseball bob career considered followed friend high known penn school since state
I've considered Bob a long-time friend and have known him since he was in high school and followed his career on the Penn State baseball team,
baseball bit everybody exciting finally gratifying playing pull seen struggled teammates thick thin together
I've been playing professional baseball for 10 years and I've seen everybody do this, and it's exciting for me and my teammates who have battled through thick and thin to finally be a part of it. We struggled for a little bit and for us to pull together at the end here, it's very gratifying for us.
baseball brings coaching feed hope kids player softball special takes teach team teams
I've been coaching baseball and softball for 15 years, and I have never had a player like Caitlin who just understands the game. She understands what it takes to be successful, you can't teach that. You can only hope other kids will feed off that. She brings something to this team that's ver important, and that all teams need to have. She's a special player.
baseball caravan cardinals everywhere great love people
I've been on the caravan for probably 10 years or more. The great thing about Cardinals baseball is everywhere we go people just love this team.
baseball born buffalo ethnic issues kid playing
It would have been the same if he had been from Buffalo or Cincinnati. The same kind of issues would come up. He was a working-class kid born to ethnic parents. He was gay. He was not comfortable playing baseball with the boys.