Famous Quotes & Sayings

Everyone's excited and everything like that, no question. Whenever you can beat a powerhouse like the USA, it's a feather in baseball Canada's history. We're going to enjoy this, celebrate a little bit, but we do have one other game to play and there's no guarantee that we're going to the next round. We can be happy right now, but we still have a task at hand, and that after an hour or two we will focus on Mexico.

Everyone at Carolina is extremely grateful to the Steinbrenner family. We are fortunate that his family has enjoyed its relationship with the University of North Carolina and that Mr. Steinbrenner felt the Tar Heel baseball program was a worthy recipient of this unique and generous gift.

Everybody is excited to see him on the field in a uniform in San Francisco. We all saw a guy that's at some point going to come back and play baseball for us.

Jake Peavy

Everybody now sees how good international baseball is. It's going to be a long three years waiting for this to come around again.

Michael Strahan

Everybody's professional. Nobody's an idiot. Nobody's a jerk. We all know each other. So it's not like we see each other in the city and we run over and bust the window out of their car with a baseball bat or nothing. We're all friends.

Everybody's eyes were glued to this auction. It is the Holy Grail of baseball cards. It is the Mona Lisa. There's nothing else like it.

It's ideal for baseball, for providing instant photo-finishes in horse racing or off-side decisions in football.

It's instilled in all of the guys in Lopez's program over the years. You always play hard and get after it. You have to play sound baseball and grow up real quickly. You can't use the excuse that you're a freshman.

It was amazing, man. Being 24, I grew up hearing the stories, but I never had a chance to see this or that ... It's the history of baseball standing right in front of me. I felt very honored to meet them.

It was kind of weird. I thought it was a bill collector. I was ready to hang up until he asked, 'Is this the guy who plays baseball at Fort Hays State?' Then I became interested.

It was kind of a statement game. But, it's early. I mean, we can't get too overconfident because things can change in baseball in a hurry. You can turn around and lose three or four in a row just like we're winning three or four in a row.

Felipe Alou

I've had guys from everywhere. But the game needs more good players, ... Baseball is an integrated, international game.

Jason Mitchell

I've had to jump over fences in baseball and defenders in football. I've always been pretty good at catching a ball.

Jeff Francis

I've gotten myself into a lot of trouble, more so than when I had success at lower levels. But I've made some pitches when I've needed to, to get out of it. I mean, not always. I've given up my share of runs and hits.

I've got nothing but respect for (Vanderbilt), Coach (Tim) Corbin and his staff. That's an outstanding baseball club over there that we beat tonight. I thought our guys played very well, and having (senior pitcher) Bryan Rider back, obviously it was big to have a guy like that you can throw at the end of games.

Dallas Green

I've encouraged David to get the process started quickly and get it over quickly because baseball doesn't wait around, ... You wait around and things can happen that will set you back.

No longer can baseball in South Florida be assured,

Not at all. I think it's a bargain. There's some good baseball played out there and some enthusiastic kids playing it.

Bud Selig

Nothing is more important to me than the integrity of the game of baseball. When it comes to the integrity of this game, an impartial, thorough review is called for and baseball must confront its problems head on.

Jeff Davis

It was a good baseball game, but were unable to generate much offense. That's what we'll have to work on in practice.

It was a great spectacle. In games like this, baseball wins.

It was a great high school baseball game. It was two good pitchers who battled and got out of trouble. Fortunately, we got the last big hit.

There's a lot of baseball to be played.

Adam Everett

There's a lot more important things in life than baseball and she's definitely it, ... It's tough to leave her. But it's the job I have. Sometimes it's tough. Sometimes you have to be away from home.

Eric Chavez

There's a lot more baseball to be played. Things like this usually come around. I think there's another stretch in our bats we can put together.

This is the time of the season when you're supposed to play baseball, and you're supposed to lift yourself up a little bit. We did not do that today. We played two really good teams, and we have to find a way to make these guys believe that we can play with them.

This man knows how to manage a baseball club.

Brian Schneider

This is the only organization I've been with. This is a great opportunity for baseball in D.C., and I'd love to be a part of that. I've been here since Day One, and I'd like to be here my whole career if possible.

This is what Puerto Rico and Puerto Rico fans are all about. This is how baseball should be played all the time.

Roger Clemens

This is what playoff baseball is all about. That's why you get up in December to work.

Al Leiter

This is what I was hoping for. I think the tournament is a great thing for baseball and I really wanted to be a part of it. If it ends up being the last time I pitch I would be very satisfied with that. This was one of the big reasons I decided to keep playing.

This is the greatest victory in the history of Cuban baseball because our opponents were major-league players.

Leslie Nielsen

This is your last chance. And I'm not talking about one of those Major League Baseball Steve Howe kind of last chances.