Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's going to come down to the wire, ... There's a lot of baseball left.

It's going to stay here in Venezuela. Everyone knows Venezuela is a baseball powerhouse as the Caribbean Series proved. Now, we have to prove it in the Classic.

Orlando Cepeda

It's going to be hard, because he hasn't played in one year, ... I don't care how good you are, baseball is a game of conditioning and timing. But, knowing him ? he's so strong mentally ? you never know. We'll see what happens. It's going to be very, very interesting to see.

Dan Wheeler

It's going to be great for the long-range future of baseball to have that kind of talent in those countries. To think that it's spreading around the world makes me more excited.

Armando Benitez

It's good those players are recognized, because it means a lot for all of them, and for the Latin players in the Negro Leagues. We are grateful for them. Baseball has gone through cycles, and times change, and this has been coming for a long time.

It's fun, competitive, I am good at it, and you don't need to depend on any sort of team like basketball, baseball and football, you just depend on your skills and knowledge.

Dave Roberts

It's easy to say you want a bunch of young guys. But no one's going to be happy whether you're young or old if you're not winning baseball games. The guys they brought in here are proven winners. They're leaders on the field and in the clubhouse. I think that's really important when you change the dynamic so much.

It?s easy to come out and play a baseball game when you?re picking up 18 to 20 wins a season. But you see what kids are made of when you go out when things don?t go your way.

Ozzie Guillen

It shows you how good of a pitcher he was. He got in all that trouble, but baseball kept bringing him back.

Jack Evans

It should have been done a long time ago. It's starting to look to us as if they are being forced to do it by baseball in order to look better or look the part.

Morgan Ensberg

It's been a grind for us for a long time. We've been playing playoff baseball since April.

Ned Yost

It's been a lot different. In years past, we focused on playing baseball games. From Day 1 (this year), we've gotten ready to win baseball games. We've focused more on little things, fundamental things.

Ron Gardenhire

It's been our Achilles' heel all year long. We have one of the best pitching staffs in baseball and we just can't support them offensively.

It's gratifying to see how many people care about this organization and bringing championship baseball here. People care, they really care, and these are competent people that are part of this organization or want to be part of it. This is a hidden treasure here.

It's probably the most nervous I've been on a baseball field. My knees were knocking a little bit out there. I had no idea what I was doing out there. But it was easier to focus on what I needed to do mechanically. I had enough time in the bullpen (20 pitches) to warm up.

It's pretty exciting, ... It feels good for me that my wife has something other than me and the children to handle now, really something of her own that she can enjoy. I enjoy playing baseball and that's my job, and now she has something, too, that fulfills her life other than the kids and I.

It's pretty unbelievable that Texas is the second largest state in terms of population and that we have only two baseball teams. California has five. I think eventually we will have another team. Whether this is the time or not, I'm not sure. If the voters in San Antonio support it, we certainly would, too.

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.

They play with one objective, we play with another. They play rental baseball. We play for the love of the jersey, for the love of where we come from.

Jerry Nelson

They're just like football players or baseball players. They have to stay in shape. We have to keep them out there running.

Aaron Hill

They're so smart up here and it's such a different game. It's still baseball but as far as the thought process and everything it's different.

Ron Gardenhire

They're playing the game over there. That's a great baseball team.

They're not the hottest team in baseball right now, like they were.