Quotes about baseball
baseball team father
Why? Why should the bond between a people and their baseball team be so intense? Fenway Park is a part of it, offering a physical continuum to the bond, not only because Papi can stand in the same batter's box as Teddy Ballgame, but also because a son might sit in the same wooden-slat seat as his father. Tom Verducci
baseball average league
Researchers measure that the average major-league pitcher puts 40 pounds of pressure on his shoulder by cocking and releasing the baseball. Curious how much more the body could take, those same researchers tested cadavers. The shoulder broke apart at just beyond 40 pounds.
baseball kids league
Everything with me is normal except when I pitch (in Fenway Park). When I pitch here it's a little different. There is a little more anxiety to go along with the nostalgia because this is the park I grew up with as a kid. This is the park I dreamed of playing Major League Baseball in and no other ballpark has that feeling for me. There are a lot more family and friends here than in my normal starts and I want to pitch well here. Tom Glavine
baseball league cry
Are you crying? There's no crying. There's no crying in baseball. Tom Hanks
baseball feet hitting
When Steve and I die, we are going to be buried in the same cemetery, 60-feet 6-inches apart. Tim McCarver
baseball games speed
Speed slows down the game.
baseball going-out bob
I remember one time going out to the mound to talk with Bob Gibson. He told me to get back behind the batter; that the only thing I knew about pitching was that it was hard to hit!
baseball nice player
It is nice to have the fans recognize you, not because it makes you feel like a big-time player, but because they enjoy watching baseball and they like watching us play. It's going to get even better being here. Pretty soon, the city could be one of the best places to play. Ryan Zimmerman
baseball easy
Baseball wasn't easy for me. Ryne Sandberg
baseball player who-i-am
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am.
baseball player harder
No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. Hes the best Ive ever seen.
baseball next-day next
In baseball, there's always the next day
baseball play league
I took a huge risk leaving baseball, because I was predicted to play in the big leagues. I'm kind of a prototypical second baseman. Russell Wilson
baseball boys men
You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too. Roy Campanella
baseball jesus believe
I believe in the Church of Baseball. I tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. I've worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance. Ron Shelton
baseball games world
When I got out of baseball, I got all the way out. I might watch a World Series game or something. Rollie Fingers
baseball team roots
Never root for a team whose uniforms have elastic stretch waistbands. Susan Sarandon
baseball fun writing
Rewriting is when writing really gets to be fun. . . . In baseball you only get three swings and you're out. In rewriting, you get almost as many swings as you want and you know, sooner or later, you'll hit the ball. Neil Simon
baseball doors people
Different people, different backgrounds, different ideals... We walk in different doors at the beginning of the day, and we walk out of different doors at the end of the day. But when it is time to go out on that field, we all go through the same door. Scott Rolen
baseball pinnacle havens
I hope I haven't reached a pinnacle...I hope there's something more for me in baseball and in life.
baseball dog player
I'm a baseball player. I'm also a guy who mows his lawn and plays with his dog.
baseball play odd
I play baseball and I like to read. What makes that odd?
baseball funny-inspirational party
There is really a je ne sais quoi about turkey cooking - the air of festivity, the family squabbles, the constant basting - that does not apply to the turkey breast, which is, really, a convenience of food... A turkey without seasonal angst is like a baseball game without a national anthem, a winter without snow, a birthday party without candles. Laurie Colwin
baseball cry playing-baseball
I once tried playing baseball but I started crying. Thom Yorke
baseball dream holiday
My dream holiday would be a) a ticket to Amsterdam b) immunity from prosecution and c) a baseball bat. Terry Pratchett
baseball men fans
One of the duties of a baseball fan is to engage in arguments with the man behind him. Sharon Olds
baseball blow world
Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up.
baseball eye guy
I eye Chuy like a pitcher in baseball does when a guy leads too far off base. Simone Elkeles
baseball games fields
Baseball is more than a game. It's like life played out on a field. Juliana Hatfield
baseball men play
John Henry Lloyd is the man I gave the credit to for polishing my skills. He taught me how to play third base and how to protect myself. John taught me more baseball than anyone else. Judy Johnson
baseball player suits
Anytime you put a baseball player in a suit and take him out of his element its uncomfortable. Paul Konerko
baseball reap
You get what you earn.
baseball guy answers
You have to know what you're doing and where you're going. For some guys, the answer is just keep doing what you're doing. For other guys, that might not be the case. It just depends on what kind you are.