Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry Spencer

Supplying fuel for a Mars expedition from the lunar surface is often suggested, but it's hard to make it pay off - Moon bases are expensive, and just buying more rockets to launch fuel from Earth is relatively cheap.

Stealing bases should be a big part of my game. I should at least have 20.

Carl Crawford

Stealing bases is just something I like to do. I figure if I can hit home runs and steal bases, I'd be different than everybody else.

Our pitchers did a good job today. If we make those double plays, we're looking at a 2-0 game. And we had one chance ourselves to do something with the bases loaded. We made some plays in the field as the game went on that helped our pitchers hold them down. Overall, even though we didn't score, there were a lot of things that were encouraging.

Our team's going to be mainly concentrating on running the bases well and situational hitting. I was just trying to get myself ready to hit and it went out so I was happy with that. It was actually one of the coolest things I've ever done on the field. I grew up coming to this park so it was kind of like a fairy tale.

Overall, this is one of the faster teams that we've had here. We haven't really had many opportunities to steal so far. But our speed around the bases is going to be one of our strengths as the season goes along.

Overall, our pitching has kept us in games, and that's why we're kind of hovering at that .500 mark. We want to get over that hump. Our starting pitching did a good job and we ran the bases really well. ... We're not only more aggressive, but we're more confident.

Other than the win at Southern Mississippi, I think this is the best that we have played all year. We got some timely hits and managed to get on base, either with good at bats or getting hit by pitches. Then we ran the bases well and produced with runners in scoring positions.

Robert Altman's Nashville is my all-time favorite film because it covers all the bases - it's original, moving, and has something to say, but also funny and incredibly entertaining.

Please keep going. Please go out. I just wasn't sure. But once it cleared, I didn't think I could run around the bases fast enough to get in the dugout.

P.J. set the tempo early. We scrapped, clawed, stole a few bases and got clutch hits when we needed them.

Pierre's too dangerous. He'll slap down a bunt with the bases loaded. I wanted Lowell.

We'll all benefit from having the new base, which will be one of the first joint bases in the country.

Kris is the type of player that can really make us go and his competition level has grown tremendously in the past week or so. He has been getting clutch hits and making things happen on the bases with steals. I believe that will start to rub off on some of the other players who are not playing as well as they should be.

Alex Rodriguez

The 3-2 slider, you really tip your cap. I couldn't believe it was a 3-2 slider. That situation - bases loaded, the runners going - they deserve it.

That was huge. There was no doubt in my mind that was the right decision. You have to go for it in a situation with the bases loaded. If anything, I had one or two good innings left.

That was very important. That's how we won, by running the bases well and stealing. I thought the girls played decent, and they didn't get down on themselves.

That strikeout wasn't what lost the game. We didn't execute earlier. You leave the bases loaded, and that really hurts you.

Paul Johnson

I think it's really more a tribute to what the Naval Academy's all about. We're fortunate here in San Diego that we have some military bases and a lot of people are stationed in the area, and hopefully they're proud of what's going on at the academy.

Nick Swisher

Last year, I was horrible with the bases loaded. I was like, 'Oh, man, oh, man,' I'd get jittery. Now, I'm not the guy who's in trouble, it's the guy on the mound who's in trouble.

I was trying to put it in play. We had the bases loaded and no outs and I was just trying to get it to the outfield and I put it in a nice spot.

Bronson Arroyo

It especially can't happen with the bases loaded. I just hesitated and threw it away.

Rafael Furcal

It doesn't mean anything, ... I just try to go play the game and try to steal as many bases as I can.

Pete Domenici

I think he hit a home run, and he touched all the bases as he went around, and when he got to home plate, he got a big cheer,

John Gibbons

I thought he had another one. Nixon made a nice play over his shoulder. Couple more feet, he at least clears the bases with a double.

I don't care if I have bases loaded, or men on first and second,

Rickey Henderson

He can steal as many bases as he wants to. The question is whether he wants to.

This was one our better performances. We swung the bats well, ran the bases well and made the plays defensively. It was a great effort by the kids today, we really needed this win today.

Ivan Rodriguez

I feel like I can steal 10 bases in September. That's how good I feel.

Joaquin Andujar

If I was crazy, I'd throw the ball into the stands with the bases loaded. Now, that's crazy. If I was stupid, I'd throw the ball into center field with the bases loaded and a 3-2 count on the hitter. Now, that's stupid.

Brian Sabean

From what I saw today, I'm beyond pleasantly surprised. He's done a lot of work, you can tell. He's strong. Having said that, he hasn't run the bases yet or played the outfield.

Keep guys off the bases by limiting walks and you really give yourself a chance. Guys are going to get hits. But if you limit those free passes, they have to work a lot harder to put up runs.

Bases loaded with nobody out, I liked our chances. We just didn't convert.