Joe Garagiola
Joe Garagiola
Joseph Henry Garagiola Sr.was an American professional baseball catcher, later an announcer and television host, popular for his colorful personality. Garagiola played nine seasons in Major League Baseballfor the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and the New York Giants. He was also well known outside of baseball for having been one of the regular panelists on The Today Show for many years, and for his numerous appearances on game shows, both as a host and panelist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth12 February 1926
CountryUnited States of America
There is no defense against a base on balls.
It seems the baseball player of today will not be satisfied until he plays two weeks in the big league and is able to retire at twenty-two.
Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out.
Baseball gives you every chance to be great. Then it puts every pressure on you to prove you haven't got what it takes.
Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.
I went through baseball as a player to be named later.
Baseball is a game of race, creed, and color. The race is to first base. The creed is the rules of the game. The color? Well, the home team wears white uniforms, and the visiting team wears gray.
I know a baseball star who wouldn't report the theft of his wife's credit cards because the thief spends less than she does.
The safest place would be in the fairway.
Every game is kind of the same. He rushes a couple up there at 97, 98, then gives you a couple of off-speed pitches, the changeup, the curve, ... It's so unfair. It's just wrong.
Six of one, half dozen of another. Oh, well, half of one, six dozen of the other.
The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates.
The White Sox (early 60s) are rightly called the 'Hitless Wonders' -- their idea of offense is a walk, an error and a hurricane.
There is no best Italian restaurant in Scottsdale -- they're all good.