“It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.” ~Hank Aaron
I grew up playing baseball. The challenge was to hit a very fast ball coming right at you with less …
Category Archives: Quotes
“I didn’t get all of it, but I got enough, … I’m just happy that it came in a big spot.” ~Chipper Jones
We’ve all had that sense of things as we watch a clutch hit or homerun. We are nervous. Will it …
“You can only milk a cow so long, then you’re left holding the pail.” — Hank Aaron
One of the first players to break the barrier of racism in baseball, Hank Aaron led the major league baseball …
“It never feels good, but I’ve had a couple of heartbreakers where I could have won the game, but instead ended the season, … You learn from that.” ~Chipper Jones
Baseball is a game of lots of ups and downs. It is a battle between the pitcher and batter. The …
“Why should a grown man with a house, a family, two jobs and a cat named Will Feral … care about a bunch of millionaire 20-something strangers playing a boys’ game in baggy uniforms?” ~Charles Krauthammer
As fans, I know we all feel this way. Some people just don’t get it. That is okay though. Enough …
Baseball May Be Broken, but We Shouldn’t Try to Fix It — George Will
George Will knows his baseball. He is a professional political pundit but he knows baseball better I think. So did …
“I’m married to football, baseball is my girlfriend.” ~Deion Sanders
This is a great quote and I think it tells the story. “I’m married to football,” Sanders said in a …
“If you don’t win, you’re going to be fired. If you do win, you’ve only put off the day you’re going to be fired.” ~~Leo Durocher
Leo knew his baseball. And of course, this applies to the long history of the Atlanta Braves. If you don’t …
“Oh…people will come Ray. People will most definitely come.” ~Terence Mann
“Ray. People will come, Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom. They’ll turn up your driveway …
Frank Robinson on Cal Ripken
When you are the Iron Man, the normal rules don’t apply to you. And Frank Robinson ought to know an …
“It is a beautiful day for baseball.” ~Ernie Banks
Every day. Always. Forever. There is an attitude about living today that is energizing. It is a beautiful day for …
“Baseball is too much of a sport to be called a business and too much of a business to be called a sport.” ~~Phil Wrigley
In what other profession can you be paid millions to show up to work in pajamas? Baseball is too much …
Yogi Berra, New York Yankee catcher and manager, passes at 90 — RIP
America is mourning today, September 23, 2015, the passing of one of its true originals, Yogi Berra. He didn’t get …
The Rip Van Winkle theory of baseball
There is something timeless about baseball. It does change but very slow sometimes. I believe in the Rip Van Winkle …
Are there men on base?
It helps to have priorities. At least in baseball that is true. “If a woman has to choose between catching …
