Quote of the day

Posted: April 21, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: , , , , , | 2 Comments

My dream was to play football for the Oakland Raiders. But my mother thought I would get hurt playing football, so she chose baseball for me. I guess moms do know best.

~ Rickey Henderson

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Quote of the day

Posted: April 16, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Baseball games are like snowflakes and fingerprints, no two are ever alike.

~W. P. Kinsella

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Quote of the day

Posted: April 11, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I am not too serious about anything. I believe you have to enjoy yourself to get the most out of your ability. I can take the criticism with the accolades. Neither affects me.

~George Brett

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Quote of the day

Posted: April 7, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I’m not a headline guy. I know that as long as I was following Ruth to the plate I could have stood on my head and no one would have known the difference.

~Lou Gehrig

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Quote of the day

Posted: April 2, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

The grand stand may be all very well for the thin-skinned ones who must mingle personal comfort with their amusement; the true baseball fan sits on the bleachers, trimmed down to his shirt sleeves.  No wire nettings in front of him, if you please.

~Charles E. Van Loan

Quote of the day

Posted: March 29, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: , , , , , , | 2 Comments

You play the game to win the game and not worry about what’s on the back of the baseball card at the end of the year.

~Paul O’Neill

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Quote of the day

Posted: March 25, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Quote of the day | Tags: , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Sandy’s fastball was so fast, some batters would start to swing as he was on his way to the mound.

~Jim Murray, on Sandy Koufax

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