Quote of the day

September 10, 2026

No man can have a “yellow streak” and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw.

~Christy Mathewson

Quote of the day

August 17, 2026

I have already written a treatise and it reads like this: Keep your eye clear and hit ’em where they ain’t; that’s all.

~Wee Willie Keeler

Willie Keeler with the New York Highlanders, c. 1903 (public domain / Wikimedia Commons)

Baseball is for every boy a good, wholesome sport. It brings him out of the close confinement of the schoolroom. It takes the stoop from his shoulders and puts hard, honest muscle all over his frame. It rests his eyes, strengthens his lungs, and teaches him self-reliance and courage. Every mother ought to rejoice when her boy says he is on the school or college nine.

~Walter Camp, 1889

Walter Camp, 1910 (Yale University Manuscripts & Archives Digital Images Database / public domain)

Quote of the day

July 16, 2026

I used to get made fun of in the minor leagues. I’d be 0 for 2, and then in my last at-bat I’d hit a chopper that wouldn’t even reach the shortstop, and I’d get a hit out of it. The guys would be all over me, but a hit’s a hit. I’ll take 3,000 of ’em.

~Mike Trout