Baseball Quotes - Page 55

We are inclined to think that if we watch a football game or a baseball game, we have taken part in it.

Baseball in Canada is like soccer in the U.S. It is growing, and some people are starting to gain interest. The way that there are Americans playing high-level soccer, there are Canadians breaking into the Major Leagues.

Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for U.S. Steel.

I think there are some players born to play ball.

I throw the ball ninety-two miles an hour, but they hit it back just as hard.

There couldn't have been a better Hollywood ending for us. It's beyond baseball. It's rooting for your family.

[A knuckleball is] a curve ball that doesn't give a damn.

Baseball is one of the most beautiful games. It is. It is a very Zen-like game.

We used to play baseball back in that field and keep an eye out for the bulls.

If they had rankings in baseball, maybe I would have been able to do the math and figure out my chances of being a professional baseball player versus a tennis player. But that was the decision-maker for me, I just thought I was better in tennis.

The perception is that baseball's players' union is protecting players to use steroids and other illegal performance-enhancing drugs.

I could always throw the ball pretty well and I worked pretty hard at learning how to play the game. But I didn't consider it work as a kid, since I just loved playing baseball.

Watching a spring training game is as exciting as watching a tree form its annual ring.

The game in St. Louis has been halted in the fourth inning because of rain. I'll bet they have the jacuzzis going there.

Gaylord Perry and Willie McCovey should know each other like a book. They've been ex-teammates for years now.

It's a cold night out tonight. The Padres better warm up real good because it's stiff out there.

They've taken the foot off Johnny Grubb. Uh, they've taken the shoe off Johnny Grubb.

I like to use big words so people will think I know what I'm talking about.

You might want to put this in the back of your craw and think about it.

Shirley and Griffey get along like a rattler and a parrot.

Gonzo leaps like a giraffe and grabs it.

Boros is not with the team today because he's attending his daughter's funeral. Oh, wait, it's her wedding.

Sunday is Senior Citizens' Day. And if you want to become a senior citizen, just call the Padre ticket office.

The first pitch to Tucker Ashford is grounded into left field. No, wait a minute. It's ball one. Low and outside.

A day without newspapers is like walking around without your pants on.