Famous Quotes & Sayings

I don't know how long it's been since we actually swept them. The kids came out ready, and we played some of our best baseball of the year.

Jose Canseco

I don't know if I'm directly trying to take on the whole baseball establishment. I'm just basically telling a story of my life.

Bruce Bochy

I didn't think gender was even an issue anymore.

Jack Kirby

There were very strict social conventions, and you adhered to it, and I think it gave you a lot of character. When a man said something, he meant it. He wasn't kidding around. There were no jokes involved. Nobody was in the mood to joke unless you hit a guy with a baseball bat.

Jack Canfield

A brilliant idea without action is like Mark McGwire playing baseball without a bat.

Brian Cashman

Before we progress, we want the specialist to make sure there's nothing we're not missing. We're not going to do anything until the back specialist has a chance to give his opinion, tell us there's nothing going on.

Harrison Ford

Baseball was a metaphor for America, both here and in terms of how it was understood by the rest of the world.

Harrison Ford

I believe that the racial injustice which existed such a short time ago probably would have persisted longer if the color barrier had not been broken in baseball.

Gerry Hunsicker

Baseball doesn't seem very important on a day like this...When you live in the United States and you think it's the greatest country in the world, you feel somewhat protected and immune. You read about [terrorism] happening in other parts of the world. A day like this makes you rethink. A lot of us really have a false sense of what the world is really like.

Gerry Cooney

I am involved in minor league baseball. I go around the country speaking to troubled youths, trying to help them understand that whatever path they choose, they'll need to really pay attention to it.

Harry Callahan

I love art because it doesn't have rules like baseball. The only rule is to be good. That's the toughest thing to do.

Harry Caray

My whole philosophy is to broadcast the way a fan would broadcast.

Harry Caray

They (Expos fans) discovered 'boo' is pronounced the same in French as it is in English.

Harry Caray

I've only been doing this fifty-four years. With a little experience, I might get better.

Harry Caray

I know it is the fans that are responsible for me being here. I've always tried in each and every broadcast to serve the fans to the best of my ability.

Harry Caray

Not only do I like to go to bars because I like to drink, I do like to drink, but I go because who do you see there? Baseball fans.

Harry Caray

I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.

Harry Caray

Now, you tell me, if I have a day off during the baseball season, where do you think I'll spend it? The ballpark. I still love it. Always have, always will.

Harry Caray

What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.

Harry Caray

Hello again, everybody... It's a bee-yoo-tiful day for baseball.

Brian Sabean

Him taking swings in a college batting cage is a long way from doing baseball work with us, ... It's just another step in his rehab. To what extent this is of any significance -- until I'm told otherwise -- it's just part of the exercise regimen he's going through. Once he's accelerated to the point where the doctors are ready to turn him over to us, then he can do more meaningful and substantial baseball activities. But for now, this is just another step.

He's something baseball needs right now. With all the (negative) publicity going on, he's a breath of fresh air.

He started coaching me in baseball at 12, and then started coaching me in life.

Ron Gardenhire

He still likes baseball, I'll tell you that. He likes this team, of course, and he still has a lot of fun coming to these games.

Dusty Baker

The last few days, we haven't been as sharp. Baseball players aren't used to getting up at 5, 6 o'clock every morning. You have one day off in six weeks, that's a pretty good grind.

The last 15-16 days has been so much fun dealing with the press. I'm going to hand the baseball operations ball over to you. You are in charge of handling all the communications with the press. I'm very proud of you.

Miguel Tejada

The key to playing the whole major league season and then playing winter baseball is working out hard and not being careless for a second.

Bud Selig

The intensity has been just remarkable. In the end, the beneficiary of all this will be baseball all over the world. I mean, who knows, long after I'm gone, this event will be big. But more importantly than this event will be big is what it's going to do for baseball, including American baseball.

Their pitcher was good but again, we're not hitting the baseball. When we do, we hit it right at people and we can't find the gaps. We're not giving ourselves chances to score if we're not getting on the bases.

David Cone

I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003.

Jermaine Dye

What we play is a National League-style of baseball. This is the way baseball should be played.

Clint Hurdle

What we need to do is play better baseball. And then there won't be a section closed down. There will be a section opened up.

Manny Acta

There are no favorites in baseball. You can do it in basketball or hockey or any other sport, but in baseball there are no favorites. Our country expects a winning team and we are OK with that. We are going to go round-by-round, but we don't want to let our country down.