Tug McGraw
Tug McGraw
Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw, Jr.was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher and the father of American singer and actor Tim McGraw. He is likely best remembered for coining the phrase, "Ya Gotta Believe" which became a popular rallying cry for the New York Mets, and for recording the final out, via a strikeout of the Kansas City Royals' Willie Wilson, in the 1980 World Series, bringing the Philadelphia Phillies their first world championship. He was the last active major league...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth30 August 1944
CityMartinez, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Some days you tame the tiger, and some days the tiger has you for lunch.
What is the difference between astroturf and grass? I don't know, I never smoked astroturf.
Ninety percent I'll spend on good times, women and Irish Whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste.
Ten million years from now, when then sun burns out and the Earth is just a frozen iceball hurtling through space, nobody's going to care whether or not I got this guy out.
Kids should practice autographing baseballs. This is a skill that's often overlooked in Little League.
Always root for the winner. That way you won't be disappointed.
I have no trouble with the twelve inches between my elbow and my palm. It's the seven inches between my ears that's bent.
We called Pete Rose and Larry Bowa the soup spoons, because they were always stirring things up. Twenty years later, nothing's changed.
When I come into a game in the bottom of the ninth, bases loaded, no one out and a one-run lead ... it takes people off my mind.