Quotes for All
Wheaties was the big sponsor in those days (1940s). They sponsored almost all the baseball games in the majors and the minors. That was a lot of Wheaties. I think there were twenty-four boxes in a case and some of these guys were hitting twenty-five and thirty home runs a season. We had a dog … Read more
It’s a great day for a ball game; let’s play two! Ernie Banks
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. Earl Wilson
The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers. Earl Weaver
I think of going back to the sports field again, and let’s take a baseball game. Well, you have cracked out a grounder and you put in your last ounce of energy and you just happen to make first base. But you don’t stop there. First base is the beginning. Now you call on all … Read more
One of the things that I noticed in war was how difficult it was for our soldiers, at first, to realize that there are no rules to war. Our men were raised in sports, where a referee runs a football game, or an umpire a baseball game, and so forth. Dwight D. Eisenhower
You know you’re pitching well when the batters look as bad as you do at the plate. Duke Snider
When you’re 18, when you’re at college, sports can be your life. You can watch every baseball game, every college basketball game, every football game. Once you have a family and kids, you can’t do that anymore. Drew Magary
The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid. And if the hitter is timid, he has to remind the hitter he’s timid. Don Drysdale
Defense usually doesn’t make many headlines, but it goes a long way towards winning baseball games. There are a number of ways to make an impact during the course of a game, and playing solid, sound defense is one of them. Derek Jeter