"OOTP is an astonishing achievement." (John W. Henry, principal owner of the Boston Red Sox)
 'Out of the Park Baseball is more real than unreal'. Rocco Baldelli - Minnesota Twins Manager
"We wanted to see the Babe. Sure, he was old and had a big waistline, but that didn't make any difference. We were on the same field as Babe Ruth." (Wild Bill Hallahan)
"If ever an error had 'F' written on it, that grounder did." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
Whose bronzed bat is the Old Yankee Stadium weather vane made from? Lou Gehrig's.
"Starting [tonight]. I'll bring in whatever reliever I feel like starting the game with, and I'll bring my starter in in the third inning and we'll play nine innings of baseball that way. I'm serious." (Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella)
"I told [GM] Roland Hemond to go out and get me a big name pitcher. He said, 'Dave Wehrmeister's got 11 letters. Is that a big enough name for you?'" (Eddie Eichorn, White Sox owner)
Who was the first European-born manager to win the World Series? Bruce Bochy. (He was born in France.)
"People don't pay to see The Yankees play; they pay to see them win." (Buck Showalter)
In a room behind the manual scoreboard at Fenway Park the walls are covered with signatures of players who have played left field through the years.
Did you know? Thirteen managers were fired during the 1991 season.
"My arm has felt so bad since I retired that I can't even throw a tantrum." (Steve Stone)
Did you know? Cubs outfielder Jack McCarthy threw out three baserunners at the plate in the same inning in 1905.
In an episode of 'Seinfeld', George Costanza declared that he wanted to name his future child 'Seven' in honor of Mickey Mantle.
Who managed for 27 years without reaching the World Series? Gene Mauch.
Who is the only player to start at least 500 games at five different positions? Pete Rose.
"[Van] Mungo and I get along fine. I just tell him I won't stand for no nonsense, and then I duck." (Casey Stengel)
"On the mound is Randy Jones, the left-hander with the Karl Marx hairdo." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
Which ballpark is the only one in the American League named to honor a person? Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
"Vlady is a guy who doesn't say much.  He's like a machine -- machines don't talk. They just go out and destroy." (Felipe Alou, on Vladimir Guererro)
"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)
Did you know? Ozzie Smith's son Nikko appeared as a contestant on the TV show "American Idol".
"Go very light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain't restful." (Satchel Paige)
In 1999, the Cincinnati Reds dropped their long-standing policy against facial hair for players.
"All I know is it used to take 43 Marv Throneberry cards to get one Carl Furillo." (Marv Throneberry)
Who was known as 'Little Everywhere' for his defensive prowess as a second baseman?  Miller Huggins.
Which team was the first to wear an identifying logo? The 1901 Tigers (a small red tiger on their caps).
What duo combined to steal 160 bases for the 1980 Montreal Expos? Ron Leflore and Rodney Scott.
In 1884, Pete Browning broke his bat in a game and asked Bud Hillerich's father to fashion a new one on his wood lathe. Browning became known as the "Louisville Slugger" and so did the company that Hillerich founded.
"The test of an outfielder's skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch." (Joe DiMaggio)
"Sometimes, big trees grow out of acorns. I think I heard that from a squirrel." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
How high is the Green Monster at Fenway Park? 37 feet.
"If an alien dropped down from Mars and asked what a baseball player is, I'd tell him, 'Watch Scott Rolen.'" (Bill Bavasi)
"Our pitching could be better than I think it will be." (Sparky Anderson)
Did you know? Ozzie Smith authored a children's book called "Hello Fredbird!"
"What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and the hitter?" (Warren Spahn)
"Everybody should play for the Yankees one time just so they get an idea of what it's really like to be hated by everybody." (Toby Harrah)
Did you know? The Nolan Ryan Museum opened in Alvin, Texas, in 1999.
Did you know? Miller Huggins received a law degree from the University of Cincinnati (where William Howard Taft was one of his professors).
"He was a good umpire, if you didn't tell him so too often." (Johnny Evers, on Hank O'Day)
The American Association ended its 10-year run in 1891. Chicken Wolf of the Louisville Colonels played all 10 years and led the AA in hits, doubles, triples and total bases.
"He just went out and did his job every day." (Bill Dickey, on Lou Gehrig)
"Gonzo leaps like a giraffe and grabs it." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
What ballpark featured the first Beatles outdoor concert in the U.S.? Shea Stadium.
Five flag poles, erected at Wrigley Field for the purpose of holding a World Series flag, have worn out and been replaced without ever holding a pennant.
"We stinks." (Carlos Zambrano, Cubs pitcher)
"From his nose to his toes, that's how Vladdy goes." (Broadcaster Rex Hudler, on Vladimir Guerrero's strike zone)
"Any team can have a bad century." (Jack Brickhouse, Cubs announcer)
On June 9, 1999, Mets manager Bobby Valentine returned to the dugout in disguise an inning after being ejected.
"The National League game is chess; the American League game is checkers." (Bob Costas)
Who was the first foreign-born manager to win a World Series?  Ozzie Guillen.
Who was nicknamed 'Crazy Horse'?  Mike Cuellar.
Lefty Gomez described Jimmie Foxx as so powerful that he had "muscles in his hair."
"All managers are losers. They are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth." (Ted Williams)
"It replaced the Kentucky Derby as the most exciting two minutes in sports." (Dave Baker, after Greg Maddux legged out a triple)
"I don't have the answers. I'm searching. I'm wringing the rag dry of coming in here and having you look at me like a stinking fool." (Terry Collins, Mets manager)
"Mike Andrews' limits are limitless." (Danny Ozark)
"The Mets have gotten their leadoff batter on only once this inning." (Ralph Kiner)
"I had time to run to the bathroom and come back, and he was still on third." (Dallas Braden, A's pitcher, on teammate Jack Cust's towering home run)
Which ballpark was the first to open with an interleague game? Safeco Field.
"The plate is 18 inches wide, and the hitter's got to give me some of it. If he doesn't, then I'm going to take it." (Don Drysdale)
Who was the only Major Leaguer born in Vietnam?  Danny Graves.
Who hit the longest home run in Minnesota Twins history?  Harmon Killebrew (520 ft.).
Did you know? Outfield seats were first called "bleachers" because of their exposure to the sun.
The 1995 New York Yankees were the first team to have an average player salary of $2 million.
"Charlie Root should be remembered for the most wins (201) of any Chicago Cub pitcher, not one pitch to Babe Ruth in the 1932 World Series." (Roger Snell, author, "Root for the Cubs.")
"So I eat, drink, and sleep baseball twenty-four hours a day. What's wrong with that?" (Joe McCarthy)
"Winfield goes back to the wall. He hits his head on the wall -- and it rolls off! It's rolling all the way to second base!" (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"We try to stay liquidated." (Terry Francona, Red Sox manager, on how his team prepares for a 100-degree game in New York)
"I was only going three-quarters to 75 percent." (Mike Lieberthal, after his return from an injury)
"I stopped caring about strikeouts a long time ago. The way I see it, when I strike out, I don't run to first and show off how slow I am." (Paul Konerko)
The American Sportscasters Association named Vin Scully the No. 1 sportscaster of the 20th century.
Did you know? Tommy Henrich missed three seasons while serving in the Coast Guard during World War II.
Did you know? Joe DiMaggio was not a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Who was known as 'Long Bob'?  Bob Meusel.
"I'm not paranoid, I'm overly alert. There's a fine line." (Buck Showalter, Orioles manager)
On July 12, 1996, the Rockies and Padres played a three-hour inning (which included four pitching changes, two rain delays, a fight, an ejection, and 11 runs).
"I'm convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile." (Tom Clark)
"The greatest player I ever saw was a black man. He's in the Hall of Fame, although not a lot of people have heard of him. His name is Martin Dihigo." (Johnny Mize)
"It's off the leg and into the left field of Doug Rader." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"Most of us have such bad voices, we respect the National Anthem by not singing it." (Sparky Anderson)
"He was yelling at me to run faster. So I told him that I'm old, that's as fast as I can run." (Magglio Ordonez, after Jered Weaver objected to the way he watched a home run)
"It's bad luck to be superstitious." (Dave Coggin, Phillies pitcher)
"His trouble is he takes life too seriously. [Ty] Cobb is going at it too hard." (Cy Young)
"Eighteen broken bones and seven broken cups." (Johnny Bench, on his most memorable career statistics)
Turk Wendell, who wore uniform No. 99, signed a three-year contract with the Mets in 2000 worth $9,999,999.99.
Did you know? Hank Bauer served in the Marines during World War II, earning 11 campaign ribbons, two bronze stars, and two purple hearts.
Did you know? Stan Musial insisted on a $20,000 pay cut after subpar performances in 1957 and 1958.
Did you know? Shane Victorino is of Portuguese, Hawaiian, Japanese, Okinawan, and Chinese descent.
Did you know? The Polo Grounds was never used for polo.
Did you know? Pitcher Dennis Martinez was diagnosed with 'Samsonitis' after hurting his arm carrying luggage onto the team bus.
"A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." (Humphrey Bogart)
"He could run, field, throw, and of course, hit. He has such great wrists, like Ernie Banks. And it was hard to fool him." (Vic Raschi, on Hank Aaron)
"McCovey swings and misses, and it's fouled back." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"The game was closer than the score indicated." (Dizzy Dean, after a 1-0 game)
"The first thing I told the umpire was that it was a shame he didn't have an ERA because those runs are his." (Jon Rauch, disputing a ball-four call by home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez that led to a Philadelphia run and Rauch's ejection)
"True. But I don't work on commission." (Brian Wilson, after being told he hadn't had a save situation in a week and a half)
"For five years in the minor leagues, I wore the same underwear and still hit .250, so no, I don't believe in that stuff." (Dusty Baker, on superstitions)
"I don't know if I'm a leader, but I have the biggest mouth." (Ozzie Guillen, on his leadership style)
Who holds the record for most strikeouts in a single relief appearance? Randy Johnson (with 16 in 2001).
"When he walked onto that field, business started." (Don Larsen, on Hank Bauer)
Did you know? Joe Girardi was the first freshman to be elected president of a fraternity at Northwestern University.
On June 21, 2014, Alex Torres became the first pitcher to wear a protective cap in an MLB game.
Who is the only member of the 500 Home Run Club never to hit 40 in a season? Eddie Murray.
"You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too." (Roy  Campanella)
"I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever." (Ralph Kiner)
"I don't mean he missed him, but he just didn't get him when he put the tag on him." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"They shouldn't throw at me.  I'm the father of five or six kids." (Tito Fuentes)
"You've got to open up the Cracker Jack box." (Davey Johnson, Nationals manager, calling for his first-ever squeeze play)
"Well, there are garden gnomes cutting down trees, and apparently there's an Irish gig lady dancing. I haven't met her yet, but [pointing] she's in this quadrant." (Brian Wilson, on what might be hiding in his beard)
"How can a guy win a game if you don't give him any runs?" (Bo Belinsky, Angels pitcher, after a 15-0 loss)
"Roger Maris lost his hair the season he hit sixty-one. I still have all my hair, but when it's over, I'm going home to Mobile and fish for a long time." (Hank Aaron)
"The Montreal Expos are going to close spring training practices to the public. They want to simulate real-game situations." (Alan Ray)
Did you know? Gene Conley, who played for 11 seasons in the Major Leagues, was Bill Russell's backup on two Boston Celtics' championship teams.
Who was the first $1 million shortstop? Ozzie Smith (in 1983).
"I could end up driving a tractor in Kansas. I might get the Dear John and then the John Deere." (Mets infielder Ron Gardenhire, sweating a final cut)
Did you know? Greg Maddux never struck out Tony Gwynn.
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." (Dave Barry)
"One year I hit .291 and had to take a salary cut. If you hit .291 today, you own the franchise." (Enos Slaughter)
"Hello again, everybody. It's a bee-yooo-tiful day for baseball." (Harry Caray)
"I wish I could trash talk in Japanese because he would hear all of it." (Ron Gardenhire, Twins manager, on infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka before the U.S.-Japan Women's World Cup final)
"He's not going to punch the clock at work and tag out and say, 'See you all tomorrow.' He's on call 24/7 as a teammate." (Brian Cashman, Yankees GM, on CC Sabathia)
"I've always been little, even back when I was little." (5' 6-1/2" David Eckstein)
"To cure a batting slump, I took my bat to bed with me. I wanted to know my bat a little better." (Richie Ashburn)
"I don't try to strike out people, but sometimes they swing and miss." (Felix Hernandez)
During a rehab start with Pawtucket, Manny Ramirez lost his $15,000 diamond earring while sliding into third base.
Who was the first Mets player to hit for the cycle? Jim Hickman.
Did you know? Fred Lynn was drafted by the New York Yankees in 1970 but refused to sign with the club.
"He was the face of the franchise for such a long time. He wore this uniform with dignity, with class, with a lot of professionalism." (David Wright, on Mike Piazza)
"There are younger Aztec ruins." (Bill Conlin, sportswriter, on Vicente Romo)
Who swung the shortest bat in major league history? Wee Willie Keeler (30-1/2 inches).
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." (Rogers Hornsby)
"The greatest thrill in the world is to end the game with a home run and watch everybody else walk off the field while you're running the bases on air." (Al Rosen)
"In high school I took a little English, some science, some hubcaps and some wheel covers." (Gates Brown)
On February 3rd, 2019, Mookie Betts partnered with professional bowler Tommy Jones to win the 2019 CP3 PBA Celebrity Invitational, hosted by Chris Paul of the Houston Rockets.
"I will perish this trophy forever." (Johnny Logan)
"The one area that people don't know a lot about is hitting, so we're the first to go." (Jeff Pentland, fired Dodgers batting coach)
"The biggest thing that people forget is that when Toronto won the World Series, they had the highest payroll in baseball. There's a direct equivalent to that." (Former Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi)
"I don't believe in ice. It's too cold, for one thing." (Paul Quantrill, pitcher, on icing his arm after an outing)
"[Houston] is the only town where women wear insect repellent instead of perfume." (Richie Ashburn)
"It's Wrigley. It has its history and it has its hops. You have to be ready for anything, especially with all these day games." (Darwin Barney)
Did you know? The Minnesota Twins released David Ortiz at the end of the 2002 season.
Did you know? During their 13 years in Milwaukee, the Braves never had a losing season.
Who was known as "the Swamp Fox"?  Alvin Dark.
Did you know? As an infant, John McGraw had raven hair and eyes so dark that many people thought they were black.
"The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field." (Earl Weaver)
Who swung the heaviest bat in major league history? Babe Ruth (54 ounces).
"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." (Ted Williams)
"I hated to bat against Drysdale. After he hit you he'd come around, look at the bruise on your arm and say, 'Do you want me to sign it?'" (Mickey Mantle, on Don Drysdale)
"I prefer fast food." (Rocky Bridges, on why he won't eat snails)
"It was strange. The only English words I saw were Sony and Mitsubishi." (Bill Gullickson, on playing in Japan)
"The first five innings looked like a zip code. 33354. I think that's Florida, Fort Lauderdale." (Ron Washington, Rangers manager)
"Why do you keep asking the same question? I'm not a child. You repeat things to children and then eventually they tell you; I don't." (Barry Bonds)
"When they tear this old place down, they're going to take a piece of my heart with it." (Hank Aaron, on County Stadium in Milwaukee)
"If I was a cartoon character, I think I'd be Bugs Bunny. I'd be the baseball Bugs Bunny, because I'm kind of sneaky a little bit." (Austin Jackson)
"Managing is a low-security profession, as I was saying on my way over here to my cab driver, Maury Wills." (Lindsey Nelson)
Who are the only players to wear a Montreal Expos hat on their Hall of Fame plaques? Gary Carter, Andre Dawson, and Tim Raines
Connie Mack created a Code of Conduct for his players which included:  "I will do my utmost to keep myself clean -- physically, mentally, and morally."
"A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide." (Mickey Mantle)
Who was the only pitcher to face Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle during the regular season? Al Benton.
"No game in the world is as tidy and dramatically neat as baseball, with cause and effect, crime and punishment, motive and result, so cleanly defined." (Paul Gallico)
"A pitcher will never be a big winner until he hates hitters." (Early Wynn)
"This is a tough park for a hitter when the air conditioning is blowing in." (Bob Boone on the Astrodome)
"My goals are to hit .300, score 100 runs, and stay injury prone." (Mickey Rivers)
"End of the season, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I'll take it all day." (Robert Andino, after hitting the game-winning single that ended the 2011 Red Sox season)
"Today I was walking out the door and my oldest one, Koby, said, 'Dad, don't say something, anything, about retiring, because I might be in the big leagues in a couple of years and I want a piece of you.'" (Roger Clemens)
"Rome wasn't born in a day." (Johnny Logan)
"I never say 7:15 anymore. I now say, 'It's a quarter after seven.'" (Al Downing)
"It's our goal to be an All-Star, an MVP, the best hitter or the best pitcher, but a lot of times you're the Player To Be Named Later, instead. Not everybody's a star." (Chris Davis)
"Something about a large man with a powerful mustache getting into a tiny two door car makes me smile." (Brandon Beachy: tweet)
"Has anybody ever satisfactorily explained why the bad hop is always the last one?" (Hank Greenwald)
Connie Mack created a Code of Conduct for his players which included:  "I will never gloat in victory or pity myself in defeat."
"He was sort of the exact opposite of Don Zimmer, who is ugly as boiled sin, but solid, authentic, tough, and lovable." (Bill James, on Jim Palmer)
Who was the shortest man to win the MVP award? Bobby Shantz (5' 4").
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." (Ernie Banks)
"I'm tired of it. I don't want to hear about it anymore." (Bill Buckner)
"No! They got me fired." (Ozzie Guillen, White Sox manager, asked if he would take his coaches to his new job as manager of the Marlins)
"He worries after just one game of 0-for-4. I went 0-for-4 every day and didn't worry." (Ozzie Guillen, on Scott Podsednik)
"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal." (Ducky Medwick, to the Pope at the Vatican)
"When I was a kid, I used to ride my bike around in the winter with a glove hooked onto the handlebars. There was always snow around, but I wanted to be ready, just in case one of my friends had a ball." (Bob Buhl)
"Sometimes he can get a swing off in a phone booth. It's short and quick to the ball, and there's intent." (Clint Hurdle, on Jose Tabata)
"Why did you cross the road?" (Skip Caray, to the San Diego Chicken)
"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left behind by those who hustle." (Abraham Lincoln)
If Norm Cash was on base when a rain delay occurred, he was known to try to take an extra base when play was resumed.
Who is the only pitcher to win the Cy Young award in his final season? Sandy Koufax.
"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." (Earl Wilson)
"Clemente could field the ball in New York and throw out a guy in Pennsylvania." (Vin Scully, on Roberto Clemente)
"Last night I neglected to mention something that bears repeating." (Ron Fairly, Giants announcer)
"Nobody handed me the Dodgers and nobody is going to take it away from me." (Frank McCourt, Dodgers owner)
"That's manly. Journey is manly. Why is Journey not manly? I heard Joe Theismann say on the radio that Journey was his favorite group, and Theismann was pretty manly, wasn't he?" (A.J. Pierzynski)
"Never the same pitch twice, never the same place twice, never the same speed twice." (Ed Lopat)
"It's like when you go to school for the first time. In first grade, you're not going to know what you know in the sixth or seventh grade. Pitching is just the same." (Mariano Rivera)
In 2004, Jason Johnson (Tigers) becomes the first player to be permitted to wear an insulin pump on the field.
Did you know? Braves manager Casey Stengel sent Warren Spahn to the minors in 1942 when he refused to throw at Pee Wee Reese during an exhibition game.
"So the empirical chance deviation theory of throwing it down the middle and hoping for good things doesn't bode well for Zach Stewart." (Jim Palmer, after a Matt Wieters grand slam)
"Baseball was made for kids, and grown-ups only screw it up." (Bob Lemon)
"A couple years ago they told me I was too young to be president and you [Stan Musial] were too old to be playing baseball. But we fooled them." (President John F. Kennedy)
"I exploit the greed of all hitters." (Lew Burdette)
"Our phenoms aren't phenomenating." (Lefty Phillips, Angels manager)
"He was tasting himself too long to apologize." (Dallas Braden, criticizing Alex Rodriguez for running back across the mound to first base after a foul ball)
"I would appreciate it if the guy with the Angels jacket would get out of here. The only Angels are ex-Dodgers and they're all in heaven." (Tommy Lasorda, at an awards banquet)
"I know a lot about flowers. Those are red, those are yellow, and the ones over there are purple and green." (Lou Brock, during a visit to a flower shop)
"When you get hit by a 95 mile-an-hour fastball in the head, a headache isn't out of the question." (Scott Rolen)
"I set my goals high, man. If you'd have told me I'd have 10 saves and hadn't given up a run, I'd have believed you. That's the way I go about it. It's not cocky. It's just confidence." (Jonathan Papelbon)
Did you know? Jose Bautista played for 4 different teams during the 2004 season.
"The batter is standing confidentially at the plate." (Dizzy Dean, baseball announcer)
Did you know? Detroit's Harry Coveleski holds the record for most hits by a pitcher on Opening Day (two singles, a double, and a triple on April 12, 1916).
Did you know? More than 70 freight trains rumble past Safeco Field every day.
In 1963, pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, just minutes after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first home run.
"It doesn't matter what he throws; when he's got it, he beats you." (Roberto Clemente, on Juan Marichal)
"They were starting to hit the dry side of the ball." (Lew Burdette, on when he knew it was time to retire)
"I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform." (Ryne Sandberg)
"I'm a baseball player. I don't know how to read very good; I don't know how to write very good. We just go play, man. That's it." (Dustin Pedroia)
"Radio Announcing I Have Did" (Title of a lecture by Dizzy Dean at Southern Methodist University)
"What makes him so unusual is that he thinks he's normal and everyone else is nuts." (Danny Ozark, on Jay Johnstone)
Who was the first member of the Washington Nationals to hit for the cycle? Brad Wilkerson.
"His very walk across the field in a hostile town was a challenge to the multitude." (Grantland Rice, on manager John McGraw)
"If you ain't got the hose, the water just won't come out." (Mike Shannon, Cardinals broadcaster)
Did you know? Jackie Robinson is the only person to letter in four sports at UCLA.
What nickname did Jim Palmer invent for Orioles closer Kevin Gregg? Captain Chaos.
Reds owner Marge Schott once ordered GM Bob Quinn to clean up after Schottzie, her St. Bernard, who had "an accident" in the team's executive office.
"Baseball is a fun game. It beats working for a living." (Phil Linz)
"And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time." (Carl Yastrzemski)
"I refuse to call a 52-year-old man Sparky." (Al Clark, umpire, on Sparky Anderson)
"I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager." (Gene Mauch)
"The score is nothing to nothing and nobody's winning." (Dizzy Dean, broadcaster)
"Michelangelo aimed high....So we're not going to aim low, we're going to aim high and see what happens." (Joe Maddon)
"Never give up. Never give in." (Jimmy Rollins)
On May 14, 2005, Little League pitcher Katie Brownell pitched a perfect game and struck out every batter she faced in the six-inning game.
"They had room at the Los Angeles Coliseum for 93,000 people and two outfielders." (Lindsey Nelson)
"Our next homestand follows this road trip." (Mike Shannon, Cardinals broadcaster)
Did you know? Doc Cramer, who played parts of 20 seasons in the big leagues, has a street named after him in Manahawkin, New Jersey.
"I saved Howard Cosell from [a foul ball] in Tiger Stadium. One of my greater mistakes." (Jim Palmer, Orioles broadcaster)
Henry Chadwick was named "the father of baseball" by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1904.
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." (Rogers Hornsby)
"I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks and me. Can't you see that we wear different numbers?" (Frank Robinson)
"I owe my success to expansion pitching, a short right field fence, and my hollow bats." (Norm Cash)
"What's a Chicago Cub?" (Lee Smith, upon being drafted by the Cubs)
Did you know? Greg Maddux was the only Padre to steal a base in the month of July 2008.
"During one single at-bat, I used six different stances on six pitches. Oh yeah, I also struck out, so what do I know?" (John Kruk)
On July 25, 2005, for the first time ever, both teams (Oakland and Cleveland) had the DH bat ninth in the order.
"Look for the seams and then hit in between them." (Harmon Killebrew, on how to hit a knuckleball)
"I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't believed it." (Mike Shannon, Cardinals broadcaster)
Did you know? Fans of Detroit's Mark Fidrych called themselves 'The Bird Watchers.'
"So he's well-rested." (Jim Palmer, after Gary Thorne mentioned that first baseman Chris Davis had last pitched in high school)
In the early days of the National League, teams changed into their uniforms at their hotels and rode horse-drawn wagons to the ballpark.
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out at the field and it's one big glove." (Vance Law)
"We are not surgeons, or even plumbers.  Society cannot do without those skills. It can certainly do without ballplayers." (Steve Garvey)
"Raise the urinals." (Darrel Chaney on how management could keep the Braves on their toes)
"So by guessing right you might have guessed wrong." (Tim McCarver)
"Obviously he's not coming out to talk." (Chris Volstad, Marlins pitcher, after Washington's Nyjer Morgan charged the mound)
"Every fifth day, he'd destroy a TV or a phone. That's why we called him 'Jason'." (Mark Grace, on Danny Jackson)
On June 14, 2008, Willy Taveras stole five bases in one game but didn't score a run.
"The first thing I told the umpire was that it was a shame he didn't have an ERA because those runs are his." (Jon Rauch, after being ejected)
In 2005, the Boston Red Sox did not play an extra-inning game for a record 98 consecutive games at the start of the season.
"Rick Dempsey is the kind of guy who would slide headfirst into an iron fence." (Lee May)
"Sinker ball pitchers who leave the ball high in the strike zone usually end up working at General Motors." (Mike Shannon, Cardinals broadcaster)
Rube Waddell was known to carry bags of peanuts in his pockets, which he would throw to kids in the stands.
"Just keep running. Just keep running back to the hotel." (Jim Palmer, after Jeff Francoeur was thrown out trying to stretch a double into a triple)
Bid McPhee played second base for 18 years for the Cincinnati Red Stockings without a glove.
"Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball." (Jim Murray)
"I think being able to play the infield, especially shortstop, is something you are born with.  You can't learn it." (Dave Concepcion)
"I'm a 4-wheel-drive pickup type of guy. So is my wife." (Mike Greenwell)
"If reports are true that Ken Griffey Jr. snoozed right through a pinch-hitting opportunity, then Seattle can lay claim to both Kenny G and Kenny Z." (Dwight Perry)
"There's no trying in baseball. You either go out and do it, or you don't." (Manny Trillo)
On August 22, 2008, the Arizona Diamondbacks became the first team ever to have a 6-foot-10 pitcher (Randy Johnson) get relieved by a taller pitcher (6-foot-11 Jon Rauch).
"Yeah, it was intentional, but I mean Miggy throws like Miss Iowa." (Ian Desmond, after being hit by a Miguel Batista pitch)
In 2005, Jerry Coleman received the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting.
"Zack Wheat was 165 pounds of scrap iron, raw hide, and guts." (Unidentified sportswriter)
"That was Steve Tyler from Aerospace singing the National Anthem." (Mike Shannon, Cardinals broadcaster)
"I'd like to see how smart Theo Epstein is with the Tampa Bay payroll." (Buck Showalter)
None of the 67 diaries Abner Doubleday wrote after retiring from the U.S. Army in 1873 mentioned baseball.
"Baseball is the only sport I know that when you're on offense, the other team controls the ball." (Ken Harrelson)
"The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than your players do." (Gene Mauch)
"How do you say 'Adios' in Spanish?" (Clay Carroll)
"He once asked me if Beirut was named after that famous baseball player who hit home runs." (Ray Page, high school teacher, on alumnus and Sacramento Kings guard Bobby Hurley)
"Pigeons and catchers report Aug. 23." (Dwight Perry, noting that the Brewers planned to unveil a statue of Bug Selig on Aug. 24)
"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." (Frank Chance)
"I like walks as much as I like high gas prices." (Brian Bannister, Royals pitcher)
What Milwaukee Brewers pitcher was nicknamed "Bigfoot"? Pete Ladd.
On June 21, 2006, the Alaska Goldpanners beat Omaha in Fairbanks in the 100th annual Midnight Sun Game.
"Fans always like to ask me how long a dozen bats would last me and I'd tell 'em, 'Eight to ten cookouts.'" (Bob Uecker)
"They are working double duty at the Tums factory tonight." (Mike Shannon, Cardinals broadcaster)
"In the 70s, I threw in the 90s; in the 90s, I throw in the 70s." (Frank Tanana)
The 1899 Cleveland Spiders finished 20-134.
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" (Jim Bouton)
"I've had pretty good success facing Stan (Musial) by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third base." (Carl Erskine)
"Just hold them for a few innings, fellas. I'll think of something." (Charlie Dressen, Brooklyn manager)
"It's not easy to play for me, because I will tell the truth whether you like it or not." (Ozzie Guillen)
"When it comes to the Dodgers, Cain just isn't Abel." (Jerry Li, on Matt Cain's winless record against the Dodgers)
"When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches." (Ron Santo)
"When I met him, he was kind of a human being that you would never meet in Japan. So whenever I was around him, I almost felt like I was witnessing a creature, not a human being." (Ichiro, on Bret Boone)
Did you know? Gary Sheffield had his initials inlaid in gold on his front teeth.
In 2006, Jim Eriotes (age 83) batted for the Sioux Falls Canaries. He struck out.
"It was an insurance run, so I hit it to the Prudential building." (Reggie Jackson)
"I spent most of my winter just following Joe Theismann's advice -- easy flow." (Bob Uecker, after prostate surgery)
"I didn't have a problem getting down on my knee, but I had a problem getting back up." (61-year-old Jim Palmer, on his marriage proposal in 2007)
"Life is not a spectator sport." (Jackie Robinson)
"Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out." (Joe Garagiola)
"Cal Ripken embodies all that the Orioles stand for, all that Baltimore stands for and, really, all that this country stands for in terms of his dedication and work ethic." (Peter Angelos)
"Welcome to New York Yankee Baseball. I'm Bill White... wait, no." (Phil Rizzuto)
"There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw." (Stan Musial)
"The reason the Mets have played so well at Shea this year is they have the best home record in baseball." (Ralph Kiner)
"You ever see a batting practice pitcher drop dead? Men drop dead shoveling snow but not pitching batting practice. That's why I pitch batting practice." (Tommy Lasorda)
"People are saying it was a great mass. As a matter of fact, afterward the Yankees retired Roman numeral XVI." (David Letterman, on the Pope's visit to Yankee Stadium)
Did you know? In the early 1990s, Milwaukee's Graeme Lloyd and Dave Nilsson formed the first Australian battery.
In 2006, the Yankees and Red Sox set a record for longest nine-inning game (4 hours and 45 minutes).
"It's like I said at Satchel's funeral in 1982: people say it's a shame he never pitched against the best. But who's to say he didn't?" (Buck O'Neil, on Satchel Paige)
"They said I was such a great prospect that they were sending me to a winter league to sharpen up. When I stepped off the plane, I was in Greenland." (Bob Uecker)
"How old is Dad? The last time I checked, he was 61. I'm 53 now. The way I've got it figured, in five years I'll be older than he is." (Skip Caray)
Did you know? On June 29, 2014, the Chicago Cubs had no game scheduled on a Sunday for the first time since 1932.
Did you know? The 1905 Boston Braves had four 20-game losers.
"It's hard to win a pennant, but it's harder losing one." (Chuck Tanner)
"All I ever wanted to be was a Yankee." (Derek Jeter)
"Me and George and Billy, we're two of a kind." (Mickey Rivers)
"He could have hit .300 with a fountain pen." (Joe Garagiola, on Stan Musial)
"I'm a little guy who gets hurt a lot. That's why they call me Seabiscuit." (Chris Snelling, Mariners outfielder)
"Parity is not the American way. The American way is to dominate somebody else." (Davey Johnson)
"I'm not as dumb as people think I am." (Ron Washington, Texas manager)
In how many World Series did Babe Ruth play during his 22-year career? Ten.
Did you know? The Atlanta Braves won 13 consecutive division titles (1993-2005).
"My three pitches: my change, my change off my change, and my change off my change off my change." (Preacher Roe)
Did you know? Red Sox outfielder Jackie Jensen retired in 1960, citing his fear of flying.  He later changed his mind.
"When he gets down in a crouch, it sounds like a bowl of Rice Krispies." (Greg Hibbard, on 43-year-old Carlton Fisk)
"Wearing your cup outside your pants." (David Letterman, from 'Things That Will Get You Suspended by Major League Baseball')
Did you know? Umpire Brick Owens was bitten by Honus Wagner's dog after Owens ejected Wagner for arguing.
"Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things." (Robert Frost)
"The Greatness of Ty Cobb was something that had to be seen, and to see him was to remember him forever." (George Sisler)
"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." (Preacher Roe, on Stan Musial)
"It's not good when you light up two Marlboros at the same time at 3 a.m., washing it down with a glass of chocolate milk. You know you have a lot on your mind when you do that." (Jim Leyland)
"He didn't just hit pitchers, he took away their dignity." (Don Sutton, on Willie Stargell)
"It's not the best 25 players, but the right 25 players." (Eric Wedge, Guardians manager)
Who is credited with inventing the curveball? Candy Cummings.
Who was the first catcher to win the AL batting title? Joe Mauer.
"[Ty] Cobb is about as welcome in American League parks as a rattlesnake." (Lou Gehrig)
Who signed the first six-figure contract in National League history? Stan Musial (in 1958).
"The goat ate the Bible with my birth certificate. That goat lived to be 27." (Satchel Paige)
Who was Jason Wetherbee? Honus Wagner's pet dog.
"The charm of baseball is that, dull as it may be on the field, it is endlessly fascinating as a rehash." (Jim Murray)
"Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run." (Branch Rickey)
"I'm supposed to be writing a book, and I can hardly read." (Mark "The Bird" Fidrych)
"My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work." (Sparky Anderson)
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run -- all he can do is beat you." (Leo Durocher, on Eddie Stanky)
"I'm not a quitter. When I want to quit, I'll do a lot of stupid things and make sure they fire me and get paid." (Ozzie Guillen)
Why was Charles Dillon Stengel nicknamed Casey? His hometown was Kansas City, Missouri.
Who is the youngest player to hit 50 home runs in a season? Prince Fielder (age 23).
"The big trouble is not really who isn't in the Hall of Fame, but who is. It was established for a select few." (Rogers Hornsby)
Who was known as "Neon Deion"? Deion Sanders.
"That youth thing gets old after a while." (Dick Pole)
The first tarpaulin was used on baseball fields in 1884.
"If a horse can't eat it, I don't want to play on it." (Dick Allen, on artificial turf)
Hank Aaron played baseball for twenty-three years and he was the all-time home run king, but did you know that he led the league in home runs only four times during his career?
"The reason we call that pitch up and in is because the arms are attached to the shoulder." (Tim McCarver)
"There are Opening Day pitchers and pitchers who start on Opening Day." (Roger Craig)
Did you know? In 1921, Reuben Berman won a lawsuit against the New York Giants, establishing a fan's right to keep a baseball hit into the stands.
Who was the first Asian-American manager in Major League Baseball? Don Wakamatsu.
"Bad barbecue makes me want to fight somebody. When I have a really bad rib or a really bad pulled pork, it just makes me angry." (Adam Wainwright)
Groundskeeper Bill Stockstick used a goat to help trim the outfield grass at Sportsman's Park.
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off." (Bill Veeck)
"In the beginning I used to make one terrible play a game. Then I got so I'd make one a week and finally I'd pull a bad one about once a month. Now, I'm trying to keep it down to one a season." (Lou Gehrig)
"There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all." (Lou Gehrig)
"People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not." (Tommy Lasorda)
"He couldn't cut me if he hit me in the lip with a fastball." (Roger Craig, on Bobby Ojeda)
"Who's the manager they remember the most? Billy Martin. They don't remember Sparky Anderson. They remember Billy Martin because he was the crazy one." (Ozzie Guillen)
Which MLB team once held spring training in Bermuda? New York Yankees (in 1913).
"That's getting the No. 1 and putting the whistle on it." (Ron Gardenhire, on a Justin Morneau home run)
"I want him to play 100 miles an hour with his hair on fire." (Nationals GM Mike Rizzo, on Bryce Harper)
"Three hundred wins is nothing to spit at." (Gaylord Perry)
"Kent Hrbek's Missing 'E'" (David Letterman, from 'Unusual Exhibits at the Baseball Hall of Fame)
The Cleveland Guardians had 455 consecutive sellouts at Jacobs Field from 1996-2000.
"Baseball is the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated." (Author Unknown)
"Guys ask me, don't I get burned out? How can you get burned out doing something you love? I ask you, have you ever got tired of kissing a pretty girl?" (Tommy Lasorda)
"I'm not out here to win a beauty contest." (Kirk Gibson)
"Roy Oswalt is a drop and drive pitcher. What is a drop and drive pitcher? He is a guy who drops and drives. Very simple." (Tim McCarver)
Did you know?  Bob Feller's sister Marguerite was the Iowa state ping-pong champion.
"Yogi's been an inspiration to me -- not only because of his baseball skills, but of course for the enduring mark he left on the English language.  Some of the press corps even think he might be my speechwriter." (George W. Bush, on Yogi Berra)
"Walter's right arm was different than yours or mine. It was special, like Caruso's lungs or Einstein's brain." (Chief Meyers, on Walter Johnson)
"Everybody is entitled to have a bad day, no matter who you are....But I don't think a bad day comes from not hustling. That can't be stood for. When you're having a bad day, you can still hustle." (Wes Helms, on teammate Hanley Ramirez)
Which MLB team holds the record for most home runs (10) in a game? 1987 Toronto Blue Jays.
"You can tweet that. Just tweet it. You don't even have to write it. Just fire it through the Internet." (Ron Gardenhire)
"You need haters in your life. If you don't have haters in your life, you're not doing anything." (Brandon Phillips)
"Do you think they'll stop the game for it?" (Oakland's Brent Gates, before Dennis Eckersley recorded his 300th save)
"Ted Williams' Cryogenically Frozen Hat" (David Letterman, from 'Unusual Exhibits at the Baseball Hall of Fame)
Did you know? The Baker Bowl had a hump in center field where the ballpark ran over a subway tunnel.
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." (Bob Lemon)
"I want to thank all the pitchers who couldn't go nine innings, and manager Dick Howser who wouldn't let them go." (Dan Quisenberry, five time recipient of the Rolaids Relief Award)
"Jose Canseco leads off the third inning with a grand slam." (John Gordon, Twins announcer)
"Matt Stairs is a very funny guy. He was born in New Brunswick and loves the fastball." (Tim McCarver)
"He's the most mentally tough person I've ever played with." (Derek Jeter, on Mariano Rivera)
"They throw Winfield out at second, and he's safe." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"I don't even watch a game on TV without my cup." (Astros catcher Harry Spilman)
Who is the only player to wear the number "0" for the Philadelphia Phillies? Al Oliver.
"The Grand Canyon with seats." (Ed Roebuck, on the L.A. Coliseum)
"Well, there goes the A's 113-game hitting streak." (Jim Palmer, after no-hitting the Oakland A's)
Fenway Park was the first ballpark with a screen behind home plate to protect fans from foul balls.
"You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain." (Leo Durocher)
In 1964, Tony Oliva of the Minnesota Twins hit .323, making him the first Rookie of the Year with a batting title, a feat not duplicated until 2001 when Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners led the American League with a .350 batting average.
"My best pitch is anything the batter grounds, lines, or pops in the direction of [Phil] Rizzuto." (Vic Raschi)
"His curveball -- it jelly-legs you." (Jim Thome, on Barry Zito)
"If somebody had told me that you have a choice of being a rock star or playing left field for the Tigers, there would not have been a choice at all.  I would have said, 'Where's my locker?'" (Alice Cooper)
"I did my job. The ball didn't do its job." (Coco Crisp, after missing a ball in the outfield)
"Whether you're handsome or ugly, it's nice to have a face." (Colt .45s pitcher Bobby Tiefenauer)
"The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back." (Steve Garvey)
"The Yankees know only one way: 'Throw a wallet at a problem. If the problem persists, find another wallet.'" (Joel Sherman)
"I don't write speeches or have someone write them for me. I speak from the heart." (Don Mattingly)
"Pro-rated at 500 at-bats a year, that means that for two years out of the fourteen I played, I never even touched the ball." (Norm Cash, on his 1,081 strikeouts)
Ty Cobb, during his 1909 Triple Crown season, simultaneously led the American League in stolen bases with seventy-six, making him the only recipient to also lead in stolen bases.
"You know Earl. He's not happy unless he's not happy." (Elrod Hendricks, on Earl Weaver)
"It rained that day.  Even the heavens wept at the passing of Babe Ruth." (Arthur Dailey, sportswriter)
"I can still throw it in the 70s. And I can throw it in the 80s if I don't want to comb my hair for a week." (Bob Feller, at age 66)
Who are the only two Reds pitchers to hit a grand slam home run? Al Hollingsworth and Bob Purkey.
"I got to get Dr. Freeze off my twig right now." (Nyjer Morgan, on a month-long batting slump)
"We like to say that St. Patrick's is the 'Yankee Stadium of cathedrals.'" (Archbishop Timothy Dolan)
"It's all this sabermetrics stuff ... People who haven't played since they were nine years old think they have it figured out." (Eric Wedge)
"Bill Buckner had a 19-game hitting streak going and always wore the same underwear. Of course, he had no friends." (Lenny Randle)
Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis once fined umpire Bill Klem for using foul language.
"Sandy's fastball was so fast, some batters would start to swing as he was on his way to the mound." (Jim Murray, on Sandy Koufax)
Grover Alexander is the only pitcher to accomplish the Pitching Triple Crown three consecutive years AND the only pitcher to earn it four different times.
"Sometimes the hitter gets a hit, sometimes I strike them out, but in neither case does anyone die." (Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez)
"Some people have a chip on their shoulder. Billy [Martin] has a whole lumberyard." (Jim Murray)
"You scare people. You could be anything in the jungle but the hunter." (Luis Tiant, to Gorman Thomas)
"Slow thinkers are part of the game, too.  Some of these slow thinkers can hit a ball a long way." (Alvin Dark)
"To compare baseball with other games is to say the Hope Diamond is a nice chunk of carbon." (Bill Veeck)
"Nobody interviews me unless I get my brains beat in. That means I get interviewed, what, about 45 times a year?" (Mike DeJean, Rockies pitcher)
In 2007, Milwaukee's Bill Hall, Jeff Suppan, J.J. Hardy, and Chris Capuano made a cameo appearance on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless."
"They didn't find anything in my head. Just a hamster chasing a peanut." (Bobby Wilson, Angels catcher, after medical tests)
"He shouldn't have gone to high school -- it took three years off his pension." (Walt Weiss, on Ken Griffey, Jr.)
"Four years from now, if I'm able to sit up and take nourishment, I would." (Joe Torre, 72, on whether he'd be interested in managing Team USA in the WBC again)
Did you know? Umpires did not use whisk brooms to dust off home plate until 1904.
"I was such a dangerous hitter, I even got intentional walks in batting practice." (Casey Stengel)
The Triple Crown of pitching is "awarded" to the pitcher who leads, or ties, his league in three major pitching areas.  These are wins, strikeouts, and earned run average.
"I went through Cleveland once and it was closed." (Jay Johnstone)
"We're fine. The only time we lose our concentration is when the umpire says, 'Play Ball.'" (Lou Piniella)
"When I'm in Boston, I always feel like I'm home. I almost cry, I feel so good." (Luis Tiant)
"Bruce Sutter has been around for a while, and he's pretty old.  He's thirty-five years old.  That will give you some idea of how old he is." (Ron Fairly, broadcaster)
Whose number (4) was the first retired number in Major League Baseball? Lou Gehrig.
Did you know? Johnny Bench once appeared as a waiter in an episode of "The Partridge Family."
On April 17, 2009, Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman wore Nationals' uniforms with the name misspelled ('Natinals').
"Career 2.28 ERA and threw 29 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings in World Series. Could also hit." (Joe Posnanski, on Babe Ruth)
"The Dodgers will not be intimidated by anyone!" (Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson, the morning after two bench-clearing Dodger-Padre brawls)
The first umpire training school opened in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in 1935.
"The strongest thing that baseball has going for it today are its yesterdays." (Lawrence Ritter)
"All good balls to hit are strikes, though not all strikes are good balls to hit." (Dave Winfield)
"I'm a light eater. When it gets light, I start eating." (Tommy John)
"Our pitchers aren't pitching very well and our hitters aren't hitting very well. Outside of that, we're OK." (Lou Piniella)
"[Luis Tiant] is the Fred Astaire of baseball." (Reggie Jackson)
"It was filled with cork, also Styrofoam and ground up bits of rubber balls.  It's the same way they make their hot dogs in Chicago." (David Letterman, on Sammy Sosa's corked bat)
"The same way as to anybody else, except don't let the ball go." (Tug McGraw, on how to pitch to Hank Aaron)
What is the name of the Toronto Blue Jays mascot? Ace.
Did you know? Leo Durocher appeared in these TV shows: "Mister Ed," "The Munsters," and "The Beverly Hillbillies."
On May 7, 2009, the Red Sox scored 12 runs in the sixth inning against the Guardians before making an out.
"Intense, nasty, and they can ride you like cheap underwear." (Goose Gossage, on Red Sox fans)
"He hits it harder than me." (Derek Jeter, watching Prince Fielder hit during spring training -- at age 12)
The first umpires to wear glasses were Ed Rommel and Frank Umont in 1956.
"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)
Frank Robinson was the first, and still the only, player to win a Most Valuable Player Award in both the American and National Leagues.
"I told him I wasn't tired. He told me, 'No, but the outfielders sure are.'" (Jim Kern, on the manager who removed him from a game)
"I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer." (Tommy Lasorda)
"The way to make coaches think you're in shape in the spring is to get a tan." (Whitey Ford)
"The whole history of baseball has the quality of mythology." (Bernard Malamud)
"Like Godzilla." (Masato Yoshii, Mets pitcher, describing Mark McGwire)
What is the name of the Colorado Rockies mascot? Dinger.
Did you know? Jim Lefebvre appeared in a "Batman" episode as a henchman of the Riddler.
In 2009, the New York Yankees set a major league record for consecutive error-less games with 18.
Did you know? Don "Bootin'" Buddin led the American League in errors in 1958 and 1959.
"Unless I'm just completely off base, I think there would be a hug involved." (Joe Torre, on what would happen if he saw Alex Rodriguez)
"I didn't like the way he was looking at me." (Ted Simmons, St. Louis catcher, on why he punched Cubs' third baseman Bill Madlock)
"It ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays." (Yogi Berra)
Did you know that Don Newcombe was the first player to win a Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award AND he did it during the same season (1956)?
"He had about him a touch of royalty." (Bowie Kuhn, on Roberto Clemente)
"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." (Vin Scully)
"You kind of took it for granted around the Yankees that there was always going to be baseball in October." (Whitey Ford)
"I like playin' softball...but watchin' baseball?  I don't want to knock the national pastime, but, mister, a lot of nothin' happens." (Elvis Presley)
What is the name of the Tampa Bay Rays mascot? Raymond.
Former Dodgers Jim Lefebvre and Al Ferrara appeared in an episode of "Gilligan's Island".
"It was a slow roller with a lot of spin on it. I thought I watched it good." (Bill Buckner)
"Nobody liked to lose, but Rick got angry if the score was even tied." (Bill Lee, on Rick Burleson)
"I'll give you a blank check now, and at the end of the season, you just fill in my total fines." (A's manager Billy Martin, to AL President Lee MacPhail)
"He was immediately taken into custody and then booked on the Jerry Springer Show." (Jay Leno, after Rangers pitcher Frank Francisco threw a chair into the stands)
In 1998, Harry and Hunter Wendelstedt became the first father-and-son tandem to umpire the same game.
"A baseball fan has the digestive apparatus of a billy goat. He can, and does, devour any set of diamond statistics with insatiable appetite and then nuzzles hungrily for more." (Arthur Daley)
"Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser." (Sandy Koufax)
"There are only two things that will prevent him from greatness: a knife and a fork." (Frank Lane, on Boog Powell)
What pitcher holds the record for most consecutive scoreless innings? Orel Hershiser (59).
"Two weeks, maybe three. You never know with psychosomatic injuries. You have to take your time with them." (Jim Palmer)
"A mouse studying to become a rat." (John Schulian, on Billy Martin)
"Either he throws the fastest ball I've ever seen, or I'm going blind." (Richie Ashburn, on Sandy Koufax)
What is the name of the Oakland Athletics mascot? Stomper.
Did you know? Bob Gibson once appeared in an episode of "Gentle Ben."
"I think Tim Wakefield would even say tonight that Tim Wakefield got to Tim Wakefield tonight." (Tim McCarver)
"Lots of enthusiasm, not much of an arm. Suggest he go into another business." (Scouting report on Cuban pitcher Fidel Castro)
"What kind of stupid question is that?" (Randy Johnson, at Fan Fest after someone asked him, "Do you think you're misunderstood?")
"Replace 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' with 50 Cent's 'What up Gangsta'" (David Letterman, from 'Ways to Make the All-Star Game More Exciting')
Snowball-throwing fans caused the 1907 New York Giants to forfeit their opener against the Philadelphia Phillies.
"That's the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of a bat on a ball." (Bill Veeck)
Bobby Richardson is the only recipient of the World Series MVP Award while playing on the losing team.
"I say this from the bottom of my heart, that if you don't root for the Dodgers, you might not get into heaven." (Tommy Lasorda)
Who holds the record for hitting into the most triple plays? Brooks Robinson (4).
"In a world filled with hate, prejudice, and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice, and protest." (Bob Gibson)
"I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three." (Casey Stengel)
"It's like watching Mario Andretti park a car." (Ralph Kiner, describing Phil Niekro's knuckleball)
"If anyone wants me, tell them I'm being embalmed." (Casey Stengel)
What was the only team to win two World Series in the 1980s? Los Angeles Dodgers.
"The hairs on my arms rose." (Al Campanis, on scouting Sandy Koufax)
"I've had Albert Belle. I've had Carl Everett, Frank Thomas, whatever.... Those men deal strictly in truth." (Mets manager Jerry Manuel)
"A Southern League grounds crew consists of one old man and a rake." (Jim Bouton)
"Two words: monkey umpires." (David Letterman, from 'Ways to Make the All-Star Game More Exciting')
In 1924, Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth brawled at home plate, causing the Tigers to forfeit the game to the Yankees.
"A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves." (Brendan Francis)
Branch Rickey, who won the first-ever Sporting News Executive of the Year Award in 1936, not only signed Jackie Robinson, but also "invented" the modern farm system.
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish third." (Tommy Lasorda, on catcher Mike Sciocia)
Who holds the career record for most unintentional walks? Rickey Henderson (2123).
"When I knocked a guy down, there was no second part to the story." (Bob Gibson)
"When we lose I can't sleep at night.  When we win I can't sleep at night.  But when you win you wake up feeling better." (Joe Torre)
"He's a very lucky man. He escapes the dictatorial reign of a ruthless tyrant and ends up working for George Steinbrenner." (David Letterman, on Orlando Hernandez)
"I worked in Canada. It's a great city." (Tony Kubek)
Who has been the broadcast voice of the Kansas City Royals since their inception? Denny Matthews.
"I have no idea what Google or Goggle is -- and couldn't care less." (Jim Leyland)
"This is bad news. Earlier today, North Korea announced that they have the technology to create their own rally monkey." (David Letterman)
Did you know? To speed up games in 1911, AL president Ban Johnson banned warm-up pitches between innings.
"This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings." (Bill Veeck)
"You have to improve your club [even] if it means letting your own brother go." (Joe McCarthy)
"We're on a first-number basis with each other." (Bill "Spaceman" Lee, number 37, on Mark Fidrych, number 20)
What baseball player once had four kickoff return TDs in a single high school game? Roger Maris.
"If you ever get a chance to buy a baseball team, do so.  It's very fun." (Ted Turner)
"Baseball isn't statistics, it's Joe DiMaggio rounding second base." (Jimmy Breslin, sportswriter)
"I wasn't big on school. When someone asked me how I liked school, I said 'closed.'" (Yogi Berra)
"If there wasn't nine guys out in the field, I'd have a hit every time except when I strike out." (Delmon Young)
"Players like rules. If they didn't have any rules, they wouldn't have anything to break." (Lee Walls)
Did you know? Baseball teams routinely order about 12 dozen bats per player per year.
"A critic once characterized baseball as six minutes of action crammed into two-and-one-half hours." (Ray Fitzgerald)
Joe McCarthy, who won the first Sporting News Manager of the Year Award in 1936, won nine pennants, seven world titles, and never finished out of the first division during his twenty-four year managerial career.
"Do they leave it there during the game?" (Bill "Spaceman" Lee, on first seeing Fenway's Green Monster)
Who is the only 4-time batting champ not in the Hall of Fame? Bill Madlock.
"I'm not impulsive at all -- except about buying clothes. That's my biggest weakness." (Alex Rodriguez)
"Baseball is the very symbol, the outward and visible expression of the drive and push and rush and struggle of the raging, tearing, booming nineteenth century." (Mark Twain)
"Well, unless he was sitting in the third deck, there was no reason to move." (Jim Palmer, explaining why outfielder Albert Belle stood motionless during a Bernie Williams home run)
"When you have two out, you're three-fourths of the way there." (Manny Acta, Guardians manager)
Did you know? The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Cliff Dapper, a catcher, to the Atlanta Crackers (Southern Association) for Ernie Harwell, a broadcaster.
On May 6, 2010, the Round Rock Express debuted a new pitcher named Billy Ray "Rojo" Johnson, who was really actor Will Ferrell in disguise.
"Sori was the epitome of bravado and machismo." (Jeff Samardzija, on ex-teammate Alfonso Soriano)
"Just stick your foot in the toilet and flush it." (Tommy Lasorda, to a rookie who asked where the whirlpool was located)
"The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love." (Bryant Gumbel)
"It's not over until the fat man swings." (Darren Daulton, on teammate John Kruk)
"I heard doctors revived a man who had been dead for 4-1/2 minutes. When they asked him what it was like being dead, he said it was like listening to Yankees announcer Phil Rizzuto during a rain delay." (David Letterman)
Who holds the record for lowest WHIP in a season? Pedro Martinez (0.737 in 2000).
"When he's at bat you can hear him gritting his teeth." (Rebel Oaks, on Ty Cobb)
"The more I see of Babe, the more he seems a figure out of mythology." (Burt Whitman, sportswriter, on Babe Ruth)
"Do the dull things right so the extraordinary things will not be required too often." (Earl Weaver)
Who provided the broadcast voice for the 1999 Nintendo 64 release "Ken Griffey Jr. Slugfest"? Dave Niehaus.
Did you know? Jamie Moyer is the only pitcher to toss a shutout in four different decades.
"Hey, hey!" (Jack Brickhouse)
"Speed is a great asset, but it's greater when it's combined with quickness -- and there's a big difference." (Ty Cobb)
"Here. I could hear it here." (Curtis Pride, who is deaf, pointing to his heart, when asked if he could hear the ovation after his first major league hit with the Expos)
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare. (Tallulah Bankhead)
Did you know that Fenway Park, which opened April 20, 1912, is the oldest American League ballpark still in operation?
"Baseball's still a game. I don't want it to be work. I want it to be a game." (Don Mattingly)
Did you know? Duke Farrell once threw out 8 men trying to steal in a single game.
"When you mail Ichiro something from the States, you only have to use that name on the address and he gets it [in Japan]. He's that big." (Tony Attanasio, Ichiro's agent)
"Correct thinkers think that 'baseball trivia' is an oxymoron.  Nothing about baseball is trivial." (George Will)
"Does Cal know?" (Ryan Minor, when told he'd be starting at third base for Cal Ripken, Jr., ending Ripken's record streak)
"Mediocrity is the most boring thing in the world." (Rick Monday)
Did you know? Jack Brickhouse called boxing matches, Chicago Bears football, and Cubs and White Sox baseball.
Who is the oldest person to manage in the major leagues?  Connie Mack (age 87).
"I don't wear a cup. Never wore a cup. I do too many moves to wear a cup." (Carl Crawford)
Did you know? A special box was installed at Wrigley Field for U.S. President William Howard Taft, especially designed for his wide girth.
"When you steal a base, 99 percent of the time you steal on a pitcher. You actually never steal on a catcher." (Lou Brock)
Did you know? In 1963, Warren Spahn appeared in an episode of the TV show "Combat!"
Did you know? Twenty-year-old Miguel Cabrera hit a walk-off home run in his major league debut.
There is no location requirement in regards to home team dugouts.  Some are on the first base side and others are on the third base side.
"When Charlie Finley had his heart operation, it took eight hours.  Seven just to find his heart." (Oakland pitcher Steve McCatty)
"It was his solemn responsibility to catch a ball that wasn't in the stands." (Monte Irvin, on Willie Mays)
Did you know? Bernie Williams was the first player to homer from both sides of the plate during a postseason game.
"I can truthfully say that I never did like umpiring.  I stayed with it because I had to eat." (Lee Ballanfant, umpire)
"I hope that's Robinson and not Garth." (Padres infielder David Newhan, on being compared to "Brooksie")
"I'm a walking keg of dynamite....I so much want to have a confrontation with him that I can't wait for it to happen. I want to tear this building down." (Reggie Jackson, on George Steinbrenner)
"The beauty of Dave Niehaus is that when there was a lot of bad baseball in the early years there were a lot of great broadcasts from Dave Niehaus." (Rick Rizzs, on the late Mariners broadcaster)
On August 25, 2011, the New York Yankees became the first team in history to hit three grand slams in one game.
"He's irreplaceable." (Yankees GM Brian Cashman, on Mariano Rivera)
Who was the first U.S. president to attend a World Series game? Woodrow Wilson (in 1915).
"I couldn't resist. I never had a better jump on the pitcher." (Lou Novikoff, on why he tried to steal third with the bases loaded)
Did you know? In 2002, Rod Carew appeared in an episode of the "George Lopez" TV show.
"I just started laughing. I was like, 'Where's my ring?'" (Bryce Harper, after the Nationals signed Max Scherzer)
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood." (Thomas Boswell)
Did you know that Connie Mack has the most wins of any manager in the history of baseball?  He also has the most losses, having managed for 50 YEARS!
"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?" (Satchel Paige)
"Having Willie Stargell in your ball club is like having a diamond ring on your finger." (Chuck Tanner)
"I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules." (Leo Durocher)
"They can holler at the uniform all they want, but when they start hollering at the man wearing the uniform, they're going to be in trouble." (Joe Brinkman, umpire)
"I'm crazy, and I've got the papers to prove it." (Jimmy Piersall)
"The home run is the toughest play in baseball to defend." (Hank Bauer)
"It's a weird scene. You win a few baseball games and all of a sudden you're surrounded by reporters and TV men with cameras asking you about Vietnam and race relations." (Vida Blue)
Who threw the ceremonial first pitch at Marlins Park in 2012? Muhammad Ali.
On June 17, 1915, George Zabel pitched 18-1/3 innings of relief in a Cubs victory over Brooklyn.
Did you know? U.S. President Harry Truman attended 16 baseball games while in office (a presidential record).
"I run as hard as anyone, but not as fast." (Boog Powell)
Did you know? In 1970, Stan Musial appeared in an episode of the TV sitcom "That Girl".
"Baseball is all I've ever wanted to do." (Minnie Minoso)
"Baseball? It's just a game -- as simple as a ball and a bat. Yet, as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. It's a sport, business -- and sometimes even religion." (Ernie Harwell)
"There has been only one manager and his name is John McGraw." (Connie Mack)
"The batter still hits a grounder.  In this case the first bounce is 360 feet away." (Dan Quisenberry, on what happens when his sinker isn't working)
"There was never any question about his courage. He proved it by getting married four times." (Jack Brickhouse, on Enos Slaughter)
"I occasionally get birthday cards from fans.  But it's often the same message: they hope it's my last." (Al Forman, umpire)
"When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked down a second time." (Carl Yastrzemski)
"If he's a major league umpire, then I'm a submarine pilot." (Bobby Valentine, on umpire Tim McCelland)
"It looks like Willie Hays is trying to hit Rick Vaughn, and why not?  Everybody else in the league does." (Harry Doyle, in "Major League 2")
Who was the first Brazilian-born player in Major League Baseball?  Yan Gomes.
In 1943, Joe Cronin became the first player to hit a pinch-hit home run in both games of a doubleheader.
"We played the game with a real passion. Today the guys are prima donnas. They are so spoiled." (Goose Gossage)
"I don't look like John Kruk. He looks like me." (Meat Loaf)
Did you know? In 1975, Nolan Ryan appeared in an episode of the TV soap opera "Ryan's Hope".
"Easing up? That's not in my vocabulary." (Nationals manager Matt Williams)
"Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there?" (Larry Anderson)
In 1977, the Texas Rangers became the only American League team in history to have four managers during the same season.
"Willie Mays and his glove: where triples go to die." (Dodgers executive Fresco Thompson)
"The problem with Wockenfuss getting on base is that it takes three doubles to score him." (Sparky Anderson)
"Forbes Field at this moment is an outdoor insane asylum." (Jack Brickhouse during Game 7 of the 1960 World Series)
"The bigger the guy, the less he argues.  You never heard a word out of Stan Musial or Willie Mays or Roberto Clemente.  They never tried to make you look bad." (Tom Gorman, umpire)
"I hate the Yankees." (Bobby Valentine, Red Sox manager)
What pitcher is descended from a Hessian mercenary who fought for the British in the American Revolution? Orel Hershiser
"The umpire should combine the integrity of a Supreme Court judge, the physical agility of an acrobat, the endurance of Job, and the heart of a serial killer." (Time, 1961)
Did you know? Joe Adcock hit the only home run to land on the roof at Ebbets Field.
"Over the course of a normal Red Sox-Yankees game, three species go extinct." (Seth Meyers)
"He has the heart of a poet trapped inside an insanely gorgeous body." (Madonna, on Alex Rodriguez)
"Good ball players learn to spread out their lower half." (Rex Hudler, Royals broadcaster)
"When we lost I couldn't sleep at night. When we win I can't sleep at night. But when you win, you wake up feeling better." (Joe Torre)
"Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player." (Author Unknown)
Casey Stengel took the helm of the New York Yankees in 1949 and won a ring every season through 1953 making him the only manager to win five consecutive rings.
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax, and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." (Bob Uecker)
"Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." (Satchel Paige)
"They used to say, 'If we find a good black player, we'll sign him.' They was lying." (Cool Papa Bell)
"An umpire doesn't eject a manager or player, they eject themselves.  They know exactly what they can say and who they can say it to.  So when somebody is thrown out, he has either completely lost control, or he intended to be run." (Eric Gregg, umpire)
"I hate the minor leagues. I'd rather go out to lunch with my ex-wife's attorney than play in the minors." (Dave Collins)
"I wish 37-year-old John Rocker could go back and punch 23-year-old John Rocker in his face." (John Rocker)
How did Leroy "Satchel" Paige get his nickname? From his size-14 shoes, which were "as big as satchels."
"Out of what? A thousand?" (Mickey Rivers, after hearing Reggie Jackson brag about his 140 IQ)
The Nashua Pride of the Atlantic League celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the Watergate break-in by giving away Richard Nixon bobbleheads.
"I'm going to go out there and give 100% of 85%." (Ryan Howard, on playing hurt)
"When I hit the ball especially hard, I could smell the leather start to burn as it struck the wooden bat." (Ted Williams)
"Be a fountain, not a drain." (Rex Hudler, Royals broadcaster)
"It was all I lived for, to play baseball." (Mickey Mantle)
"Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up." (Sharon Olds)
Did you know that the youngest manager to start a season with a club was Lou Boudreau? He was barely past the age of twenty-four when he became the manager of the Cleveland Guardians in 1941.
"Sure, women sportswriters look when they're in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do you explain a capital letter in the middle of a word?" (Bob Uecker)
"Much of what we think of as pitching is actually fielding." (Bill James)
"Lou Piniella only argues on days ending with the letter 'y.'" (Ron Luciano, umpire)
"I know what the word 'media' means.  It's plural for 'mediocre'." (Tommy Bridges, pitcher)
"I like our owner, Jeffrey Loria. I've told him he can ask me anything about baseball. If he doesn't like the answer, I couldn't care less." (Ozzie Guillen)
What two brothers hit home runs in the same World Series game? Ken and Clete Boyer (in 1964).
"I can't wait until I get to Baltimore. I want to see myself on an official baseball card wearing an Orioles uniform." (Brent Allar)
Did you know? Nolan Ryan's uniform number was retired by three teams (Angels, Astros, and Rangers).
"Marylou Cunningham Belles died after giving cancer the finger for 27 years. She was a lifelong NY Mets fan, though surprisingly that wasn't what killed her." (Obituary)
"You don't always make an out. Sometimes the pitcher gets you out." (Carl Yastrzemski)
"He's got a look on his face sometimes -- it's a little Norman Bates here and there." (Buck Showalter, on pitcher Chris Tillman)
"The great thing about baseball is that there's a crisis every day." (Gabe Paul)
"Why would you [Gene Michael] want to stay manager and be second-guessed by me when you can come up into the front-office and be one of the second-guessers?" (George Steinbrenner)
"He plays like he's on a mini-trampoline or wearing helium kangaroo shorts." (Andy Van Slyke, on Ozzie Smith)
"If he ever looks mad at you, go ahead and hit him before the sucker punches you." (Thurman Munson, on Billy Martin)
"How long have you known me, Jack? And you still don't know how to spell my name." (Yogi Berra, after receiving a check from Jack Buck made out to Bearer)
"[Alvin] Dark charged out on the field and I was shocked at the language he used.  He suggested there had not been a marriage in my family for three generations." (Bill Valentine, umpire)
How many baseball gloves can be made from one cow? Five.
"All empires fall sooner or later." (Red Sox president Larry Lucchino after Boston eliminated the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS)
In 2005, 40 players, a coach, and a manager were fined and/or suspended after a brawl during a Richmond-Syracuse minor league game.
"It's easy to hit .300 with your swing. Try doing it with mine." (Dave Valle, to Ken Griffey, Jr.)
"Never draft an 18-year-old with a full beard. It means he's fully developed and won't grow anymore." (Buck Showalter)
"I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats." (Bill Veeck)
"There is no sports event like Opening Day of baseball, the sense of beating back the forces of darkness and the National Football League." (George Vecsey)
"I got a lot of energy ready to be wasted on somebody." (Mookie Wilson)
"When I came to Detroit, I was just a mild-mannered Sunday school boy." (Ty Cobb)
"Jack was one of the finest men that I have met in this game and certainly a class act. In every phase of professionalism, he was absolutely first class." (Lloyd McClendon, on Jack Buck)
"Everyone asks me 'why' about everything.  I have no idea.  I see it.  I swing.  I hit it." (Wade Boggs)
"Everything you hate about New York as a visitor, you love as a home player." (Scott Brosius)
"I believe if 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson were playing today, he'd have a shoe contract." (Don Mattingly)
Who hit the first home run at Miller Park? Sean Casey.
"People love sports disasters. That's why they watch NASCAR. Or the Mets." (Stephen Colbert)
"He looks like Zorro out there. Swish, swish." (Lou Piniella, on utility player Andy Sheets)
"We haven't figured out anything yet. A hundred years from now, we won't have begun to have the game figured out." (Bill James)
"I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it." (Sandy Koufax)
"He really kept the ball down. He's 6-foot-10 and when he does that, it creates a very tough angle for hitters." (Damian Miller, on Randy Johnson)
When Shibe Park in Philadelphia closed in 1970, home plate was removed and placed in Veterans Stadium for the 1971 season.
"Out of my way, ice wagon. I'm coming home." (Ty Cobb)
"I may have got Waner out, but I never fooled him." (Burleigh Grimes, on Paul Waner)
"You may go a long time without winning, but you never forget that scent." (Steve Busby)
"You shake his hand, still at 70-some years old, and he'd crush your hand. You can see where he got that power." (Justin Morneau, on Harmon Killebrew)
How many World Series titles did the Cincinnati Reds win in the 1970s? Two.
"This is America, and I'm a human being. I'm not a piece of property. I'm not a consignment of goods." (Curt Flood)
Who was the first person born in Afghanistan to play in the major leagues? Jeff Bronkey.
"I've had marriages that didn't last that long." (Skip Caray, Braves broadcaster, on a 4-hour, 11-inning game)
Matt Young is the only pitcher to have ever struck out 4 batters in an inning and lose a no-hitter.
"Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing." (Warren Spahn)
Did you know that the Braves organization is the only franchise from either league to play in the Fall Classic while representing three different cities (Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta)?
Did you know that all three DiMaggio brothers (Dom, Joe, and Vince) once played in Seals Stadium in San Francisco as minor leaguers?
"I've got a right to knock down anybody holding a bat." (Early Wynn)
Did you know? Bob Uecker starred in the sitcom "Mr. Belvedere".
"They don't put spring training statistics on bubble gum cards." (Joe Carter)
"The only thing worse than a Mets game is a Mets double-header." (Casey Stengel, on his 1962 Mets)
"I'm not sure if I'd rather be managing or testing bulletproof vests." (Joe Torre, Mets manager)
At which ballpark can you find Ashburn Alley? Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
"I just said Pandoval. I combined Sandoval and Panda. I think I should coin that." (Tim McCarver)
Did you know? Zack Greinke started 3 consecutive games for Milwaukee in 2012.
"You know, I'd like to be an astronaut. And for some reason, they just won't let me." (Royals manager Ned Yost, on Billy Butler still wanting to play first base)
"Phillies leading the Rangers, 13-10, but Texas is in field goal range." (Mike Bordick, Orioles broadcaster)
"It's been fun standing on deck and watching him launch balls left and right. Or, I guess, just left." (Vernon Wells, on Jose Bautista)
"Don't forget to swing hard, in case you hit the ball." (Woodie Held)
"Chicago Cubs fans are the greatest fans in baseball. They've got to be." (Herman Franks, manager)
Did you know the Beatles played their last concert ever in Candlestick Park in San Francisco in 1966?
How many Milwaukee Brewers have won the League MVP Award? 4 (Robin Yount, twice; Rollie Fingers, Christian Yelich, and Ryan Braun, once each).
"Nellie Fox was the toughest guy in the league to face - foul ball, foul ball, foul ball, foul ball, base hit or walk." (Ryne Duren)
"If the Expos come up with an offer I can't refuse, I wouldn't turn it down." (Gary Carter)
Who were the only two brothers to end a season with the same batting average (.261)? Mike and Bob Garbark in 1944.
"It's closer to 100 percent than it is 50 percent." (Dallas Green, on the percentage of people in baseball who did not like Mets manager Bobby Valentine)
At which ballpark can you find the Jury Box? Turner Field in Atlanta.
"There are very few pitchers that are team-oriented." (Tim McCarver)
In 2000, the Brewers held Bob Wickman Poster Night a day after Wickman was traded to Cleveland.
"No one is a pull hitter in the first year of marriage." (Walker Cooper)
"Believe it or not, I'm not that old. I didn't face DiMaggio. Now Gehrig, that guy was a tough out." (Jim Palmer)
"Putting lights in Wrigley Field is like putting aluminum siding on the Sistine Chapel." (Roger Simon)
Did you know that the Chicago Cubs (who were the White Stockings at the time) won the first pennant in National League history? The 1908 World Series was their last World Championship until 2016.
The Cincinnati Reds have played their home games in more ballparks (9) than any other National League team.
What pitcher set a record in the 1982 World Series by throwing 3 wild pitches in the same inning? Doc Medich.
"I just loved him. As a person, as an individual, you couldn't possibly not love him." (Ted Williams, on Nellie Fox)
"You guys got to see this kid we have in camp.  Out of Class C ball, hits both ways, 500 feet both ways.  You got to see him." (Bill Dickey, on Mickey Mantle)
"I always tried to hit the ball back through the box because that is the largest unprotected area." (Rogers Hornsby)
"What's not to smile about? I'm 27 years old, the father of three, and I get paid to play baseball." (Matt Garza)
At which ballpark can you find Tal's Hill? Minute Maid Park in Houston.
"Three strikes is harder to get than two strikes." (Tim McCarver)
Who was the original Bernie Brewer? Milt Mason.
"Let's check the scoreboard, brought to you by Subway sandwiches....It's still there." (Hank Greenwald, Giants announcer)
"We will show it, but it might have to be over a couple of innings, that's how fast it developed." (Jim Palmer, before showing a replay of a Dioner Navarro stolen base)
Did you know? A.J. Burnett allowed every player in the Padres starting lineup to reach base during his no-hitter.
"Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection." (Red Smith)
Did you know that the 1997 Florida Marlins were the youngest expansion team in baseball history to win a World Championship?
Did you know the last forfeit in MLB occurred on August 10, 1995, with St. Louis getting the victory over Los Angeles?
Who was the first White Sox manager to win the Manager of the Year Award? Tony LaRussa.
"It's like the Kennedy assassination.  Everyone I see comes up and tells me where they were and what they were doing when Gibson hit that home run." (Dennis Eckersley)
"Most one-run games are lost, not won." (Gene Mauch)
"He was the same as a manager that he was as a hitter. I mean, he went berserk as a hitter -- and I say that with love and respect." (Joe Torre, on Lou Piniella)
At which ballpark can you find McCovey Cove? AT&T Park in San Francisco.
"It's not really the left fielder's job to worry about a ball hit down the right field line." (Tim McCarver)
Did you know? In 1987, the Salt Lake City Trappers won 29 games in a row.
"I think this was just a case of Kyle Seager having too much Starbucks this morning." (Jim Palmer, after Seager was thrown out trying to turn a single into a double)
"Miguel is baseball's version of Lebron James." (Bill Robinson, on Miguel Cabrera)
"It ain't nothin' till I call it." (Bill Klem, umpire)
"Everybody tries to make hitting a science, which it is. But you can't treat it like a science, you have to treat it like an art." (George Brett)
Who is the only player to steal 100 bases or more in his first three major league seasons?  Vince Coleman.
Who was the first White Sox player to win the MVP Award? Nellie Fox.
"When you're playing, awards don't seem like much.  Then you get older and all of it becomes more precious.  It is nice to be remembered." (Hank Greenberg)
Who was the last pitcher to no-hit the Chicago Cubs? Cole Hamels, in 2015
"I'm cured." (Carlos Zambrano, on the outcome of his anger management therapy)
Four teams have won more than 110 games in a season, but only one of them went on to win the World Series. Which one? 1998 New York Yankees.
"Ichiro, like Knoblauch who watched Boone's home run, both short." (Tim McCarver)
Did you know? Babe Ruth hit his first home run off Jack Warhop.
"The team has come along slow but fast." (Casey Stengel)
Did you know? Mascots for the Lake County Captains include Skipper, Skippy, Captain Clipper, and Captain Tony.
Did you know? Randy Wolf purchased a home in the Hollywood Hills from the guitarist Slash.
Did you know? Jason Giambi used to wear a gold thong whenever he found himself in a batting slump.
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." (George F. Will)
Did you know that the Los Angeles Dodgers have had more Rookie of the Year recipients than any other franchise and hold the record for most consecutive honorees with five (1992-1996)?
Who played the most games for just one team?  Carl Yastrzemski (3,308).
What White Sox pitcher started both games of a doubleheader in 1973? Wilbur Wood.
"When you come in here and see Mariano Rivera for three days, that's not good." (Jim Leyland, Tigers manager, after getting swept at Yankee Stadium)
"The balls aren't the same balls, the bats aren't the same length, and it's further between bases." (Reggie Jackson, on post-season baseball)
Did you know? The 1969 Cubs sent all four infielders (Ernie Banks, Glenn Beckert, Don Kessinger, and Ron Santo) to the All-Star Game.
Did you know? On May 18, 2000, the Florida Marlins stole 10 bases against the San Diego Padres but still lost the game.
"We hit the ball right where they could show off their defensive ability." (Earl Weaver, after losing to the 1969 Mets)
On Father's Day in 1973, the A's held a Mustache Day promotion, allowing free admission to fans with hair above the upper lip.
"There's a base hit to the centerfield side of second base." (Jon Miller)
Who is the team mascot and Ambassador of Fun for the Great Lakes Loons?  Lou E. Loon.
"I throw my curveball like Clayton Kershaw's and my fastball like Mo'ne Davis." (Little League pitcher Mo'ne Davis)
Pitcher Turk Wendell would go to the mound each inning with four pieces of black licorice in his mouth.
"Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead." (Jackie Robinson)
When the Milwaukee Brewers moved from the American League to the National League in 1997 they became the first team in Major League history to make such a crossover.
Who pitched three shutouts in the 1905 World Series?  Christy Mathewson.
What White Sox player was nicknamed "Old Aches and Pains"? Luke Appling.
"Hit or get hit." (Hughie Jennings)
Did you know? Ken Brett hit home runs in four consecutive starts in 1973.
"This is Rickey calling on behalf of Rickey. Rickey wants to play baseball." (Rickey Henderson: phone message left for Padres GM Kevin Towers)
Did you know? As a rookie manager with the Guardians, Charlie Manuel was ejected twice in his first three games.
Did you know? Don Sutton was born in Clio, Alabama.
"Would you ever consider throwing a game just to avoid being on 'Kiner's Korner'?" (David Letterman, to David Cone)
The record attendance for a Major League Baseball game is 92,706 (Game 5 of the 1959 World Series at Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles).
"Even though I noticed three clouds today, I still managed to enjoy my day out in San Diego." (Brandon McCarthy: tweet)
Did you know? Throughout his career, Mark McGwire wore the same protective cup that he wore in high school.
"Washington...first in war, first in peace and last in the American League." (Charles Dryden)
On his Hall of Fame plaque, he is called "the greatest shortstop in baseball history."  Who is he?  Honus Wagner.
What Royals player was named MVP of the 1989 All-Star Game? Bo Jackson.
"It's easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner." (Vin Scully)
"Some of my teammates have kids, so I know it can be done." (Derek Jeter)
Who hit the first-ever home run for the Montreal Expos? Dan McGinn.
Who is the only player to win a Gold Glove for four different teams? Bobby Shantz.
On April 17, 1912, the Giants and Yankees played an exhibition game to raise money for survivors of the Titanic.
"Down the left field and right field lines, it's 99 liters. Whatever that means." (Ralph Kiner, Mets broadcaster)
Did you know? Fred Chapman of the Philadelphia Athletics made his debut on July 22, 1887, at the age of 14.
"Manning breaks free, he's at the 30, the 31, and he's finally dragged down at the 32." (Brandon McCarthy: tweet)
Did you know? Charlie Kerfeld's contract with the Houston Astros included 37 boxes of orange Jell-O.
"Baseball is an island of activity amidst a sea of statistics." (Author Unknown)
Leon Culberson, Bob Fothergill, Charlie Gehringer, Tony Lazzeri, Jose Valentin, and Bob Watson each hit for the cycle in natural order -- meaning they had their single first, their double second, their triple third and their home run last.
What was the Negro League's Josh Gibson's primary position?  Catcher.
Did you know? Willie Wilson hit 13 inside-the-park HRs during his career.
"The balls Ruth hit got smaller quicker than anyone's." (Walter Johnson)
Who was the only Montreal Expo to win a Cy Young Award? Pedro Martinez.
"I feel good, other than the fact that my face is blown up." (Josh Fogg, Reds pitcher, after being hit by a ball and receiving 30 stitches)
Which team had five consecutive 100-loss seasons? Philadelphia Phillies (1938-42).
"Jonathan Papelbon, not wasting any time, going to his bread and butter there, and that's the cheese." (Buck Martinez, Blue Jays announcer)
Prior to the Cubs' home opener in 1951, golfer Sam Snead teed off from home plate and hit the center field scoreboard.
Who was the first former Little Leaguer to be inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame?  Catfish Hunter.
"Every time I watch basketball, a thought hits me: I should change the channel." (Brandon McCarthy)
"It was a death struggle every day being a Yankee. You either won or you lost. There was no second place. Half of us were nuts by the end of a season." (Jerry Coleman)
"The greatest feeling in the world is to win a major league game. The second-greatest feeling is to lose a major league game." (Chuck Tanner)
Jay Buhner, Jimmie Foxx, Nap Lajoie, Tony Lazzeri, and Miguel Tejeda are the only American League cycle hitters who capped off their cycle with a grand slam instead of a "mere" home run.
Who is the only pitcher to hit two home runs in the same game that he pitched a no-hitter?  Rick Wise.
"If you make one good play, get one big swing, you'll be a hero for the rest of your life." (Doug Mientkiewicz)
"I reached back for the number one and it wasn't there." (A.J. Burnett)
"It's easy to stay in the majors for seven and a half years when you hit .300. But when you hit .216, like me, it's really an accomplishment." (Joe Lahoud)
"If Joe's dead, that explains a lot." (Marty Brennaman, on an erroneous report that broadcast partner Joe Nuxhall had died)
"I came into situations where you couldn't even allow the ball to be put in play, and I got out of them because I could strike guys out." (Goose Gossage)
Who played shortstop for Charlie Brown's team? Snoopy.
"I love 100 mph, like everybody but the state trooper." (Jim Leyland)
"Baseball is a tongue-tied kid from Georgia growing up to be an announcer and praising the Lord for showing him the way to Cooperstown." (Ernie Harwell)
Which U.S. president played minor league baseball?  Dwight D. Eisenhower.
"Just say it -- 'Johnny Damon.' It sounds like a guy in a leather jacket riding a Harley. A hero's name." (Royals PR executive Mike Levy)
"Baseball is a ballet without music. Drama without words." (Ernie Harwell)
Did you know that the diameter of a pitching mound is 18 feet?
"We play scared. We manage scared. We coach scared." (A.J. Burnett)
"[Stan] Musial's batting stance looks like a small boy looking around a corner to see if the cops are coming." (Ted Lyons)
"I'm a Dominican." (Jose Rijo, when asked if he was a Democrat or Republican)
Who is Charlie Brown's favorite baseball player? Joe Shlabotnik.
"Study and work at the game as if it were a science." (Ty Cobb)
"If you can't pitch inside without hitting somebody in the head, then you shouldn't pitch inside." (Don Mattingly, on Ian Kennedy)
"This is a game for America. Still a game for America. This is baseball." (Ernie Harwell)
Did you know? Larry Bowa was cut from the baseball team during his first three years in high school.
"If I would have hit two, would there be a bobblehead? No? Well, then this is fantastic!" (Duane Kuiper, on his bobblehead night)
"Well, boys, it's a round ball and a round bat and you got to hit the ball square." (Joe Schultz)
"When I'm throwing good, I don't think there's a man in the world who can hit me." (Vida Blue)
Which MLB pitcher made the most Opening Day starts?  Tom Seaver (16).
VISITORS' CLUBHOUSE--NO VISITORS ALLOWED (sign at Tiger Stadium)
"I really love baseball, the guys and the game, and I love the challenge of describing things.  The only thing I hate...is the loneliness on the road." (Vin Scully)
"The second one lets the hitter know you meant the first one." (Sal Maglie, on knockdown pitches)
"If you stop playing, people are going to forget about you, no matter who you are." (Julio Lugo)
Who played catcher for Charlie Brown's team? Schroeder.
"Never swing at a ball you're fooled on or have trouble hitting." (Ted Williams)
"It's Saturday night. I'm at the laundromat. Does Jeter do this?" (Marlins shortstop Ed Lucas: tweet)
"In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens." (Ernie Harwell)
Who was the first player to make his big league debut during the postseason?  Mark Kiger (in 2006).
"I hate to tip my cap to a hitter, but I threw a 3-2 curve and he hit the dog-snot out of it." (Ryan Vogelsong)
Which major league teams do not have a mascot? Dodgers, Yankees, and Angels.
"Pitchers, like poets, are born not made." (Cy Young)
Eighteen years passed between Nolan Ryan's first and last no hitters, making this the greatest span of time to occur between a pitcher's first and last no hitters.
Who was the first female to appear as a player for a MLB team in a spring training game?  Babe Didrickson-Zaharias (in 1934).
"A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that." (George Brett)
"Beisbol been bery, bery good to me!" (Chico Escuela)
"My job isn't to strike guys out.  It's to get them out, sometimes by striking them out." (Tom Seaver)
"We had a very scientific system of bringing in relief pitchers. We used the first one who answered the phone." (Chuck Estrada, former Texas Rangers pitching coach)
"In baseball, there's no such thing as a small enemy." (Fernando Valenzuela)
"He is the epitome of gamer." (Don Orsillo, on Dustin Pedroia)
Who is the only pitcher to win a World Series game in three different decades? Jim Palmer.
"You've got to make sure you put a bowl of kale out there for lunch and he's good to go." (Bruce Bochy, on Hunter Pence)
Did you know? Batting helmets did not come into common use until 1941.
Jackie Robinson was the first and only player whose uniform number (42) was retired by Major League Baseball (April 15, 1997), making it unwearable on every team present and in the future.
What was the first team to train in Arizona?  The 1929 Detroit Tigers.
"RBIs win games; and they can make you a ton of money." (Albert Belle)
"For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps." (Willie Mays)
"Pitching is really just an internal struggle between the pitcher and his stuff.  If my curve ball is breaking and I'm throwing it where I want, then the batter is irrelevant." (Steve Stone)
"I love speed. You can do a lot of things with speed." (Dusty Baker, Reds manager)
"The hard part is going to be seeing these guys make the playoffs and the World Series this year, and I won't be in there." (Joakim Soria, Royals closer, after season-ending surgery)
"The secret of success as a pitcher lies in getting a job with the Yankees." (Waite Hoyt)
"We were willing to do something stupid. We just weren't willing to do something insane." (Pirates GM Neal Huntington, on standing pat before the trade deadline)
"Do you even know who Justin Bieber is?" (Don Orsillo, to broadcast partner Jerry Remy)
"There is no position on a baseball team which places such a high premium on timing." (Bobby Richardson, on playing second base)
"I'm not going to lie to you. I was just in the shower thinking about Dee Gordon." (Jake Peavy)
Eric Gagne's last name is derived from the French word "gagner," which means "to win."
"You know you're pitching well when the batters look as bad as you do at the plate." (Duke Snider)
Hank Aaron, Rod Carew, Rollie Fingers, Carlton Fisk, Reggie Jackson, Frank Robinson, Nolan Ryan, and Casey Stengel have each had their number retired by more than one major league team.
Who was the first President of the United States to attend a MLB game?  Benjamin Harrison (in 1892).
"All last year we tried to teach him English, and the only word he learned was million." (Tommy Lasorda, on Fernando Valenzuela)
"If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others." (Tris Speaker)
"Somebody will have to come and tear the uniform off me, and the guy who comes better have help." (Early Wynn)
"I went out there to get my coach off the field. The only thing I mentioned to the umpire was, 'Why are you so antagonistic?' And that's what he kicked me out for." (Lou Piniella)
"If I was the opposite gender, I'd be chasing him. I'd be dating him. But I'm not, so I don't." (Tony LaRussa, on So Taguchi)
"The competitor in me wants to win every day, but I also want to create something that'll get better year after year." (Billy Beane, Oakland GM)
"I'm the kind of guy who doesn't let up. If I've got you bleeding in six or seven different places, I'll make sure you're bleeding in eight or nine." (Dave Stewart)
"You need haters in your life. If you don't have haters in your life, you're not doing anything." (Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips)
"Dustin Pedroia. The backbone of the Boston Red Sox." (Jerry Remy)
Nomar Garciaparra's dad would reward him with a quarter for every base hit in grade school, but dock him 50 cents whenever he struck out.
"There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither of them work." (Charlie Lau)
Did you know that the New York Yankees have retired twenty (20) numbers -- which is more than any other Major League Baseball team from either league?
Who is the only manager to be ejected from more than one World Series game?  Bobby Cox (2).
"What you have to remember is that baseball isn't a week or a month but a season -- and a season is a long time." (Chuck Tanner)
"There's magic in the Dodger uniform." (Jimmy Wynn)
"I don't really want to care about the fans anymore. If they want to boo, let them boo. I'm not going to take them out to dinner." (Scott Schoeneweis, Mets reliever)
"I always say Manny [Ramirez] is a strange guy. Outwardly, he's happy-go-lucky. On the inside, he's got a lot of conspiracy theories going on." (Bronson Arroyo)
"You can't fear failure and you can't fear success." (Paul Shuey)
"It's a saga for Alex. Always has been." (C.J. Wilson, on Alex Rodriguez)
"The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase." (Yogi Berra)
Did you know? Bert Campaneris played in 11 no-hitters during his career.
"Baseball ... traffics unashamedly and gloriously in nostalgia, for only baseball understands time and treats it with respect." (Stanley Cohen)
"It actually giggles at you as it goes by." (Rick Monday, on Phil Niekro's knuckleball)
"Spring is the time of year a baseball writer comes down with an occupational disease known as superlativitis." (Jack Orr, sportswriter)
Who holds the record for most consecutive complete games?  Jack Taylor (185).
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." (George Carlin)
"Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest game there is!" (Ted Williams)
"The only way I'd worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs." (Tommy Lasorda)
"I guess he caught Jason at the wrong moment, which is not hard to do." (Eric Chavez, after a John Lackey-Jason Kendall brawl)
"It was another 'Nip/Tuck' game, which you can see on Fox, and now we're heading back to 'The OC', which you can also see on Fox." (Chris Myers, closing out his White Sox-Angels postgame report)
"As a ballplayer, [Dizzy] Dean was a natural phenomenon, like the Grand Canyon or the Great Barrier Reef. Nobody ever taught him baseball and he never had to learn." (Red Smith)
"You don't just throw the ball, you propel it." (Warren Spahn)
"I look at the No. 4 [plaque] in the dugout every day. I kind of look at it and sometimes I rub it when we need an extra out or a big hit." (Orioles manager Buck Showalter)
"El Cap-i-tan." (John Sterling, on Derek Jeter)
"Canseco points out to center field like Babe Ruth. Eck just kind of stood there like, 'Oh, really?'...Eckersley [then] rears back and drills Canseco right in the back." (Mike Gallego)
"Almost everything I know about spring is in [baseball] -- the first leaf, the maple tree, the grass upon your hands and knees, the coming into flower of April." (Thomas Wolfe)
"The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up." (Bob Uecker)
"I hate it [interleague play]. I always thought that was the best thing about the World Series. That was the intrigue. Now that's gone." (Mo Vaughn)
Who was the last pitcher to record 30 complete games in a season?  Catfish Hunter (in 1975).
"Everyone says baseball is fun, well, you know what? It is." (Greg Maddux)
"Watching baseball under the lights is like observing dogs indoors, at a pedigree show. In both instances, the environment is too controlled to suit the species." (Melvin Maddocks)
"The thing I've seen about people on the computer and the Internet is that it's addicting. We told him not to get on it, and you turn around and he's on the computer." (Dusty Baker, on Carlos Zambrano)
"A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold." (Willie Stargell)
"You can't have dissension if you want to be in contention." (George Foster)
"He called from home and said he was going to sit down tonight. I said 'You're what?'" (Vi Ripken, mother of Cal Ripken, Jr.) 
"The Giambino" (John Sterling, on Jason Giambi)
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