“It was a terrible psychic blow... Ebbets Field was replaced by a housing project. How could a father tell his son where Duke Snider used to hit one? Point out Apartment 5Q?” UsedFatherFieldsSonTerribleProjectsBaseballBlowApartmentReplacedPsychicsHousingDukes Author:Joe Flaherty
“If you want to get off this team you have to take a number.” IfsWantNumbersTeamBaseball Author:Dave Revering
“The only good thing about playing in Cleveland is you don't have to make road trips there.” BaseballGood ThingsRoad TripCleveland Author:Richie Scheinblum
“Because of baseball I smelled the rose of life. I wanted to travel, and to have nice clothes. Baseball allowed me to do all those things, and most important, during my time with the Crawfords, it allowed me to become a member of the brotherhood of friendship which will last forever.” ImportantWantedLastsForeverNiceMembersClothesBaseballRoseMy TimeBrotherhoodNice Clothes Author:Cool Papa Bell
“It's like apples and oranges, you can't compare it. It was just a matter of playing anyone who was breathing.” MatterBaseballBreathingCompareApplesOrangeApples And Oranges Author:Red Barber
“Honestly, at one time I thought Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean, I wasn't born until 1961, and I grew up in Indiana.” MeanCharacterBornGrewGrew UpBaseballHonestlyOne TimeCartoonBabeIndianaRuthCartoon Character Author:Don Mattingly
“Winning isn't as important as doing well individually. You can't take teamwork up to the front office to negotiate.” WellsImportantWinningFrontsOfficeBaseballTeamworkFront Office Author:Ken Landreaux
“When 20,000 people applaud you as you walk out to do your job, it should be an inspiration.” PeopleShouldInspirationJobsWalksBaseball Author:Jim Brosnan
“Do not worry. Try to appear jolly and unconcerned. I have smiled often with the bases full with two strikes and three balls on the batter. This seems to unnerve.” TryingTwoSeemsThreeWorryBaseballBallsBasesStrikesJollyUnconcerned Author:Rube Foster
“He was a parade all by himself, a burst of dazzle and jingle, Santa Claus drinking his whiskey straight and groaning with a bellyache... Babe Ruth made the music that his joyous years danced to in a continuous party... What Babe Ruth is comes down, one generation handing it down to the next, as a nation heirloom.” YearsMadeNextNationsPartyGenerationsBaseballDrinkingSantaJoyousWhiskeyBabeParadesSanta ClausRuthDazzleGroaningJinglesHeirlooms Author:Jimmy Cannon
