“Look at misfortune the same way you look at success - Don't Panic! Do you best and forget the consequences.” Quote by Walter Alston
“Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter once said, 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.' Well Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I'm concerned.” WellsSaidPlayGamesWinningLosesHellConcernedBaseballRiceGo To HellWin Or Lose Author:Gene Autry
“I'm very distressed that the report was leaked early so that the initial headline said 'dismissed, fired.' That's 180 degrees from the arrangement we have potentially.” SaidDegreesBaseballReportsArrangementsInitialsHeadlines Author:Tony La Russa
“I hate all hitters. I start a game mad and I stay that way until it's over.” WayHateGamesBaseballI HateMadPitcherPitching Author:Don Drysdale
“The American boy starts swinging the bat about as soon as he can lift one.” BoysBaseballLiftsBatsTris Author:Tris Speaker
“I don't want my picture in any cigarettes, but I also don't want you to lose the ten dollars, so I'm enclosing my check for that sum.” WantLosesTenBaseballDollarsChecksCigarette Author:Honus Wagner
“I think it puts baseball back on the map as a sport. It's America's pastime and just look at everyone coming out to the ballpark. It has been an exciting year.” ThinkingYearsLooksHas BeensAmericaSportsBaseballExcitingMapsComing OutPastimeBallparks Author:Mark McGwire
“Ty Cobb was still fighting the Civil War, and as far as he was concerned, we were all damn Yankees. But who knows, if he hadn't had that terrible persecution complex, he never would have been about the best ballplayer who ever lived.” IfsKnowsHas BeensStillsWarFightingTerribleConcernedBaseballComplexesDamnCivil WarPersecutionYankees Author:Sam Crawford
“It's hard to get guys out when you have nothing to get them out with.” HardGuyBaseball Author:Tim Wakefield
“We know next year was suppose to be our year, but we didn't feel like waiting when we think we can win now.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsYearsNextWinningWaitingBaseballNext Year Author:Paul Konerko
“You saw him standing out there, and you knew you had a pretty damn good chance to win the baseball game.” GamesWinningChanceSawsStandingBaseballDamnStanding OutBaseball GamesGood ChanceDamn Good Author:Red Ruffing