“What cracks me up is people who think I don't take baseball seriously. It's the most important thing in my life. They don't know how hard it is for me to get a bad game out of my mind. I still can't, but I'm getting better.” PeopleThinkingKnowsMindStillsImportantHardGamesKnow HowBaseballImportant ThingsGet BetterCracksOf My MindBad Games Author:Brady Anderson
“You have to have a lot of motivation, a lot of heart and be able to work hard. You can never be down on yourself because baseball is a sport that will bring you down [at times].” HeartHardAbleMotivationSportsHard WorkBaseball Author:Bengie Molina
“I managed the Dodgers for 20 years. It's hard to believe that there are only four guys in the history of baseball who managed the same team for 20 years or more. One was owner of the team, Connie Mack. Another was part owner of the team, John McGraw. Then there was my predecessor, Walter Alston, and me. It's amazing. In the 20 years I managed the Dodgers, 210 managers were fired.” YearsBelieveHardGuyFourTeamBaseballManagersOwnersPredecessorsHard To BelieveDodgersMack Author:Tommy Lasorda
“The NFL has a hard cap, but if you ask 20 NFL experts who is going to win the Super Bowl this year, you might get 20 different answers. If you then asked 20 baseball experts who is going to represent the American League in the World Series, at least 90 percent of them would say the Yankees and the rest would say Seattle.” IfsWorldYearsDifferentHardMightAsksWinningAnswersPercentBaseballSeriesLeagueExpertsNflBowlsYankeesCapsSuper BowlSeattleWorld Series Author:Bob DuPuy
“We have worked very hard to accommodate the requests from the Mayor and the Council that changed the terms of the agreement that brought the Montreal Expos to Washington. Because we believe in the future of Baseball in the nation's capital, we have signed a lease that honors the 2004 agreement, while conforming to the emergency legislation that the Council passed last month.” BelieveHardLastsNationsTermChangedMonthsHonorBaseballAgreementLegislationConformEmergenciesCouncilRequestMayorsAccommodateMontrealLease Author:Bob DuPuy
“There were things that would irritate Casey, but trying too hard or getting mad at sitting on the bench weren't among them.” TryingHardSittingBaseballMadBenchesTrying Too HardSitting On The Bench Author:Mickey Mantle
“I just wouldn't have believed a ball could be hit that hard. I've never seen anything like it.” HardBaseballBalls Author:Bucky Harris