“I hit an inside-the-park home run! I beat it out! Can you believe that?” BelieveHomeRunningBeatsParksYankeesNew York YankeesHome Run Author:Babe Ruth
“On the day I was signed, Mr. Finley, the owner of the Athletics at that time came up to me and said, 'When you were six you ran away from home, and when your parents found you at a nearby lake, you had already caught two catfish and were pulling in a third. Now repeat it back to me.'” SaidTwoHomeFoundParentSixThirdsCaughtRanRepeatsLakesOwnersPullingYankeesAthleticsNew York YankeesAway From HomeFound YouCatfish Author:Catfish Hunter
“It took him 75 steps to get from third to home. I thought we were going to have to go out there and help him. A lot of players start thinking double then maybe wind up with a triple because the outfielder slips.” ThinkingHelpingHomeStepsPlayerWindThirdsSlipsYankeesNew York YankeesOutfielders Author:Derek Jeter
“There's nobody on my ball club that doesn't go from first to third on a base hit, or from second to home. Every time you steal a base, you're taking a gamble on getting thrown out, and taking the bat out of the hitter's hand.” FirstsHomeHandsThirdsBallsClubsStealingThrownBatsYankeesGambleNew York Yankees Author:Casey Stengel
“Finally learning his baseball history, on the topic of Hank Aaron and his home run record” HomeRunningRecordsBaseballTopicsYankeesNew York YankeesHome RunBaseball History Author:Alfonso Soriano
“Hitting in a game is no different than hitting in a home run contest. It pisses me off to say Barry Bonds is the greatest hitter. He's playing in a wussy era. The game is soft. You never get thrown at today. Last thing a hitter has to worry about today is getting hit. The first thing Hank Aaron had to worry about is: Am I going to survive this at-bat because I'm black.” FirstsDifferentHomeRunningTodayLastsGamesBlackWorryErasThrownHittingBatsContestsYankeesNew York YankeesHome Run Author:Goose Gossage
“There was buried in Ruth humanitarianism beyond belief, an intelligence he was never given credit for, a childish desire to be over-virile, living up to credits given his home-run power - and yet a need for intimate affection and respect, and a feverish desire to play baseball, perform, act and live a life he didn't and couldn't take time to understand.” NeedsPlayHomeRunningDesireBeliefGivenBaseballAffectionCreditIntimateBuriedTake TimeHumanitarianismYankeesNew York YankeesHome RunRuth Author:Waite Hoyt
“I'm something like the old soak who never knew whether his wife told him to take one drink and come home at 12, or take 12 and come home at one.” HomeWifeDrinkComing HomeYankeesNew York Yankees Author:Lefty Gomez