“There is a double-standard between men and women. My father was a major league baseball player, and I grew up thinking I could have the same attitude on the field that he did. When I did that in real life, people thought I was a total bi-atch.” PeopleThinkingMenRealFatherAttitudePlayerFieldsGrewMajorsGrew UpStandardsMen And WomenBaseballReal LifeLeagueBaseball PlayerDouble StandardMajor LeagueMajor League Baseball Author:Katie Uhlaender
“The only dream I've ever had is to become a major league baseball player.” DreamPlayerMajorsBaseballLeagueBaseball PlayerMajor LeagueMajor League Baseball Author:Mark Teixeira
“Major league baseball players and owners should meet immediately to enact the standards that apply to the minor leagues, and if they don't, I will have to introduce legislation that says professional sports will have minimum standards for testing. I'll give them until January, and then I'll introduce legislation.” IfsGivingShouldSportsPlayerMajorsStandardsBaseballLeagueOwnersIntroducingMinorsMinimumLegislationTestingJanuaryBaseball PlayerMajor LeagueMajor League BaseballProfessional Sports Author:John McCain
“I remember I thought I should become a doctor, even though I had no talent for science whatsoever. Then of course, until I was about sixteen, I thought I might have a shot as a major league baseball player. But once I hit my full adolescence I lost all interest in that. I discovered, in rapid succession, books, girls, alcohol and tobacco, and I've never turned back. Those are the four things I'm most interested in.” ShouldBookMightRememberGirlCoursesLostInterestFourPlayerTalentMajorsShotsDoctorsBaseballAlcoholLeagueAdolescenceRapidsTobaccoSuccessionSixteenBaseball PlayerMajor LeagueMajor League Baseball Author:Paul Auster
“Now, modern economies have a very effective mechanism for deciding if salaries are really too high: it's called the free market. That's how most people's salaries are set, after all, including those of major-league baseball players and European soccer players.” PeopleIfsEconomyPlayerModernMajorsBaseballIncludingSoccerLeagueMechanismFree MarketSalaryBaseball PlayerMajor LeagueSoccer PlayerMajor League Baseball Author:James Surowiecki
“When I was a small boy in Kansas, a friend of mine and I went fishing. I told him I wanted to be a real Major League baseball player, a genuine professional like Honus Wagner. My friend said that he'd like to be President of the United States. Neither of us got our wish.” SaidRealStatesWantedWishPresidentUnitedBoysUnited StatesPlayerMinesMajorsMy FriendsBaseballGenuineLeagueFishingBaseball PlayerKansasMajor LeagueWagnerBaseball LifeMajor League BaseballBaseball And Life Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower