“The chance to be a general manager in major-league baseball and for a franchise as storied as this one, probably as storied as the Giants, is great.” ChanceMajorsBaseballManagersLeagueGiantsMajor LeagueMajor League BaseballGeneral Manager Author:Ned Colletti
“Due to the NFL lockout, I'm excited to be able to follow my childhood dream of playing for a Major League Soccer team.” DreamAbleTeamChildhoodMajorsExcitedDuesSoccerLeagueNflMajor LeagueChildhood DreamsSoccer Team Author:Chad Ochocinco
“The league, I think, is doing well. It's growing, it's maturing, and it's becoming a better league. (on Major League Soccer)” ThinkingWellsGrowingBecomingMajorsSoccerLeagueUsaMatureMajor League Author:Cobi Jones
“When you - when you become the manager of a major league team, particularly the Dodgers, to me, that's a privilege and an honor. No matter where you go or what you do, you represent that position that you have. And you represent that organization that gave you the opportunity to be doing what you're doing.” MatterOpportunityTeamPositionHonorMajorsOrganizationPrivilegeManagersLeagueMajor LeagueDodgers Author:Tommy Lasorda
“One time I was doing a speech to a group of kids, and just before I get there, I see this little kid crying. I found out they just lost a game, and he was the losing pitcher. I went over there, put my arm around him, and said, 'What are you crying for? When major league players lose, they don't cry.'” LittlesSaidKidsFoundGamesLostLosesPlayerGroupsCryArmsSpeechMajorsLosingLeagueOne TimeLittle KidPitcherMajor League Author:Tommy Lasorda
“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
“If you got a hit every third time that you went up to bat in the major leagues, you'd be the greatest hitter of all time. I think my average is a little better than that.” IfsThinkingLittlesMajorsThirdsAverageAll TimeLeagueBatsMajor LeagueThird Time Author:Brad Williams
“I played for nine different teams throughout my 22-year major league career and I loved every moment of every team.” YearsDifferentMomentsCareersTeamMajorsNineLeagueMajor League Author:Goose Gossage
“My coaching staff gets to go to the World Series. From a financial perspective that's great for coaches because baseball coaches in the Major League level don't really make that much money. People don't realize that.” PeopleWorldRealizingLevelsPerspectiveMajorsBaseballSeriesFinancialCoachesLeagueCoachingStaffWorld SeriesMajor LeagueBaseball CoachCoaching Staff Author:Joe Maddon
“I've always said, "You make a lot of money in Major League Baseball, and it's all guaranteed, so what do you have to lose by going all out?" .” SaidLosesMajorsBaseballLeagueLots Of MoneyMajor LeagueMajor League Baseball Author:Prince Fielder
“There was a deliberate decision after the failure of the League of Nations to make the next attempt to establish a global political actor sensitive to geopolitical realities. The underlying idea was to provide major states, defined in 1945 by reference to the winners in the Second World War (now an anachronism), with assurance that they could take part in the UN without jeopardising their national interests. In this regard, the UN has succeeded, as none of the big countries has withdrawn, and the Organisation has managed to achieve virtually universal membership of all sovereign states.” WorldIdeasWarCountryStatesBigsRealityPoliticalNextActorsNationsInterestDecisionAchieveMajorsUniversalRegardDefinedWinnerLeagueSensitiveWar Of The WorldsSovereignAssuranceDeliberateOrganisationSecond World WarMembershipNational InterestsGeopoliticalAnachronismLeague Of Nations Author:Richard A. Falk
“Major league baseball has asked its players to stop tossing baseballs into the stands during games, because they say fans fight over them and they get hurt. In fact, the Florida Marlins said that's why they never hit any home runs. It's a safety issue.” SaidFactsHomeRunningFightingGamesHurtIssuesPlayerFansMajorsBaseballSafetyLeagueFloridaHome RunMajor LeagueMajor League BaseballHitting Home Runs Author:Jay Leno
“What I found fascinating was just how quickly the best of the young Negro League players were drafted into the major leagues once Branch Rickey broke the color line by hiring Jackie Robinson. It was clear that all of the major league owners already knew the talents of the black ballplayers that they had refused to let into their league.” YoungFoundBlackLinesClearPlayerTalentColorMajorsBrokeLeagueBranchesFascinatingOwnersHiringJackieMajor League Author:Walter Dean Myers
“I'd rather play in the major leagues and have some bad games than play consistently good ball in the minors.” PlayGamesMajorsBallsLeagueMinorsConsistentlyMajor LeagueBad Games Author:Simon Sinek
“So, who in the media is without sin among us? I am in the media and I am a major league sinner. I don't know anyone except my wife who isn't a big time sinner.” KnowsBigsSinWifeMediaMajorsMy WifeLeagueSinnerMajor League Author:Ben Stein
“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
“The interesting thing is that it seems like George W. Bush would have been happy being the president of anything. He could have been president of Major League Baseball.” Has BeensSeemsPresidentInterestingMajorsBaseballLeagueCould Have BeenInteresting ThingsMajor LeagueMajor League Baseball Author:Eddie Vedder
“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