“I was only halfway to the record and it seemed like it took me a long time. I feel like that one will never be broken. That record will never be touched.” FeelsLongRecordsBrokenLong TimeBaseballTouchedHalfway Author:Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
“Finally learning his baseball history, on the topic of Hank Aaron and his home run record” HomeRunningRecordsBaseballTopicsYankeesNew York YankeesHome RunBaseball History Author:Alfonso Soriano
“The greatest thing I ever saw was Roger Maris breaking Babe Ruth's record.” RecordsSawsBaseballRogerBabeRuth Author:Mickey Mantle
“In 1961, when Maris broke Babe Ruth's record, he wasn't intentionally walked once. Mickey batted after Roger, and nobody was going to put a man on base with Mantle coming up to the plate.” MenRecordsBaseballBrokePlatesRogerBabeMickeyRuth Author:Mel Allen
“(Barry) Bonds' records must remain part of baseball's history. His hits happened. Erase them and there will be discrepancies in baseball's bookkeeping about the records of the pitchers who gave them up. George Orwell said that in totalitarian societies, yesterday's weather could be changed by decree. Baseball, indeed America, is not like that. Besides, the people who care about the record book - serious fans - will know how to read it. That may be Bonds' biggest worry.” PeopleKnowsMaySaidBookCareAmericaWorryKnow HowRecordsHappenedFansChangedSeriousBaseballYesterdayWeatherWho CaresPitcherEraseDecreeWell SaidDiscrepanciesBookkeeping Author:George Will
“Probably the most dramatic change in pitching I've observed in my years in baseball has been the disappearance of the knockdown or brushback pitch. This is why record numbers of home runs are flying out of ballparks, why earned run averages are soaring, and why there are so few twenty game winners in the majors.” YearsHas BeensHomeRunningGamesNumbersRecordsMajorsBaseballTwentiesAverageFlyingWinnerDramaticSoarPitchingHome RunDisappearanceBallparksDramatic Change Author:Frank Robinson
“Baseball's rich in wonderful statistics, but it's hard to find one more beautiful than Stan Musial's hitting record. He didn't care where he was, he just hit.” HardCareBeautifulRichRecordsWonderfulBaseballStatisticsHitting Author:George Will
“Baseball is America's pastime, and that record is absolutely huge in the States.” StatesAmericaRecordsHugeBaseballPastime Author:Pete Sampras
“I wanted so badly to play in the park across the street because the kids were playing baseball and football but I had to record.” PlayKidsWantedRecordsStreetsFootballBaseballParksPlaying Baseball Author:Michael Jackson