“Know what the difference between hitting .250 and .300 is? It's 25 hits - 25 hits in 500 at-bats is 50 points. There's six months in a season, that's about 25 weeks. That means if you get just one extra flare a week - just one - you get a ground ball with eyes, you get a dying quail, just one more dying quail a week ... and you're in Yankee Stadium.” IfsKnowsMeanEyeDifferencesWeekDyingMonthsSixSeasonsBallsExtrasJust OneHittingBatsSix MonthsYankeesStadiumsFlareYankee StadiumQuails Author:Crash Davis
“The good thing is we got the Yankees three times at the end of the season.” EndsThreeSeasonsGood ThingsThree TimesYankees Author:Kevin Millar
“I don't see how he lost five games during the season.” GamesLostFiveSeasonsYankeesNew York Yankees Author:Yogi Berra
“He's in a rut. Gehringer goes two for five on opening day and stays that way all season.” WayTwoFiveSeasonsOpeningYankeesNew York YankeesRutsOpening Day Author:Lefty Gomez
“When I played, Old-Timers Day was my favorite day of the whole season, because I got to share a locker with one of the great Yankees... It was an out-of-body experience.” WholeBodyShareSeasonsMy FavoriteYankeesLockersTimerOld TimersFavorite Day Author:Goose Gossage
“I would rather have come to Baltimore than the Yankees. You look at their situation, they're the kingpin and you want to be that underdog that knocks them off the top. That's pretty much the situation I've been in my whole career. It just makes for a better season when you knock the big guys off the top.” WantLooksWholeBigsGuySituationCareersSeasonsYankeesUnderdogBaltimoreBig Guys Author:Albert Belle
“I went to the doctor, and they found something in my bladder. And whenever they find something, it's never anything good like, "We found something in your bladder AND IT'S SEASON TICKETS TO THE YANKEES!!"” HumorFunnyFoundDoctorsSeasonsTicketsYankeesBladder Author:Mike Birbiglia
“Just like every other kid in my grade school, I was listening to my little radio plug in my ear when Mickey Mantle hit 18 post-season homers and won series after series for the Yankees. I listened and I learned from that. I think he was the original 'Mr. October,' but thank god it didn't stick.” ThinkingLittlesKidsSchoolListeningEarsSeasonsOriginalsSticksSeriesRadioPostsGradesThank GodYankeesOctoberPlugsMickeyGrades In School Author:Reggie Jackson
“It was a death struggle every day being a Yankee you either won or you lost. There was no second place. Half of us were nuts by the end of a season.” EndsLostHalfStruggleSeasonsNutsYankeesSecond Place Author:Jerry Coleman