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OH don't get me started. . . my favorites , in no particular order, except the first which is well, the first.
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~Rogers Hornsby
When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball." ~Willie Stargell, 1981
Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa. ~Bob Veale, 1966
Every hitter likes fastballs, just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's what it feels like when Nolan Ryan's thrown balls by you. ~Reggie Jackson
I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen. ~Bob Lemon, 1981 (Which is why I hang around here and live in St Louis.)
The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981
Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing. ~Warren Spahn
It ain't nothin' till I call it. ~Bill Klem, umpire
Hey Big Teddy What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs. ~Harry Caray
The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up. ~Bob Uecker
[A knuckleball is] a curve ball that doesn't give a damn. ~Jimmy Cannon
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