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Running a ball club is like raising kids who fall out of trees.

Sadly, this problem of steroid use is not isolated to baseball.

Sanguillen is totally unpredictable to pitch to because he's so unpredictable.

Say 'Dodgers' and people know you're talking about baseball. Say 'Braves' and they ask, 'What reservation?' Say 'Reds' and they think of communism. Say 'Padres' and they look around for a priest.

Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable.

Scientists are a friendly, atheistic, hard-working, beer-drinking lot whose minds are preoccupied with sex, chess and baseball when they are not preoccupied with science.

See the ball; hit the ball.

Serra High school, to me, was my most enjoyable time for me in my entire life. That was the only time I was free. We just played baseball because it was fun.

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.

She'll be evaluated like any other Double-A umpire. Major League Baseball has never attempted to influence our decision

Shirley and Griffey get along like a rattler and a parrot.

Shooting gives me a good feeling. It is faster than baseball and you are out on one strike.

Short of baseball and my family, it was gaming. And gaming is a $20-million to $200-million multi-year effort. It's an insane, stupid and utterly irresponsible act. But I did it.

Show me a good sportsman and I'll show you a player I'm looking to trade.

Since baseball is my favorite sport, it's easy to go out and do what I do.

Since baseball time is measured only in outs, all you have to do is succeed utterly; keep hitting, keep the rally alive, and you have defeated time. You remain forever young.

Since I was in high school, I wanted to play professional football and professional baseball, be a two-sport star.

Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.

Slumps are like a soft bed. They're easy to get into and hard to get out of.

Sitting at a candidate rally is similar to sitting in a ballyard. Both give you the opportunity to assess the technical metrics and reflect on the intangibles - what baseball calls "make up" and politics calls "character" - the leadership, talent and maturity to add value to a venture.

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'

Social media is dangerous for baseball players. Things can get taken out of context so fast. You can say something you don't want to say. It's dangerous.

So I'm ugly. So what? I never saw anyone hit with his face.

Somebody has inquired as to whether I will be going to the opening baseball game. I hope to have that pleasure.

Some coaches believed they could judge a player's performance simply by watching it. In this they were deeply mistaken. The naked eye was an inadequate tool for learning what you needed to know to evaluate baseball players and baseball games. Think about it. One absolutely cannot tell, by watching, the difference between a .300 hitter and a .275 hitter. The difference is one hit every two weeks. The difference between a good hitter and an average hitter is simply not visible-it is a matter of record

So George Burns and my grandpa took me to my first baseball game.

So many female characters are the girlfriend of the person having the adventure. I want to play baseball, I don't want to be the girlfriend of the one [who plays].

Some day I'm going to have to stand before God, and if He asks me why I didn't let that [Jackie] Robinson fellow play ball, I don't think saying 'because of the color of his skin' would be a good enough answer.

Some days you tame the tiger, and some days the tiger has you for lunch.

Some kids dream of joining the circus, others of becoming a major league baseball player. I have been doubly blessed. As a member of the New York Yankees, I have gotten to do both.

Some of my finest memories are from my time at the University of Texas. College baseball, I love it.

Sometimes big trees grow out of acorns - I think I heard that from a squirrel.

Someone once described the pitching of a no-hit game as like catching lighting in a bottle.

Someone wanted me to write a profile for ESPN about the commissioner of baseball, and I said, "He's just some suit! Some Republican. No!" I mean if you want me to write about baseball, boxing or football, I'll write about those things because I watch them, I think about them a lot and I like them. But I don't want to write about Barry Bonds.

Some of you fellers are getting 'Whiskey Slick.'

Sometimes I'll be confident and go into a shop and say, "Hello, yeah, all right," and then the next day, if someone looks at me or talks to me, I just don't know what to do. If you're walking down the street with a baseball cap, you might be fine. But if you're in a pub and you see someone look at you, you think the worst thing in the world now is if they come over. It's a really weird feeling.

Son, we'd like to keep you around this season but we're going to try and win a pennant.

Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products.

Speed slows down the game.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

Sports like baseball, basketball, and hockey develop muscles. That's why Americans have the strongest eyes in the world.

Spooky things happen in houses densely occupied by adolescent boys. When I checked out a four-inch dent in the living room ceilingone afternoon, even the kid still holding the baseball bat looked genuinely baffled about how he possibly could have done it.

Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher's mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again.

Sports like baseball or baseball are easy to dramatise, because all of them have a pause and that helps with the tension. Football never stops. I'm a football fan. I believe in the beauty of the game.

Spring training means flowers, people coming outdoors, sunshine, optimism and baseball. Spring training is a time to think about being young again.

Stan Hack has as many friends in baseball as Leo Durocher has enemies

Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Listen to your moms and dads. In this great country of ours you do whatever you set your mind to. Make us proud of you.

Statistics are about as interesting as first base coaches.

Stick a fork in him. He's done.

Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played - skiing, baseball, fishing - there is no greater example than golf, because you're playing against yourself and nature.