"The only baseball sim I've ever gotten addicted to..." (Curt Schilling about OOTP 12)
In 1884, Pete Browning broke his bat in a game and asked Bud Hillerich's father to fashion a new one on his wood lathe. Browning became known as the "Louisville Slugger" and so did the company that Hillerich founded.
The American Association ended its 10-year run in 1891. Chicken Wolf of the Louisville Colonels played all 10 years and led the AA in hits, doubles, triples and total bases.
Lefty Gomez described Jimmie Foxx as so powerful that "he has muscles in his hair."
"Charlie Root should be remembered for the most wins (201) of any Chicago Cub pitcher, not one pitch to Babe Ruth in the 1932 World Series." (Roger Snell, author, "Root for the Cubs.")
"I'm convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile." (Tom Clark)
"A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." (Humphrey Bogart)
"You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too." (Roy  Campanella)
"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base." (Dave Barry)
"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)
"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." (Ted Williams)
"No game in the world is as tidy and dramatically neat as baseball, with cause and effect, crime and punishment, motive and result, so cleanly defined." (Paul Gallico)
"There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem -- once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit." (Al Gallagher)
"A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings." (Earl Wilson)
"Baseball was made for kids, and grown-ups only screw it up." (Bob Lemon)
In 1963, pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." ... On July 20, 1969, just minutes after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first home run.
"Baseball is a fun game. It beats working for a living." (Phil Linz)
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." (Rogers Hornsby)
"When you're in a slump, it's almost as if you look out at the field and it's one big glove." (Vance Law)
"Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball." (Jim Murray)
"Baseball is the only sport I know that when you're on offense, the other team controls the ball." (Ken Harrelson)
"Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?" (Jim Bouton)
"Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out." (Joe Garagiola)
"It's hard to win a pennant, but it's harder losing one." (Chuck Tanner)
"Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things." (Robert Frost)
"The charm of baseball is that, dull as it may be on the field, it is endlessly fascinating as a rehash." (Jim Murray)
"If a horse can't eat it, I don't want to play on it." (Dick Allen, on artificial turf)
"Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off." (Bill Veeck)
"Baseball is the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated." (Author Unknown)
"I've come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen." (Bob Lemon)
"You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain." (Leo Durocher)
"Pro-rated at 500 at-bats a year that means that for two years out of the fourteen I played, I never even touched the ball." (Norm Cash, on his 1,081 strikeouts)
"Sandy's fastball was so fast, some batters would start to swing as he was on his way to the mound." (Jim Murray, on Sandy Koufax)
"I was such a dangerous hitter, I even got intentional walks in batting practice." (Casey Stengel)
"The strongest thing that baseball has going for it today are its yesterdays." (Lawrence Ritter)
"The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid. And if the hitter is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid." (Don Drysdale)
"It ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays." (Yogi Berra)
"A baseball fan has the digestive apparatus of a billy goat. He can, and does, devour any set of diamond statistics with insatiable appetite and then nuzzles hungrily for more." (Arthur Daley)
"That's the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of a bat on a ball." (Bill Veeck)
"A baseball park is the one place where a man's wife doesn't mind his getting excited over somebody else's curves." (Brendan Francis)
"This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings." (Bill Veeck)
"A critic once characterized baseball as six minutes of action crammed into two-and-one-half hours." (Ray Fitzgerald)
"The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love." (Bryant Gumbel)
"There have been only two geniuses in the world. Willie Mays and Willie Shakespeare. (Tallulah Bankhead)
Baseball fans love numbers. They love to swirl them around their mouths like Bordeaux wine." (Pat Conroy)
"More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood." (Thomas Boswell)
"Baseball? It's just a game -- as simple as a ball and a bat. Yet, as complex as the American spirit it symbolizes. It's a sport, business -- and sometimes even religion." (Ernie Harwell)
"Why does everybody stand up and sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" when they're already there?" (Larry Anderson)
"Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player." (Author Unknown)
"Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up." (Sharon Olds)
"The great thing about baseball is that there's a crisis every day." (Gabe Paul)
"I have discovered in twenty years of moving around a ball park, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats." (Bill Veeck)
"I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it." (Sandy Koufax)
"Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing." (Warren Spahn)
"Don't forget to swing hard, in case you hit the ball." (Woodie Held)
"Putting lights in Wrigley Field is like putting aluminum siding on the Sistine Chapel." (Roger Simon)
"Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection." (Red Smith)
"It ain't nothin' till I call it." (Bill Klem, umpire)
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." (George F. Will)
"Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead." (Jackie Robinson)
"Being with a woman all night never hurt no professional baseball player. It's staying up all night looking for a woman that does him in." (Casey Stengel)
"Baseball is an island of activity amidst a sea of statistics." (Author Unknown)
"The greatest feeling in the world is to win a major league game. The second-greatest feeling is to lose a major league game." (Chuck Tanner)
"Baseball is a ballet without music. Drama without words." (Ernie Harwell)
"Well, boys, it's a round ball and a round bat and you got to hit the ball square." (Joe Schultz)
"Pitchers, like poets, are born not made." (Cy Young)
"What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." (Harry Caray)
"You know you're pitching well when the batters look as bad as you do at the plate." (Duke Snider)
"There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither of them work." (Charlie Lau)
"It actually giggles at you as it goes by." (Rick Monday, on Phil Niekro's knuckleball)
"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)
"Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." (Toby Harrah)
"I know a man who is a diamond cutter. He mows the lawn at Yankee Stadium." (Author Unknown)
"To a pitcher, a base hit is the perfect example of negative feedback." (Steve Hovley)
"It never ceases to amaze me how many of baseball's wounds are self-inflicted." (Bill Veeck)
"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax." (Mike Royko)
"Rooting for the Yankees is like rooting for the house in blackjack." (Adam Morrow)
"Baseball is too much of a sport to be called a business, and too much of a business to be called a sport." (William Wrigley)
"Baseball isn't a business; it's more like a disease." (Walter F. O'Malley)
"Baseball is the only game left for people. To play basketball, you have to be 7 feet 6 inches. To play football, you have to be the same width." (Bill Veeck)
"Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast." (Joe Garagiola)
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." (Greg, age 8)
"When Steve and I die, we are going to be buried in the same cemetery, 60-feet 6-inches apart." (Tim McCarver, who caught all of Steve Carlton's games)
"What are we at the park for except to win? I'd trip my mother. I'd help her up, brush her off, tell her I'm sorry. But mother don't make it to third." (Leo Durocher)
"Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world." (Babe Ruth)
"There are three things the average man thinks he can do better than anybody else: build a fire, run a hotel, and manage a baseball team." (Rocky Bridges)
"You can't hit what you can't see." (Walter Johnson)
"Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning, you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking." (Gene Mauch)
"The best thing about being a Yankee is getting to watch Reggie Jackson play every day. The worst thing about being a Yankee? Getting to watch Reggie Jackson play every day." (Graig Nettles)
"One reason I never called balks is that I never understood the rule." (Ron Luciano, umpire)
"If you're not having fun in baseball, you miss the point of everything." (Chris Chambliss)
"You don't face Ryan without your rest. He's the only guy I go against that makes me go to bed before midnight." (Reggie Jackson, on Nolan Ryan)
"My high salary for one season was forty-six thousand dollars and a Cadillac. If I were to get paid a million, I'd feel that I should sweep out the stadium every night after I finished playing the game." (Duke Snider)
"Throwing people out of a game is like learning to ride a bicycle -- once you get the hang of it, it can be a lot of fun." (Ron Luciano, umpire)
"The whole history of baseball has the quality of mythology." (Bernard Malamud)
"It's a strange business, all jeers and no cheers." (Tom Gorman, umpire)
"There'll be two buses leaving the hotel for the park tomorrow. The two o'clock bus will be for those of you who need a little extra work. The empty bus will leave at five o'clock." (Dave Bristol, manager)
"The hitter asks the owner to give him a big raise so he can go somewhere he's never been, and the owner says, 'You mean third base.'" (Henny Youngman)
"Pitching is the art of instilling fear." (Sandy Koufax)
"It's worth remembering, that under Steinbrenner we tend to operate on the theory that no one is unsignable." (anonymous Yankee Scout)
"Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on." (Peter Ueberroth, commissioner)
"WILL THE LAST PERSON TO LEAVE THE STADIUM PLEASE TURN OUT THE LIGHTS" (sign held by a fan at Wrigley Field in Chicago at the end of the first complete night game)
"Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball." (Mickey Mantle)
"I'm working on a new pitch. It's called a strike." (Jim Kern)
"I never slept when I lost. I'd see the sun come up without ever having closed my eyes. I'd see those base hits over and over and they'd drive me crazy." (Robin Roberts)
"Spring is the time of year when the ground thaws, trees bud, the income tax falls due -- and everybody wins the pennant." (Jim Murray)
"I don't want them to forget Ruth. I just want them to remember me!" (Hank Aaron)
"You can shake a dozen glove men out of a tree, but the bat separates the men from the boys." (Dale Long)
"To say 'Babe Ruth' is to say 'Baseball.'" (Will Harridge)
"I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it too tightly, you kill it, but if you hold it too loosely, you lose it." (Tommy Lasorda)
"Umpire's heaven is a place where he works third base every game. Home is where the heartache is." (Ron Luciano, umpire)
"Your bat is your life. It's your weapon. You don't want to go into battle with anything that feels less than perfect." (Lou Brock)
"You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." (Jim Bouton)
"I've never taken batting practice against him and I never will. I have a family to think of." (Bob Watson, on teammate J.R. Richard)
"Every season has its peaks and valleys. What you have to try to do is eliminate the Grand Canyon." (Andy Van Slyke)
"When you're going good, it doesn't get any better than being in New York. But when you're going bad, it doesn't get any worse." (Davey Johnson, manager)
"Catching a fly ball is a pleasure. But knowing what to do with it after you catch it is a business." (Tommy Henrich)
"Carlton does not pitch to the hitter, he pitches through him. The batter hardly exists for Steve. He's playing an elevated game of catch." (Tim McCarver)
"I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year. That was backing out of the garage." (Lefty Gomez)
"I am the best in baseball...I create an excitement in a ballpark when I walk on the field." (Reggie Jackson)
"I wanted to be a big league baseball player so I could see my picture on a bubble gum card." (Al Ferrara)
"Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught, the squibbers go for base hits. It's an unfair game." (Rod Kanehl)
"There were times last year when people looked at the scoreboard and thought my batting average was the temperature." (Buck Martinez, on his .162 performance)
"Maybe I'm not a great man, but I damn well want to break the record." (Roger Maris)
"If I had my career to play over, one thing I'd do differently is swing more. Those 1,200 walks I got -- nobody remembers them." (Pee Wee Reese)
"There are only five things you can do in baseball -- run, throw, catch, hit and hit with power." (Leo Durocher)
"The only people I ever felt intimidated by in my whole life were Bob Gibson and my daddy." (Dusty Baker)
"On any given day...come out to the ballpark and you'll see something different." (Fred Borsch)
"I was not successful as a ballplayer, as it was a game of skill." (Casey Stengel)
"I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had to give." (Roberto Clemente)
"Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, age don't matter." (Satchel Paige)
"The new definition of a heathen is a man who has never played baseball." (Elbert Hubbard)
"I'm no different from anybody else with two arms, two legs, and forty-two hundred hits." (Pete Rose)
"The secret of managing is to keep the guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." (Casey Stengel)
"Why pitch nine innings when you can get just as famous pitching two?" (Sparky Lyle, relief pitcher)
"Swing at the strikes." (Yogi Berra)
"Fans don't boo nobodies." (Reggie Jackson)
"Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical." (Yogi Berra)
"You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. Your self-confidence must be maintained." (Christy Mathewson)
"Trying to throw a fastball by Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sun past a rooster." (Curt Simmons)
"I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher." (Rogers Hornsby)
"Baseball is the only thing besides the paper clip that hasn't changed." (Bill Veeck)
"If Satch and I were pitching on the same team, we'd clinch the pennant by July 4 and go fishing until World Series time." (Dizzy Dean, on Satchel Paige)
"Winning makes you happy all day." (Jimmy Wynn)
"There never is any set way to pitch to a great hitter. If there were, he'd be hitting . 220." (Don Drysdale)
"Sometimes I would do just the opposite of what George wanted me to do, because I won't let anyone tell me how to manage. If I'm going down the tube, I'm going to do it my way." (Billy Martin)
"Some people give their bodies to science; I give mine to baseball." (Ron Hunt, on being hit by a record 243 pitches during his career)
"Baseball is dull only to dull minds." (Red Smith)
"There should be a new way to record standings in this league: one column for wins, one for losses and one for gifts." (Gene Mauch)
"If he were playing in New York, there'd be a 5'8 statue of him in Times Square." (Andy MacPhail, on Kirby Puckett)
"The best thing about baseball is that you can do something about yesterday tomorrow." (Manny Trillo)
"I couldn't see well enough to play when I was a boy, so they gave me a special job -- they made me the umpire." (Harry S. Truman)
"They say you have to be good to be lucky, but I think you have to be lucky to be good." (Rico Carty)
"I would have jumped off a tall building. But the way I'm batting, I wouldn't have hit the ground." (Phil Garner)
"The ball is smaller, the planets are in line, the hole in the ozone layer is bigger, and so is Juan Gonzalez." (Terry Mulholland, on why more home runs are being hit these days)
"The only way I'm going to win a Gold Glove is with a can of spray paint." (Reggie Jackson)
"I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain't never been seen by this generation." (Satchel Paige)
"The last time Willie Mays dropped a pop fly, he had a rattle in one hand and a bonnet on his head." (Jim Murray)
"The highlight of your season is taking the team picture, knowing that the trading deadline has passed and you're part of the club." (Joe Garagiola)
"Trying to hit him is like trying to eat Jell-O with chopsticks." (Bobby Murcer, on knuckleballer Phil Niekro)
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward." (Vernon Law)
"If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game." (Rickey Henderson)
"Statistics are to baseball what a flaky crust is to Mom's apple pie." (Harry Reasoner)
"It's the only occupation where a man has to be perfect the first day on the job and then improve over the years." (Ed Runge, umpire)
"A good groundskeeper can help you win a dozen games a year. He is the tenth man in the lineup." (Lou Boudreau)
"Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher." (Ty Cobb)
"An umpire is like a woman. He makes quick decisions, never reverses them, and doesn't think you're safe when you're out." (Larry Goetz, umpire)
"Every player, in his secret heart, wants to manage someday. Every fan, in the privacy of his mind, already does." (Leonard Koppett)
"You know what Rogers Hornsby told me forty-five years ago? It was the best batting advice I ever got. 'Get a good ball to hit.'" (Ted Williams)
"I always wanted to be a player, but I never had the talent to make the big leagues. So I did the next best thing: I bought a team." (Charlie Finley)
"I felt like my bubble-gum card collection had come to life." (James Garner, actor, on speaking at a sports celebrity dinner)
"Not true at all. Vaseline is manufactured right here in the United States." (Don Sutton, on rumors that he had used a 'foreign substance' on the ball)
"The only way to prove you're a good sport is to lose." (Ernie Banks)
"I don't want to get to know the other guys too well. I might like them, and then I might not want to throw at them." (Sal Maglie)
"Above anything else, I hate to lose." (Jackie Robinson)
"Baseball is the only game you can see on the radio." (Phil Hersh)
"He has a weakness for doubles." (Bobo Newsom, pitcher, on Joe DiMaggio's hitting)
"It gets late early out there." (Yogi Berra, on sun glare at Yankee Stadium)
"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to keep playing baseball." (Pete Rose)
"There are close to 11 million unemployed and half of them are New York Yankee managers." (Johnny Carson)
"The hardest thing is not making the big leagues. Rather, it is staying in the big leagues." (Pete Rose)
"I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way to motivate them." (Ernie Banks)
"Baseball was one hundred percent of my life." (Ty Cobb)
"All I remember about my wedding day in 1967 is that the Cubs lost a double-header." (George F. Will)
"I'm throwing twice as hard as I ever did. It's just not getting there as fast." (Lefty Gomez)
"If I had to name the number one asset you could have for any sport, I'd say speed. In baseball, all a guy with speed has to do is make contact." (Ron Fairly)
"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." (Babe Ruth)
"Been in this game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose 'em I never knew existed before." (Casey Stengel)
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa." (Casey Stengel)
"All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill." (Babe Ruth)
"I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him with Johnny Bench." (Sparky Anderson)
"I knew it would ruin my arm. But one year of 25-7 is worth five of 15-15." (Steve Stone, on his Cy Young season)
"I took the two most expensive aspirins in history." (Wally Pipp, on sitting out a game with a headache, allowing Lou Gehrig into the Yankees lineup)
"Isn't it amazing that we're worth so much on the trading block and worth so little when we talk salary with the general manager?" (Jim Kern)
"The good Lord was kind to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind." (Dizzy Dean)
"Cobb lived off the field as though he wished to live forever. He lived on the field as though it was his last day." (Branch Rickey, on Ty Cobb)
"I wish I had 10 pitchers with Bo Belinsky's stuff and none with his head." (Gene Mauch)
"The guy with the biggest stomach will be the first to take off his shirt at a baseball game." (Glenn Dickey)
"Better make it four. I don't think I can eat eight." (Yogi Berra, when asked if he wanted his pizza cut into four or eight slices)
"There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first or last time. I owe him my best." (Joe DiMaggio)
"Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is . . . well, an umpire." (Ron Luciano, umpire)
"Guessing what the pitcher is going to throw is 80 percent of being a successful hitter. The other 20 percent is just execution." (Hank Aaron)
"This winter I'm working out every day, throwing at a wall. I'm 11-0 against the wall." (Jim Bouton)
"I found a delivery in my flaw." (Dan Quisenberry)
"Baseball isn't keeping up with science. Satellites are sending accurate signals from outer space to earth, but coaches still have trouble transmitting signals from third base to home." (Ellis Clary)
"The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting." (Hank Aaron)
"Baseball must be a great game to survive the fools who run it." (Bill Terry)
"There was always Joe DiMaggio. If we had him, we could have won. But the Yankees had him, and he murdered everybody, including us." (Joe Cronin)
"Pitching is just an illusion. You're dealing with a man's eyes. Make him think he's getting one thing and give him another and you've got him." (Alvin Jackson)
"It ain't bragging if you can do it." (Dizzy Dean)
"He had such a beautiful swing, he even looked good striking out." (Mark Koenig, on Babe Ruth)
"You can't tell how much spirit a team has until it starts losing." (Rocky Colavito)
"If Ben Franklin played shortstop here and made an error, they'd probably boo him for a week, too." (Russ Hodges, on Phillies fans)
"The beauty and joy of baseball is not having to explain it." (Chuck Shriver)
"I'd rather hit home runs. You don't have to run as hard." (Dave Kingman)
"I was never nervous when I had the ball, but when I let it go I was scared to death." (Lefty Gomez)
"He'd give you the shirt off his back. Of course, he'd call a press conference to announce it." (Jim 'Catfish' Hunter, on Reggie Jackson)
"A pitcher needs two pitches -- one they're looking for and one to cross 'em up." (Warren Spahn)
"A baseball manager is a necessary evil." (Sparky Anderson)
"You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough in the second half you give what's left." (Yogi Berra)
"There are only two places in this league. First place and no place." (Tom Seaver)
"There isn't enough mustard in the world to cover that hot dog." (Darold Knowles, on Reggie Jackson)
"Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part." (Mickey Mantle)
"He's so good, I even worry about him in the winter." (Ted Williams, on Bob Lemon)
"When we win, I'm so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I'm so depressed, I eat a lot. When we're rained out, I'm so disappointed I eat a lot." (Tommy Lasorda)
"Talent always beats experience. Because by the time you get experience, the talent's gone." (Pat Corrales)
"I didn't come to New York to be a star. I brought my star with me." (Reggie Jackson, on arriving in New York)
"Most pitchers are too smart to manage." (Jim Palmer)
"I never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes." (Leo Durocher)
"There is but one game, and that game is baseball." (John J. McGraw)
"Baseball can build you up to the sky one day and the next day you have to climb a stepladder to look up to a snake." (Johnny Pesky)
"Nothing makes a pitcher feel more secure than the sight of his teammates circling the bases during a ball game." (Jim Brosnan)
"This team, it all flows from me. I've got to keep it going. I'm the straw that stirs the drink." (Reggie Jackson)
"I talked to the ball a lot of times in my career. I yelled, 'Go foul. Go foul.'" (Lefty Gomez)
"If I stay healthy, I have a chance to collect three thousand hits and one thousand errors." (George Brett)
"You can observe a lot by watching." (Yogi Berra)
"He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious." (Yogi Berra)
"We made too many wrong mistakes." (Yogi Berra, on losing the 1960 World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates)
"I broke in with four hits and the writers promptly decided they had seen the new Ty Cobb. It took me only a few days to correct that impression." (Casey Stengel) 
"I knew when my career was over. In 1965 my baseball card came out with no picture." (Bob Uecker)
"When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs in the ninth, I looked in the other team's dugout and they were already in street clothes." (Bob Uecker)
"All right, everybody line up alphabetically according to your height." (Casey Stengel)
In 1938, Johnny Vander Meer (Cincinnati Reds) pitched two consecutive no-hitters. 
On June 3, 1932, Lou Gehrig of the NY Yankees belted four homers against the Philadelphia Athletics. The score was 20-13.
In June 1968, Jim Northrup (Detroit) hit two grand slam homers ... in consecutive at bats.
On June 23, 1932, Tony Lazzeri of the NY Yankees became the only player in Major League history to hit a single, a double, a triple, and then a grand slam. In the same game, teammate Lou Gehrig belted four home runs.
There was never a no-hitter pitched in Forbes Field.
On August 8, 1921, Luke Stuart (St Louis Browns) hit a home run in his first Major League at bat. It was the only hit of his career, which lasted all of three games.
On July 17, 1914, Rube Marquard (NY Giants) beat Babe Adams (Pirates) in 21 innings, 3-1, in a game where Adams set the record for most innings pitched (21) without a walk.
On July 27, 1952, Red Sox manager Lou Boudreau batted pitcher Willard Nixon 6th in the lineup. Nixon went 1-4 with 2 RBI, and pitched his club to a 9-3 victory.
"They invented the All-Star Game for Willie Mays." (Ted Williams)
On July 6, 1983, Fred Lynn hit the only All-Star grand slam in history.
Mickey Mantle (1954-1960), Joe Morgan (1970-1977) and Dave Winfield (1982-1988) are the only three players in All-Star history to each bat safely in seven back-to-back All-Star games.
Stan Musial holds the All-Star record for most games as a pinch hitter with ten.
"We wanted to see the Babe. Sure, he was old and had a big waistline, but that didn't make any difference. We were on the same field as Babe Ruth." (Wild Bill Hallahan)
"[Van] Mungo and I get along fine. I just tell him I won't stand for no nonsense, and then I duck." (Casey Stengel)
"The test of an outfielder's skill comes when he has to go against the fence to make a catch." (Joe DiMaggio)
"He just went out and did his job every day." (Bill Dickey, on Lou Gehrig)
"All managers are losers. They are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth." (Ted Williams)
"So I eat, drink, and sleep baseball twenty-four hours a day. What's wrong with that?" (Joe McCarthy)
"The greatest player I ever saw was a black man. He's in the Hall of Fame, although not a lot of people have heard of him. His name is Martin Dihigo." (Johnny Mize)
"He could run, field, throw, and of course, hit. He has such great wrists, like Ernie Banks. And it was hard to fool him." (Vic Raschi, on Hank Aaron)
"I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever." (Ralph Kiner)
"One year I hit .291 and had to take a salary cut. If you hit .291 today, you own the franchise." (Enos Slaughter)
"The greatest thrill in the world is to end the game with a home run and watch everybody else walk off the field while you're running the bases on air." (Al Rosen) 
"I hated to bat against Drysdale. After he hit you he'd come around, look at the bruise on your arm and say, 'Do you want me to sign it?'" (Mickey Mantle, on Don Drysdale)
"A pitcher will never be a big winner until he hates hitters." (Early Wynn)
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." (Ernie Banks)
"Clemente could field the ball in New York and throw out a guy in Pennsylvania." (Vin Scully, on Roberto Clemente) 
"A couple years ago they told me I was too young to be president and you [Stan Musial] were too old to be playing baseball. But we fooled them." (President John F. Kennedy)
"It doesn't matter what he throws; when he's got it, he beats you." (Roberto Clemente, on Juan Marichal) 
"And if I have my choice between a pennant and a triple crown, I'll take the pennant every time." (Carl Yastrzemski)
"I don't see why you reporters keep confusing Brooks and me. Can't you see that we wear different numbers." (Frank Robinson) 
"We are not surgeons, or even plumbers.  Society cannot do without those skills. It can certainly do without ballplayers." (Steve Garvey)
"The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid and if the hitter is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid." (Don Drysdale)
"The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than your players do." (Gene Mauch)
"I'm not sure I know what the hell charisma is, but I get the feeling it's Willie Mays." (Ted Kluszewski)
"Cal Ripken embodies all that the Orioles stand for, all that Baltimore stands for and, really, all that this country stands for in terms of his dedication and work ethic." (Peter Angelos) 
"All I ever wanted to be was a Yankee." (Derek Jeter) 
"The Greatness of Ty Cobb was something that had to be seen, and to see him was to remember him forever." (George Sisler)
"Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me, the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of a hit-and-run." (Branch Rickey)
Hank Aaron played baseball for twenty-three years and he was the all time home run king, but did you know that he led the league in home runs only four times during his career? 
"In the beginning I used to make one terrible play a game. Then I got so I'd make one a week and finally I'd pull a bad one about once a month. Now, I'm trying to keep it down to one a season." (Lou Gehrig)
"Guys ask me, don't I get burned out? How can you get burned out doing something you love? I ask you, have you ever got tired of kissing a pretty girl?" (Tommy Lasorda)
"I want to thank all the pitchers who couldn't go nine innings, and manager Dick Howser who wouldn't let them go." (Dan Quisenberry, five time recipient of the Rolaids Relief Award)
In 1964, Tony Oliva of the Minnesota Twins hit .323, making him the first Rookie of the Year with a batting title, a feat not duplicated until 2001 when Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners led the American League with a .350 batting average.
Ty Cobb, during his 1909 Triple Crown season, simultaneously led the American League in stolen bases with seventy-six, making him the only recipient to also lead in stolen bases.
Grover Alexander is the only pitcher to accomplish The Triple Crown of pitching three consecutive years AND the only pitcher to earn it four different times.
The Triple Crown of pitching is "awarded" to the pitcher who leads, or ties, his league in three major pitching areas.  These are wins, strikeouts, and earned run average.
"All good balls to hit are strikes, though not all strikes are good balls to hit." (Dave Winfield)
Frank Robinson was the first, and still the only, player to win a Most Valuable Player Award in both the American and National Leagues.
Did you know that Don Newcombe was the first player to win a Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player Award AND he did it during the same season (1956)?
"Show me a guy who can't pitch inside and I'll show you a loser." (Sandy Koufax)
Bobby Richardson is the only recipient of the World Series MVP Award while playing on the losing team.
Branch Rickey, who won first ever Sporting News Executive of the Year Award in 1936, not only signed Jackie Robinson, but also "invented" the modern farm system.
"You have to improve your club [even] if it means letting your own brother go." (Joe McCarthy)
Joe McCarthy, who won the first Sporting News Manager of the Year Award in 1936, won nine pennants, seven world titles, and never finished out of the first division during his twenty-four year managerial career.
"It's not over until the fat man swings." (Darren Daulton, on teammate John Kruk)
Did you know that Fenway Park, which opened April 20, 1912, is the oldest American League ballpark still in operation?
There is no location requirement in regards to home team dugouts.  Some are on the first base side and others are on the third base side.  
Did you know that Connie Mack has the most wins of any manager in the history of baseball?  He also has the most losses, having managed for 50 YEARS!
"There has been only one manager and his name is John McGraw." (Connie Mack)
In 1977, the Texas Rangers became the only American League team in history to have four managers during the same season.
Casey Stengel took the helm of the New York Yankees in 1949 and won a ring every season through 1953 making him the only manager to win five consecutive rings.
Did you know that the youngest manager to start a season with a club was Lou Boudreau? He was barely past the age of twenty-four when he became the manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1941.
"Why would you [Gene Michael] want to stay manager and be second-guessed by me when you can come up into the front-office and be one of the second-guessers?" (George Steinbrenner)
"There is no sports event like Opening Day of baseball, the sense of beating back the forces of darkness and the National Football League." (George Vecsey)
"He really kept the ball down. He's 6-foot-10 and when he does that, it creates a very tough angle for hitters." (Damian Miller, on Randy Johnson) 
Did you know that the Braves organization is the only franchise from either league to play in the Fall Classic while representing three different cities (Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta)?
"Chicago Cubs fans are the greatest fans in baseball. They've got to be." (Herman Franks, manager)
Did you know that the Chicago Cubs (who were the White Stockings at the time) won the first pennant in National League history? The 1908 World Series was their last World Championship.
Did you know that the 1997 Florida Marlins were the youngest expansion team in baseball history to win a World Championship?
"Everybody tries to make hitting a science, which it is. But you can't treat it like a science, you have to treat it like an art." (George Brett)
Did you know that the Los Angeles Dodgers have had more Rookie of the Year recipients than any other franchise and hold the record for most consecutive honorees with five (1992-1996)?
When the Milwaukee Brewers moved from the American League to the National League in 1997 they became the first team in Major League history to make such a crossover.
"Washington...first in war, first in peace and last in the American League." (Charles Dryden) 
Leon Culberson, Bob Fothergill, Charlie Gehringer, Tony Lazzeri, Jose Valentin, and Bob Watson each hit for the cycle in natural order -- meaning they had their single first, their double second, their triple third and their home run last.
Jay Buhner, Jimmie Foxx, Nap Lajoie, Tony Lazzeri, and Miguel Tejeda are the only American League cycle hitters who capped off their cycle with a grand slam instead of a "mere" home run.
"With Bobby Bonds in right field and three first baseman, I might as well donate my glove to charity." (Ron Blomberg, New York Yankee Designated Hitter)
"When I'm throwing good, I don't think there's a man in the world who can hit me." (Vida Blue)
Eighteen years passed between Nolan Ryan's first and last no hitters, making this the greatest span of time to occur between a pitcher's first and last no hitters.
Jackie Robinson was the first and only player whose uniform number (42) was retired by Major League Baseball (April 15, 1997), making it unwearable on every team present and in the future.
Hank Aaron, Rod Carew, Rollie Fingers, Carlton Fisk, Reggie Jackson, Frank Robinson, Nolan Ryan, and Casey Stengel have each had their number retired by more than one major league team.
Did you know that the New York Yankees have retired fifteen (15) numbers -- which is more than any other Major League Baseball team from either league?
"Spring is the time of year a baseball writer comes down with an occupational disease known as superlativitis." (Jack Orr, sportswriter)
"I hate it [interleague play]. I always thought that was the best thing about the World Series. That was the intrigue. Now that's gone." (Mo Vaughn)
The National League officially started in 1876 and Tommy Bond was the last survivor from the senior circuit's first season, passing away in 1941 at age 85.
"The thing that surprised me most in baseball is the amount of integrity that most umpires have. It actually took me a while to believe what a good game they'd give you the next night after a blow-up." (Earl Weaver)
There were many early incidents where players literally attacked umpires. In 1927, Commissioner Landis required a 90-day suspension for any such attack and in 1940 it was changed to a one-year suspension.
"I never thought eyesight was the most important thing in umpiring. The most important things are guts, honesty, common sense, a desire for fair play and an understanding of human nature." (Bill Klem, umpire)
"Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it." (Cal Hubbard)
"The job of arguing with the umpire belongs to the manager, because it won't hurt the team if he gets thrown out of the game." (Earl Weaver)
"Any time I got those 'bang-bang' plays at first base, I called 'em out. It made the game shorter." (Tom Gorman, umpire)
At an old ball park in Kansas City during the 1886 season, there was a sign that read, "Please do not shoot the umpire; he's doing the best he can!"
"I demand respect on the field from managers and players. To me, that's 75% of umpiring." (John "Jocko" Conlan, umpire)
Did you know that umpire Tom Connolly once called out Ty Cobb for stepping out of the batter's box? Following the call, Connolly was hit in the mouth with a bottle.
Former umpire Ron Luciano once said, "Umpiring is best described as the profession of standing between two seven-year-olds with one ice-cream cone."
Andy Pafko once argued so long with umpire Al Barlick about a mis-caught ball that batter Rocky Nelson was credited with an inside the park home run. 
Don Larsen, thanks to his perfect game on October 8, 1956, holds the career World Series record for consecutive hitless innings with eleven!
"Listen up because I've got nothing to say and I'm only going to say it once." (Yogi Berra)
On October 18, 1977, Reggie Jackson became only the second player in history to hit three home runs during a single World Series game. He hit each one of them on the first pitch he saw.
On October 13, 1971, Bruce Kison of Pittsburgh hit three batters, resulting in the World Series record for most hit batsmen during a single Series game.
Ed Walsh (October 11, 1906) and Bob Gibson (October 2, 1968) are the only two pitchers to strike out at least one batter during every inning of a World Series game.
Did you know that during the 1928 World Series the "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig set the World Series any-length record for consecutive base on balls with five (5)?
"Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles." (Dan Quisenberry)
Did you know that Darold Knowles of the Oakland Athletics is the only pitcher to appear in all seven games of a seven-game World Series?
"If you have to lose, I don't mind losing to Joe Torre. He's a class act." (Bobby Cox)
Did you know that during the World War II years, players participating in the World Series received a percentage of their shares in War bonds?
The National League player with the most World Series home runs is Duke Snider with 11.
"Hitting is better than sex." (Reggie Jackson)
"I'll play first, third, left. I'll play anywhere except Philadelphia." (Dick Allen)
Did you know that Felipe Alou, Matty Alou and Jesus Alou (three brothers) all played for the same team at the same time, the 1963 San Francisco Giants?
Richie Ashburn's nickname, Putt-Putt, was given to him by Ted Williams who joked that Ashburn ran the bases like he had twin motors in his pants.
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next." (George Steinbrenner)
Did you know that George Steinbrenner changed the manager of the New York Yankees 20 times during his first 23 seasons?  He also changed the General Manager 11 times in 30 years.
On May 20, 1999, Robin Ventura, who hit two during the same game on September 4, 1995, became the first and only player to hit one grand slam during each end of a doubleheader.
Did you know that Bill Mueller is the ONLY player in Major League history to hit two grand slams during the same game from opposite sides of the plate?
Bobby Lowe, Mike Cameron, Rocky Colavito, Carlos Delgado, Lou Gehrig, and Mike Schmidt have each hit four home runs in consecutive order in one game.
During the first season (1988) of Star Trek: The Next Generation, in an episode titled The Big Goodbye, they mentioned that Joe DiMaggio's streak was broken by a shortstop named Buck Bokai of the London Kings in the year 2026.
When Joe DiMaggio played for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League, he had a 61 game hitting streak with a total of 104 hits -- five games longer than his major league record!
Did you know that Ted Williams was the youngest player in Major League history to hit over .400? During the 1941 season, he turned 23. 
Hoyt Wilhelm, a future Hall of Fame pitcher, hit a home run during his first at-bat, then had a 21-year career without hitting one more long ball.
Bob Nieman, who accomplished the feat on September 14, 1951, and Keith McDonald, who accomplished the feat on July 4, 2000, are the only players in history to hit home runs in their first AND second consecutive at-bats in the Major Leagues.
"I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit." (Ted Williams)
On September 8, 1965, Bert Campaneris, who hit a home run in his first pitch ever seen, became the first American League player to field all nine positions during a single game.
One of the most interesting three-pitch inning instances took place on August 20, 1979, when veteran infielder Jerry Terrell took the mound in the ninth inning for his first career pitching appearance.
During the 1908 World Series, Orval Overall became the first and only pitcher to accomplish this unusual feat in a Fall Classic: Striking out four batters in one inning.
Ned Garver of the 1951 St. Louis Browns was the first and is the ONLY American League pitcher to have twenty or more wins on a hundred-loss team.
"The screwball's an un-natural pitch. Nature never intended a man to turn his hand like that. It's like throwing rocks at a bear." (Carl Hubbell)
In the 1934 All Star Game, Carl Hubbell struck out five men in a row, whose names just happened to be Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin.
From July 17, 1936, to May 27, 1937, Carl Hubbell set a new mark, one that has yet to be reached.  In the 27 games he appeared in during that span, King Carl had 24 consecutive wins with only three no decisions. 
In 2003 Eric Gagne recorded 55 consecutive saves, two fewer than the record for saves in a single season. When added to the eight consecutive saves he made at the end of 2002, Gagne had 63 consecutive saves, a new Major League record.
On August 3, 1988, Dave Eiland allowed a home run to the first batter he faced. On April 10, 1992, Eiland hit a home run in his first major league at-bat giving him a pair of feats unmatched in Major League history.
On August 10, 1944, Charley "Red" Barrett made history by throwing a complete game with the fewest pitches ever, 58. He shutout the Reds 2-0 on only two hits and no walks.
Ty Cobb stole second base, third base, and home plate during the same inning four times during his spectacular Hall of Fame career.
George Burns and Johnny Neun are the only first-baseman in Major League history to ever turn an unassisted triple play.  
"You should always go to other people's funerals, otherwise, they won't come to yours." (Yogi Berra)
In his autobiography "Three and Two," umpire Tom Gorman requested to be buried in his umpire uniform with an indicator set in his hand at a 3-2 count.
"Let's play two." (Ernie Banks)
"A pitcher is not a ballplayer." (Christy Mathewson)
"George Brett could get good wood on an aspirin." (Jim Frey)
In 1963 Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves won twenty-three games at the age of forty-two, making him the oldest pitcher to be a 20-game winner.
Players who received the highest percentage of Hall of Fame votes by position are: George Sisler 1B, Rod Carew 2B, George Brett 3B, Cal Ripken, Jr. SS, Johnny Bench C, Tom Seaver P, Carl Yastrzemski LF, Ty Cobb CF, and Hank Aaron RF.
Carlton Fisk did not play in the big leagues on a regular basis until he was 24 years old, yet he set the Major League record for most games caught.
Mickey Cochrane's offensive skill is obvious, but did you know that he also managed the Detroit Tigers to two American League pennants and a World Championship?
Did you know that Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner had 223 hits and a .355 batting average during his rookie season?
Larry Doby was the first African American to play in the American League. 
In the last game of the 1945 season, the first season after his four year term in the military, Hank Greenberg hit a pennant-winning ninth inning grand slam for the Detroit Tigers.
During a 17-year career, Heinie Manush hit under .300 only three times yet he only won one batting title. That batting title was in 1926 and he earned it by going six-for-nine in a doubleheader on the last day of the season to overtake Babe Ruth.
Who was the most dominant pitcher of the nineteenth century? How about Amos Rusie who won more than thirty games three times and twenty games eight times. 
Connie Mack referred to Rube Waddell, who led the American League in strikeouts six consecutive seasons, as the greatest left-handed pitcher in history.
"Us ball players do things backwards. First we play, then we retire and go to work." (Charlie Gehringer)
Rogers Hornsby is arguably the best right-handed hitter ever. "Rajah" hit over .400 three times and had a lifetime .358 batting average -- best ever in the National League.
How good was Honus Wagner? He hit .338 in his rookie season, had fifteen consecutive .300 seasons, won eight batting titles, and stole more bases than any other Hall of Fame shortstop.
"The people booing me are 21-, 23-, 25-, 26-year-olds. I'm 28 and I make $2 million a year and I don't have to get up at six in the morning to go to work." (George Bell)
"How can anyone as slow as you [Tony Perez] pull a muscle?" (Pete Rose)
"There are three types of baseball players: those who make things happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens." (Tommy Lasorda)
"Every time I sign a ball, and there must have been thousands, I thank my luck that I wasn't born Coveleski, or Wambsganss or Peckinpaugh." (Mel Ott)
From 1962 until 1977, pitcher Jim Kaat won every pitching Gold Glove Award in his league. 
Did you know that Steve Carlton and Randy Johnson are the only left-handed pitchers in Major League history with over three-thousand strikeouts? 
Reggie Jackson, the all-time strikeout leader, also holds the Major League record for most seasons with at least one-hundred strikeouts (18).
Did you know that not one single Major League baseball player has ever had more than two singles during the same inning? 
On September 2, 1996, Mike Greenwell of Boston had nine runs batted in during a ten inning game. This is the record for most runs batted in where one player accounted for ALL of a team's RBIs.
The most runners left on base during a nine-inning shutout is 16. It has occurred twice in Major League history: May 24, 1994, when St. Louis shutout Philadelphia and May 7, 1998, when Seattle shutout Toronto.
"We'd play a whole game with one ball, if it stayed in the park. Lopsided and black and full of tobacco juice and licorice stains." (Sam Crawford)
Did you know that Rabbit Maranville had the most consecutive at-bats with 672 in a season of play (1922) without hitting a single home run?
"I don't want to be Babe Ruth." (Roger Maris)
In 1957, Ted Williams set a unique record of hitting the most consecutive home runs over the course of four games (September 17, 20, 21, 22) with four -- all the other plate appearances during those games were bases on balls.
Only two pinch hitters in Major League history have had three pinch-hit home runs in consecutive at-bats: Lee Lacy on May 2, 6, 17, 1978, and Del Unser on June 30, July 5, 10, 1979.
During a two-week span, Mickey Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx and Pinky Higgins all hit for the cycle with the 1933 Philadelphia Athletics.
"There is an old saying that money can't buy happiness. If it could, I would buy myself four hits every game." (Pete Rose) 
The record for most seasons leading a league in hits belongs to Ty Cobb in the American League with eight and Pete Rose and Tony Gwynn in the National League with seven.
On May 30, 1904, Frank Chance became the only player to ever get hit by a pitch five times during a double header.
Did you know that the only right-handed hitter to play in more than one-hundred fifty games without grounding into a double play during a season is Craig Biggio?
Did you know that the only left-handed hitter to play in more than one-hundred fifty games without grounding into a double play is Dick McAuliffe?
"If I had played my career hitting singles like Pete [Rose], I'd wear a dress." (Mickey Mantle)
On September 18, 1977, Ted Cox debuted and had six consecutive hits, setting the Major League record for most consecutive hits from the start of a career.
Did you know that Wee Willie Keeler is the only ballplayer with eight 20-game (or more) batting streaks during a Major League career?
Did you know that the highest batting average over three consecutive seasons (1911-1913) is .408 (.4084), set by Hall of Famer Ty Cobb?
The highest batting average over four consecutive seasons (1922-1925) is .403 (.4039), set by Rogers Hornsby -- who also set the record for highest batting average over five consecutive (1921-1925) seasons with .402 (.4024).
Did you know that Paul Molitor is the only player to hit a triple for his 3000th base hit?
Pete Rose had more than 600 at-bats for seventeen seasons including thirteen consecutive seasons, both of which are Major League records.
Did you know that Jimmie Foxx is the only American League player to have six plate appearances and zero at-bats? In a show of true respect, he was walked six times on June 16, 1938.
"A [Nap] Lajoie with [Ty] Cobb's speed might have batted .500." (Grantland Rice)
The record for attendance for a single game in the US is 92,706, for a game between the LA Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox on October 6, 1959.
The record for the longest measured home run in a major-league game is 634 ft., by Mickey Mantle at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, in September 1960.
The greatest reliably recorded speed at which a baseball has been pitched is 100.9 mph by Lynn Nolan Ryan on August 20, 1974.
Did you know that Lou Brock (who had 12) and Rickey Henderson (who had 13) are the only two players in Major League history with at least twelve seasons with fifty or more stolen bases?
"I never saw anyone like Ty Cobb. No one even close to him. He was the greatest all time ballplayer. That guy was superhuman, amazing." (Casey Stengel)
Robby Thompson of the San Francisco Giants is the only player who was caught stealing four times, during an extra inning game in 1986.
The Major League record is held by Cy Young who "joined" the 20 Wins Club fifteen times during his Hall of Fame career.
Did you know that Mike Corcoran, in his only game ever on the mound, tied the Major League record for wild pitches during a debut game with five?
Did you know that Major League Baseball saves did not become an officially recognized statistic until the 1969 season? Did you know that the blown save did not become official until 1998?
Walter Johnson has the most shutouts against any one team during a career. He shut out the Philadelphia Athletics 23 times between 1907 to 1927.
"[Thurman] Munson's not moody, he's just mean. When you're moody, you're nice sometimes." (Sparky Lyle)
Did you know that there are only five relief pitchers in the Hall of Fame and they are Dennis Eckersley, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage, Bruce Sutter, and Hoyt Wilhelm?
"I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game." (Bob Feller)
Mike Marshall set the Major League record for most innings pitched during a season (1974) by a relief pitcher when he appeared in 208 innings with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Only two pitchers have ever given up four consecutive home runs in an inning. On July 31, 1963, Paul Foytack of the Los Angeles Angels set the mark and 44 years later, on April 22, 2007, Chase Wright tied it.
"His fastball looked about the size of a watermelon seed and it hissed at you as it passed." (Ty Cobb, on Walter Johnson)
Did you know that Joe McGinnity pitched a record five complete game doubleheaders (two during the 1901 season and three during the 1903 season) during his career?
"I don't think [Warren] Spahn will ever get into the Hall of Fame. He'll never stop pitching." (Stan Musial)
The following pitchers started the game on the mound and threw a Major League record four consecutive bases on balls before retiring a single batter: Johnny Vander Meer, 1941; Jim Bagby, 1946; Roger Pavlik, 1997; Bartolo Colon, 2000.
Did you know that on August 7, 1984, Joe Hesketh was called-up by the Montreal Expos and before he ever threw a single Major League pitch, umpires called a balk on him?
During 1990, the American League had a combined total of six no-hit games, the most ever in a single season.
On April 22, 1970, the Mets struck out the last Padres batter during the sixth. In the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings their pitchers struck out three consecutive batters in each inning. These 10 consecutive strikeouts are the most ever in one game.
On May 17, 1979, Philadelphia played Chicago in a ten-inning game in which 45 runs were batted in, setting the record for an extra-inning game.
On September 11, 1946, Cincinnati played Brooklyn in a 19-inning game in which no runs were batted in, making it the longest game in history without a run batted in by either club.
The 1956 New York Yankees set an American League record for home runs hit against the same team during the same season when they slugged 48 versus the 1956 Kansas City Athletics. 
The 1956 Cincinnati Redlegs set a National League record for home runs hit against the same team during the same season when they slugged 44 versus the 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers.
On May 1, 1920, the Boston Braves played the Brooklyn Dodgers in a 26-inning game where neither club hit a home run, setting the record for longest game without a home run by either team.
On September 4, 1999, eight players from the Cincinnati Reds hit a home run in a game versus the Philadelphia Phillies, setting a record for most players with a home run during a game.
From July 13 through July 20, 1986, Kirk Gibson hit five consecutive game winning runs batted in with Detroit.
The 1927 Philadelphia Athletics and 1930 St. Louis Cardinals are the only two teams that each had ten players who hit over .300 during the same season.
At the end of the 1968 season, the Oakland Athletics had set the record for lowest team average by the league leader when they hit .240.
On September 11, 1949, the New York Yankees had eleven base on balls, courtesy of the Washington Senators, during the third inning, setting the mark for walks during an inning.
Did you know that on September 12, 1964, the Baltimore Orioles set a Major League record for fewest at-bats during a nine-inning game with 19 versus the Kansas City Athletics?
"Everything looks better when you win. The girls are prettier, the cigars taste better, and the trees are greener." (Billy Martin)
An incredible streak ended at a National League record 208 games on May 24, 2001, when the Cincinnati Reds were finally shutout by an opponent (the Chicago Cubs) for the first time since 1999.
Did you know that the last Major League triple-header was played on October 2, 1920, and featured Pittsburgh versus Cincinnati?
During the 1904 season, the St. Louis Browns came to play against the Detroit Tigers at Bennett Park and stayed for 11 consecutive games. 
"We've [1962 New York Mets] got to learn to stay out of triple plays." (Casey Stengel, manager) 
"Players who stand flat-footed and swing with their arms are golfers not hitters." (Rogers Hornsby)
On May 31, 1964, San Francisco played in New York during a doubleheader and set the record for most innings played in one day with 32.
On July 25, 1930, the Philadelphia Athletics executed a triple steal twice during the same game against the Cleveland Indians. This was the first and only time in Major League history where such an event took place!
"I see great things in baseball." (Walt Whitman)
The Chicago Cubs were the first team to play organ music in a ballpark, Wrigley Field, in 1941.
In 1986, Roger Clemens struck out a record 20 batters in nine innings for the Boston Red Sox.
In 1917, James Vaughn of the Chicago Cubs and Fred Toney of the Cincinnati Reds pitched history's only dual nine-inning no-hitter game.
The Chicago Cubs rookie pitcher Kerry Wood struck out a record 20 batters in 1998 against the Houston Astros; he was later named National League Rookie of the Year.
The Chicago White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers played the longest American League game, 25 innings, at eight hours and six minutes in 1984; Chicago won.
In 1968, Jim "Catfish" Hunter of the Oakland A's was the first American League pitcher to throw a perfect game in the regular season since 1922.
On their home field, the New York Giants became the first team, in 1939, to hit five home runs in one inning -- a record that has been tied but never broken.
In 1970 with the Atlanta Braves, Hank Aaron joined the 3,000 hits club and eventually finished his career with 3,771 hits.
The Brooklyn Dodgers scored a record 15 first-inning runs against the Cincinnati Reds and defeated them 19-1 in 1952.
In 1999, the Boston Red Sox set the record for runs in a post-season game, defeating the Cleveland Indians 23-7 in Game 4 of the League Championship Series.
Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became Major League Baseball's only father-son duo to hit back-to-back home runs on September 14, 1990, for the Seattle Mariners.
During a game with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1938, the Brooklyn Dodgers used a yellow baseball.  It was the only game in which the yellow ball was used.
The Brooklyn Dodgers' Gil Hodges hit four home runs against four different Boston Braves pitchers, driving in nine runs on August 31, 1950.
In 1997, the Seattle Mariners' Randy Johnson pitched two 19-strikeout games, one in June and one in August.
Brooks Robinson won 16 consecutive Golden Glove Awards during his 23 years with the Baltimore Orioles, from 1955-1977.
Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets remains the all-time leader of game-winning RBIs with 129, because the stat was dropped by Major League Baseball in 1989.
In 1971, Satchel Paige became the first Negro League star to be selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Baker Bowl, home of the Philadelphia Phillies until 1938, was built in 1895.  When built it was state-of-the-art, but later was often derided as the "cigar box."
Forbes Field opened in Pittsburgh in 1909.  It featured a rooftop "mezzanine", a unique "skybox" for wealthy patrons, that was ahead of its time.
The Baltimore Orioles have retired six numbers:  4 (Earl Weaver), 5 (Brooks Robinson), 8 (Cal Ripken), 20 (Frank Robinson), 22 (Jim Palmer), and 33 (Eddie Murray).
Wrigley Field in Chicago was built in 1920 for approximately $250,000.  Bill Veeck purchased and planted the legendary outfield ivy vines in 1937.
Ernie Lombardi hit the longest home run ever at Crosley Field, several hundred miles. It landed in a pickup truck headed to Florida on I-75.
Rico Brogna hit the first home run at Coors Field on April 26, 1995, off Bill Swift.
The Astrodome in Houston was nicknamed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" when it first opened on April 12, 1965.
The first Major League baseball game played on artificial turf was played at the Astrodome in Houston in 1966.
The Schaefer Beer sign above the scoreboard at Ebbets Field told fans of the official scorer's decision.  The 'h' lit up for a hit and the 'e' for an error.
Four sluggers hit the ball over the center field wall in the Polo Grounds:  Luke Easter, Joe Adcock, Lou Brock, and Hank Aaron.
"People are too hung up on winning.  I can get off on a really good helmet throw." (Bill "Spaceman" Lee)
"The Designated Gerbil." (Bill Lee's nickname for Don Zimmer)
"I believed in drug testing a long time ago.  All through the sixties I tested everything." (Bill "Spaceman" Lee)
"You should enter a ballpark the way you enter a church."  (Bill "Spaceman" Lee)
"Baseball is the belly-button of society.  Straighten out baseball, and you straighten out the rest of the world." (Bill "Spaceman" Lee)
"I never thought home runs were all that exciting. I still think the triple is the most exciting thing in baseball." (Hank Aaron)
"Looking at the ball going over the fence isn't going to help." (Hank Aaron)
"He's been very talkative.  But it's usually under oath." (Sandy Alderson, on Albert Belle)
"You're only young once, but you can be immature forever." (Larry Andersen)
"If Americans throw rice at weddings, do Chinese throw hot dogs?" (Larry Andersen)
"Why does sour cream have an expiration date?" (Larry Andersen)
"I sent Kruk one of those fruit and nut baskets at the hospital. I don't know if he likes fruit, but I know he'll appreciate the nuts." (Larry Andersen)
"When we played softball, I'd steal second base, feel guilty and go back." (Woody Allen)
"That's why I don't talk. Because I talk too much." (Joaquin Andujar)
"Gaylord Perry and Willie McCovey should know each other like a book.  They've been ex-teammates for years now." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"Sanguillen is totally unpredictable to pitch to because he's so unpredictable." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"Ron Guidry is not very big, maybe 140 pounds, but he has an arm like a lion." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"There's two heads to every coin." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"If ever an error had 'F' written on it, that grounder did." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"On the mound is Randy Jones, the left-hander with the Karl Marx hairdo." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"Sometimes, big trees grow out of acorns. I think I heard that from a squirrel." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"Gonzo leaps like a giraffe and grabs it." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"That noise in my earphones knocked my nose off and I had to pick it up and find it." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"Winfield goes back to the wall. He hits his head on the wall -- and it rolls off! It's rolling all the way to second base!" (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"It's off the leg and into the left field of Doug Radar." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"McCovey swings and misses, and it's fouled back." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"I don't mean he missed him, but he just didn't get him when he put the tag on him." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"Hello again, everybody. It's a bee-yooo-tiful day for baseball." (Harry Caray)
"In high school I took a little English, some science, some hubcaps and some wheel covers." (Gates Brown)
"I prefer fast food." (Rocky Bridges, on why he won't eat snails)
"This is a tough park for a hitter when the air conditioning is blowing in." (Bob Boone on the Astrodome)
"I'm tired of it. I don't want to hear about it anymore." (Bill Buckner)
"He seemed to have an obligation to hit." (Lou Brock, on Pete Rose)
"I exploit the greed of all hitters." (Lew Burdette)
"They were starting to hit the dry side of the ball." (Lew Burdette, on when he knew it was time to retire)
"I refuse to call a 52-year-old man Sparky." (Al Clark, umpire, on Sparky Anderson)
"I owe my success to expansion pitching, a short right field fence, and my hollow bats." (Norm Cash)
"Raise the urinals." (Darrel Chaney on how management could keep the Braves on their toes)
"I think being able to play the infield, especially shortstop, is something you are born with.  You can't learn it." (Dave Concepcion)
"How do you say 'Adios' in Spanish?" (Clay Carroll)
"I've had pretty good success facing Stan (Musial) by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third base." (Carl Erskine)
"My favorite umpire is a dead one." (Johnny Evers)
"Let no one accuse baseball of not being tough on drugs. During his career, Steve Howe was given 7 lifetime suspensions." (Bill Ferraro, baseball fan)
"That just shows you how this league has gone to hell." (Chuck Finley, on his selection as AL Player of the Week)
"I'm supposed to be writing a book, and I can hardly read." (Mark "The Bird" Fidrych)
"I heard Billy Buckner tried to commit suicide over the winter. He stepped in front of a car, but it went through his legs." (Bill Gardner)
"There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all." (Lou Gehrig)
"I'm not out here to win a beauty contest." (Kirk Gibson)
"Jose Canseco leads off the third inning with a grand slam." (John Gordon, Twins announcer)
"I have a good feeling about this club. But that could be gas." (Mike Hargrove, Cleveland manager)
"You know Earl. He's not happy unless he's not happy." (Elrod Hendricks on Earl Weaver)
"Sometimes the hitter gets a hit, sometimes I strike them out, but in neither case does anyone die." (Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez)
"I went through Cleveland once and it was closed." (Jay Johnstone)
"I'm a light eater. When it gets light, I start eating." (Tommy John)
"I told him I wasn't tired. He told me, 'No, but the outfielders sure are.'" (Jim Kern, on the manager who removed him from a game)
"He had about him a touch of royalty." (Bowie Kuhn, on Roberto Clemente)
"There are only two things that will prevent him from greatness: a knife and a fork." (Frank Lane, on Boog Powell)
"I say this from the bottom of my heart, that if you don't root for the Dodgers, you might not get into heaven." (Tommy Lasorda)
"If he raced his pregnant wife, he'd finish third." (Tommy Lasorda, on catcher Mike Sciocia)
"We're on a first-number basis with each other." (Bill "Spaceman" Lee, number 37, on Mark Fidrych, number 20)
"Do they leave it there during the game?" (Bill "Spaceman" Lee, on first seeing Fenway's Green Monster)
"I heard doctors revived a man who had been dead for 4-1/2 minutes. When they asked him what it was like being dead, he said it was like listening to Yankees announcer Phil Rizzuto during a rain delay." (David Letterman)
"Baseball's still a game. I don't want it to be work. I want it to be a game." (Don Mattingly)
"When Charlie Finley had his heart operation, it took eight hours.  Seven just to find his heart." (Oakland pitcher Steve McCatty)
"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you was?" (Satchel Paige)
"The batter still hits a grounder.  In this case the first bounce is 360 feet away." (Dan Quisenberry, on what happens when his sinker isn't working)
"Willie Mays and his glove: where triples go to die." (Dodgers executive Fresco Thompson)
"Career highlights? I had two. I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax, and I got out of a rundown against the Mets." (Bob Uecker)
"Sure, women sportswriters look when they're in the clubhouse. Read their stories. How else do you explain a capital letter in the middle of a word?" (Bob Uecker)
"He plays like he's on a mini-trampoline or wearing helium kangaroo shorts." (Andy Van Slyke, on Ozzie Smith)
"I got a lot of energy ready to be wasted on somebody." (Mookie Wilson)
When Shibe Park in Philadelphia closed in 1970, home plate was removed and placed in Veterans Stadium for the 1971 season.
Did you know that all three DiMaggio brothers (Dom, Joe, and Vince) once played in Seals Stadium in San Francisco as minor leaguers?
Did you know the Beatles played their last concert ever in Candlestick Park in San Francisco in 1966?
The Cincinnati Reds have played their home games in more ballparks (9) than any other National League team.
Did you know the last forfeit in MLB occurred on August 10, 1995, with St. Louis getting the victory over Los Angeles?
Who is the only player to steal 100 bases or more in his first three major league seasons?  Vince Coleman.
Who played the most games for just one team?  Carl Yastrzemski (3,308).
Who pitched three shutouts in the 1905 World Series?  Christy Mathewson.
On his Hall of Fame plaque, he is called "the greatest shortstop in baseball history."  Who is he?  Honus Wagner.
What was the Negro League's Josh Gibson's primary position?  Catcher.
Who is the only pitcher to hit two home runs in the same game that he pitched a no-hitter?  Rick Wise.
Did you know that the diameter of a pitching mound is 18 feet?
Which MLB pitcher made the most Opening Day starts?  Tom Seaver (16).
Who was the first female to appear as a player for a MLB team in a spring training game?  Babe Didrickson-Zaharias (in 1934).
What was the first team to train in Arizona?  The 1929 Detroit Tigers.
Who was the first President of the United States to attend a MLB game?  Benjamin Harrison (in 1892).
Who is the only manager to be ejected from more than one World Series game?  Bobby Cox (2).
Who holds the record for most consecutive complete games?  Jack Taylor (185).
Who was the last pitcher to record 30 complete games in a season?  Catfish Hunter (in 1975).
What is the official name of the All-Star MVP Award?  The Arch Ward Trophy.
Who is the oldest player to participate in the All-Star Game?  Satchel Paige (47 years, 7 days).
Who was the first NL player to earn back-to-back MVP awards?  Ernie Banks.
Who was the first woman elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame?  Effa Manley (owner of the Newark Eagles).
Who is the only player to have hit a home run in 25 Major League seasons?  Rickey Henderson.
Who was the first player to tally five hits in a World Series game?  Paul Molitor.
Who were the only brothers to homer in the same game but for different teams?  Rick Ferrell (Boston) and Wes Ferrell (Cleveland) in 1933.
Who holds the MLB record for most strikeouts in a single game (21 in 16 innings)?  Tom Cheney.
At what park did the first MLB All-Star Game take place on July 6, 1933?  Comiskey Park, Chicago.
Did you know that Rod Carew is the only Hall of Famer born in Panama?
Did you know that Honus Wagner was the first player to have his signature engraved on the barrel of a Louisville Slugger bat?
Who was the last player born in the 1800s to play Major League Baseball?  Charlie Root.
The 1952 film "The Pride of St. Louis" was based on the life of what pitcher?  Dizzy Dean.
Did you know that the five-sided home plate was first used in 1900?
The first night game in Major League history took place at what stadium?  Crosley Field in 1935.
What is the official title of the Most Valuable Player Award?  The Kenesaw Mountain Landis Award.
Did you know that Walter Johnson pitched 369 innings in 1916 without allowing a home run?
Did you know that nobody has ever played in both Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League?
What were the first American League expansion clubs in MLB in 1961?  Washington Senators and Los Angeles Angels.
What two players hold the record for playing on the most MLB clubs with 12?  Deacon McGuire and Mike Morgan.
Who was the first Milwaukee Brewers pitcher to post 20 wins?  Jim Colborn in 1973.
What pitcher lost more games in the 1990s than anyone else?  Andy Benes (116).
Who was the first second baseman inducted in the MLB Hall of Fame?  Nap Lajoie.
Who is the only Hall of Famer born in South Dakota?  Sparky Anderson.
Who stole home more times (54) than anyone else in MLB history?  Ty Cobb.
Who was the first U.S. President to throw out an Opening Day pitch?  William Taft in 1910.
Who was the first player to have played for both the Montreal Expos and the Toronto Blue Jays?  Hector Torres.
What were the first National League expansion clubs in MLB in 1962?  New York Mets and Houston Colt .45s.
Who is the first Hall of Famer to have played more than half his games as a Designated Hitter?  Paul Molitor.
What two legendary New York Yankees were elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974?  Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford.
Who hit more home runs in the 1970s than anyone else?  Willie Stargell (296).
Who is the only pitcher inducted in the Hall of Fame to never start at least one game?  Bruce Sutter.
Who is the only Hall of Famer to hit a home run in his first Major League at-bat?  Hoyt Wilhelm.
When Roger Maris broke the existing home run record in 1961, he did not receive a single intentional walk.
During a family game of wiffle ball in the 1950s, Charlie Root's daughter-in-law mocked Babe Ruth's "called shot." Root hit her in the neck with the next pitch. ("Root for the Cubs.")
The 1969 New York Mets pitching staff did not surrender a home run for 23 consecutive games.
Who was the last switch-hitter to win the AL MVP Award?  Answer:  Vida Blue.
Mark Lemke played his entire MLB career (1069 games) without ever getting hit by a pitch.
Gene Rye hit three home runs in one inning in a 1929 Texas League game.
Joe Niekro hit one career home run. It came off his brother Phil.
Dock Ellis played under seven different managers in 1977.
Debbi Fields was one of the first ballgirls hired in MLB (by Oakland in 1971). She is better known for her cookie company, Mrs. Fields.
The San Francisco Giants have lost no-hitters to three pitchers named Kevin (Gross, Brown, and Millwood).
Andy Pettite once picked off a runner in seven consecutive games.
Manny Ramirez is the all-time leader in post-season home runs with 24.
In 2008, the San Diego Padres became the first team in MLB history to win four consecutive games by the same score (2-1).
On July 31, 2007, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays were shut out (2-0) by their former batboy (Toronto starter Jesse Litsch).
In 1968, the Chicago White Sox lost a record 44 one-run games.
In 1966-67, the San Francisco Giants played 62 consecutive games without stealing a base.
The first recorded argument between an umpire and a player was in 1846.
Hank Greenberg once had 100 RBIs at the All-Star break but did not make the All-Star team.
In 1999, Rafael Palmeiro won the AL Gold Glove at first base, even though he played only 28 games at the position that season.
Did you know that Jim Palmer never gave up a grand slam his entire MLB career?
In 1967, Ken Holtzman went 9-0 (in 12 starts) for the Cubs, while serving in the military and being available only on occasional weekends.
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The heaviest bat, 48 ounces, was used by Edd Roush of the Cincinnati Reds.
The longest bat, 38 inches, was used by Al Simmons.
The first professional baseball player to have his name burned on his bat was Honus Wagner.
There are over 8,000 variations of wooden baseball bats. Most hitters choose an ash or maple bat.
How many times did Hank Aaron hit 50 or more home runs in a season?  None.
Who is second to Pete Rose in most games played in a career?  Carl Yastrzemski.
What did Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, Ted Williams and Willie Mays all do in their first major league at-bats?  Strike out.
Who was the first major league baseball player born in South Korea?  Chan-Ho Park.
"Slumps are like a soft bed. They're easy to get into and hard to get out of." (Johnny Bench)
"You can learn little from victory. You can learn everything from defeat." (Christy Mathewson)
"All the fat guys watch me and say to their wives, 'See, there's a fat guy doing okay. Bring me another beer.'" (Mickey Lolich)
"Blind people come to the park just to hear him pitch." (Reggie Jackson, on Tom Seaver)
"Hotter 'n hell, ain't it, Prez?" (Babe Ruth, after meeting Calvin Coolidge)
"With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions." (Pete Rose)
"I only had a high school education and believe me, I had to cheat to get that." (Sparky Anderson)
"I know a baseball star who wouldn't report the theft of his wife's credit cards because the thief spends less than she does." (Joe Garagiola)
"I got a charge out of seeing Ted Williams hit. Once in a while they let me try and field some of them, which sort of dimmed my enthusiasm." (Rocky Bridges)
"He radiated, from afar, the hard blue glow of high purpose." (John Updike, on Ted Williams)
"Just as nature fills a vacuum, Reggie fills a spotlight." (Bob Marshall, on Reggie Jackson)
"The ball went further than I ever went on vacation as a kid." (Gene Geiselmann, on a Juan Gonzalez home run)
"We're going down. We're going down and I have a .300 lifetime average to take with me. Do you?" (Pete Rose to his seatmate on rough flight) 
"I don't believe it. Lou Brock could never make that play again -- even on instant replay." (Bill Virdon)
"To try to capture [Babe] Ruth with cold statistics would be like trying to keep up with him on a night out." (Bob Broeg)
"He's the only guy I know who can go four for three." (Alan Bannister, on Rod Carew)
"He was frank to the point of cruelty and subtle as a belch." (Lee Allen, on Rogers Hornsby)
"He didn't sound like a baseball player. He said things like 'Nevertheless' and 'if, in fact.'" (Dan Quisenberry, on Ted Simmons)
"He's turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. Now he's miserable and depressed." (Harry Kalas, on Gary Maddox)
"I was playing it like Willie Wilson, but I forgot that I'm in Clint Hurdle's body." (Clint Hurdle, on misplaying a flyball)
"He's even tempered. He comes to the ballpark mad and stays that way." (Joe Garagiola, on Rick Burleson)
"The human hand is made complete by the addition of a baseball." (Paul Dickson)
"All pitchers are liars and crybabies." (Yogi Berra)
"He had the ability of taking a bad situation and making it immediately worse." (Branch Rickey, on Leo Durocher)
"If you approach Billy Martin right, he's okay.  I avoid him altogether." (Ron Guidry)
"Play him, fine him, and play him again." (Gene Mauch, on how to handle Richie Allen)
"Nice guys finish last." (Leo Durocher, on Mel Ott)
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." (Earl Weaver)
"Defensively the Red Sox are a lot like Stonehenge. They are old, they don't move, and no one is certain why they are positioned the way they are." (Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe, 1993)
"The only good thing about playing for Cleveland is you don't have to make road trips there." (Richie Scheinblum)
"The first guy who lays a finger on this blind old man is fined fifty bucks!" (Gene Mauch, when his players rushed an umpire to dispute a call)
"He wants Texas back." (Tommy Lasorda, on Fernando Valenzuela's contract demands)
"How can anyone as slow as you pull a muscle?" (Pete Rose, to Tony Perez)
"A hitter's impatience is the pitcher's biggest advantage." (Pete Rose)
What Nicaraguan-born player was known as "Arriba!" to adoring Latin fans?  Roberto Clemente.
How many home run titles did Roger Maris win?  One.
In what year was the Negro National League born in Kansas City?  1920.
Which Negro League star hit 84 home runs in 1936?  Josh Gibson.
Which Negro League star was known as the Hoosier Comet?  Oscar Charleston.
When did Topps eliminate gum from their baseball cards?  1991.
But there is no joy in Mudville -- mighty Casey has struck out.
"The catcher is padded like an armchair." (London Times)
"Losing is no disgrace if you've given your best." (Jim Palmer)
"I don't think I can get into my deep inner thoughts about hitting. It's like talking about religion." (Mike Schmidt)
"It seems like Satan has thrown the DH into our game." (Andy Van Slyke)
"The amount of taxes I pay this country." (Alex Rodriguez)
"My office is at Yankee Stadium. Yes, dreams do come true." (Derek Jeter)
"A lot of people are a lot different at work than they are at home." (Barry Bonds)
"Paris ain't much of a town." (Babe Ruth)
"You don't just accidentally show up in the World Series." (Derek Jeter)
"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." (Babe Ruth)
"The only thing Earl [Weaver] knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it." (Jim Palmer)
"You don't realize how easy this game is until you get up in that broadcasting booth." (Mickey Mantle)
"They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it." (Willie Mays)
"Money can't buy happiness.  If it could, I'd buy four hits every game." (Pete Rose)
"Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson." (Willie Mays)
"I feel pretty good. My body actually looks like an old banana, but it's fine." (Mike Piazza)
"Wait until Tommy Lasorda meets the Lord and finds out that He's wearing pinstripes." (Gaylord Perry)
"Please don't quote me." (Mike Piazza)
"I reckon I tried everything on the old apple, but salt and pepper and chocolate sauce topping." (Gaylord Perry)
Did you know? Each baseball game has 12,386,344 possible plays.
Legend has it that the silhouette on the MLB logo is Harmon Killebrew.
The odds of a fan being hit by a baseball are 300,000 to 1.
Who has caught the most no-hitters in major league history? Jason Varitek (4).
Dave Rader in 1973 became the first player since intentional walks started being tabulated to have more intentional walks (23) than strikeouts (22).
In 1940, Bob Feller pitched the only Opening Day no-hitter.
Which pitcher has started the most Opening Day games in history?  Tom Seaver (11).
Which two players hit the most career home runs (8) on Opening Day? Frank Robinson and Ken Griffey, Jr.
Who holds the record for most career doubles?  Tris Speaker (792)
Who was the first 300-game winner in Japanese baseball history? Victor Starffin.
How many stitches are there on a baseball? 108.
The first five members of the Baseball Hall of Fame:  Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson.
Who was the first player to have two hits in one inning in his major league debut? Adam LaRoche.
Who was the first pitcher to defeat all 30 MLB teams? Al Leiter.
Who was the last active St. Louis Brown? Don Larsen.
Who was the last active Seattle Pilot? Fred Stanley.
Who was the last player to steal home in the All-Star Game? Pie Traynor (1934)
Who was the last WWII veteran to play in the major leagues? Hoyt Wilhelm.
What Yankee catcher took part in the Normandy Invasion on D-Day? Yogi Berra.
Who was the first player to be named to the All-Star Team at three different positions? Harmon Killebrew.
Who was the first player to accumulate 500 hits with 4 different teams? Rusty Staub.
Who was the first rookie to start in the All-Star Game? Joe DiMaggio (1936).
Who scored baseball's 1,000,000th run? Bob Watson, on May 4, 1975.
Who is the only player to lead the league in HRs and errors in the same season? Ernie Banks (1958).
Who's the only player to wear his birthday on the back of his uniform? Carlos May, #17 (born May 17).
Who's the only player to hit a HR in three consecutive All-Star Games? Ralph Kiner.
Who is the only player to get at least 250 hits for the Milwaukee Brewers in both the American and National Leagues? Jeff Cirillo.
Who was the first Red to homer at Riverfront Stadium? Tommy Helms.
"Somebody's gotta win and somebody's gotta lose and I believe in letting the other guy lose." (Pete Rose)
"Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa." (George Steinbrenner)
"They should move first base back a foot to avoid all those close plays." (John Lowenstein)
"I can remember a sports writer asking me for a quote and I didn't know what a quote was.  I thought it was some kind of soft drink." (Joe DiMaggio)
"They broke it to me gently. The manager came up to me before a game and told me they didn't allow visitors in the clubhouse." (Bob Uecker)
"I have an Alka-Seltzer bat.  You know-plop, plop, fizz, fizz, when the pitcher sees me walking up there he says, 'Oh, what a relief it is.'" (Andy Van Slyke)
"Son, when you throw a strike, Mr. Hornsby will let you know." (Umpire, to a rookie pitcher)
"Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself." (Dan Quisenberry)
"It's not easy being Jose Canseco." (Jose Canseco)
"I saw Nolan Ryan throw 211 pitches in 12 innings one day. It messed him up so bad, he had to retire 16 years later, when he was 46." (Reggie Jackson)
Did you know? Chicago pitcher Ryan Dempster broke his toe jumping over the dugout railing. 
Did you know? Detroit pitcher Joel Zumaya strained his arm playing "Guitar Hero" and had to sit out three games. 
Who was the last Triple Crown winner before Carl Yastrzemski? Frank Robinson.
Who is the only player to win a Gold Glove award at more than one position? Darin Erstad.
Who was the last player-manager?  Pete Rose.
"An intentional walk is a waste of three perfectly good pitches." (Don Drysdale)
"Lots of people look up to Billy Martin. That's because he just knocked them down." (Jim Bouton)
Harry Caray: "Mike Marshall went back to the dugout to get some cocaine for his foot." Steve Stone: "That's novocaine, Harry." 
"I didn't get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly." (Bob Uecker)
"I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase." (Bob Uecker)
The average lifespan of a major league baseball is 7 pitches.
Who had the longest career as a major league umpire? Bill Klem (37 years).
Did you know?  The average pitch rotates 15 times before being hit.
Did you know?  The first baseball caps were made of straw.
Did you know?  All major league umpires must wear black underwear while on the job.
Who was the first Rookie of the Year and League MVP in the same season?  Fred Lynn (1975).
Who celebrated his season strikeout record by eating 383 silver dollar-sized pancakes? Nolan Ryan.
Who was the first baseball player to appear on a U.S. postage stamp? Jackie Robinson.
Who is the oldest pitcher to throw a perfect game? Randy Johnson.
Who was the first pitcher in the modern era to throw a perfect game? Cy Young.
Did you know? Catfish Hunter not only pitched a perfect game, but he had 3 base hits in the contest.
Who is the only catcher to catch two perfect games?  Ron Hassey.
Whose bronzed bat is the Yankee Stadium weather vane made from? Lou Gehrig's.
Which stadium is the only one in the American League named to honor a person? Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
How high is the Green Monster at Fenway Park? 37 feet.
What stadium featured the first Beatles outdoor concert in the U.S.? Shea Stadium.
"It replaced the Kentucky Derby as the most exciting two minutes in sports." (Dave Baker, after Greg Maddux legged out a triple)
"What did God say to the Cubs? Don't win until I get back." (Pete Rose)
"Most of us have such bad voices, we respect the National Anthem by not singing it." (Sparky Anderson)
"The game was closer than the score indicated." (Dizzy Dean, after a 1-0 game)
"They shouldn't throw at me.  I'm the father of five or six kids." (Tito Fuentes)
"If it had been me out there, I'd had bitten him his ear off. I'd have Van Gogh'ed him." (Bill Lee)
"I will perish this trophy forever." (Johnny Logan)
"It was strange. The only English words I saw were Sony and Mitsubishi." (Bill Gullickson, on playing in Japan)
"My goals are to hit .300, score 100 runs, and stay injury prone." (Mickey Rivers)
"It could permanently hurt a batter for a long time." (Pete Rose, on the brushback pitch)
"Last night I neglected to mention something that bears repeating." (Ron Fairly, Giants announcer)
"Our phenoms aren't phenomenating." (Lefty Phillips, Angels manager)
"I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform." (Ryne Sandberg)
"I'm not the manager because I'm always right, but I'm always right because I'm the manager." (Gene Mauch)
"The manager of a team is like a stagecoach; he can't move unless he has the horses." (Pete Rose)
"So by guessing right you might have guessed wrong." (Tim McCarver)
"I'm a 4-wheel-drive pickup type of guy. So is my wife." (Mike Greenwell)
"Just tip my cap and call the Yankees my daddy." (Pedro Martinez)
"Just hold them for a few innings, fellas. I'll think of something." (Charlie Dressen, Brooklyn manager)
"Welcome to New York Yankee Baseball. I'm Bill White... wait, no." (Phil Rizzuto)
"Me and George and Billy, we're two of a kind." (Mickey Rivers)
"My problems are all behind me." (George Brett, returning from hemorrhoid surgery)
"The bases are loaded again.  And I wish I was, too." (Skip Caray)
"The reason we call that pitch up and in is because the arms are attached to the shoulder." (Tim McCarver)
"I want all the kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I want all the kids to copulate me." (Andre Dawson)
"Roy Oswalt is a drop and drive pitcher. What is a drop and drive pitcher? He is a guy who drops and drives. Very simple." (Tim McCarver)
"Matt Stairs is a very funny guy. He was born in New Brunswick, and loves the fastball." (Tim McCarver)
"My best pitch is anything the batter grounds, lines, or pops in the direction of [Phil] Rizzuto." (Vic Raschi)
"What makes a good pinch hitter? I wish the hell I knew." (Bobby Murcer)
"Some people have a chip on their shoulder. Billy [Martin] has a whole lumberyard." (Jim Murray)
"We're fine. The only time we lose our concentration is when the umpire says, 'Play Ball.'" (Lou Piniella)
"Our pitchers aren't pitching very well and our hitters aren't hitting very well. Outside of that, we're OK." (Lou Piniella)
"I love doubleheaders. That way I get to keep my uniform on longer." (Tommy Lasorda)
"Losing feels worse than winning feels good." (Vin Scully)
What pitcher holds the record for most consecutive scoreless innings? Orel Hershiser (58-2/3).
Who holds the record for hitting into the most triple plays? Brooks Robinson (4).
Who holds the career record for most unintentional walks? Rickey Henderson (2123).
What baseball player once had four kickoff return TDs in a single high school game? Roger Maris.
Who is the only 4-time batting champ not in the Hall of Fame? Bill Madlock.
Who holds the record for lowest WHIP in a season? Pedro Martinez (0.737 in 2000).
Did you know? Duke Farrell once threw out 8 men trying to steal in a single game.
"It was his solemn responsibility to catch a ball that wasn't in the stands." (Monte Irvin, on Willie Mays)
"Having Willie Stargell in your ball club is like having a diamond ring on your finger." (Chuck Tanner)
"When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch." (Ty Cobb)
"The problem with Wockenfuss getting on base is that it takes three doubles to score him." (Sparky Anderson)
"Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." (Satchel Paige)
"Much of what we think of as pitching is actually fielding." (Bill James)
"If he ever looks mad at you, go ahead and hit him before he sucker punches you." (Thurman Munson, on Billy Martin)
"When I came to Detroit, I was just a mild-mannered Sunday school boy." (Ty Cobb)
"Out of my way, ice wagon. I'm coming home." (Ty Cobb)
"I've got a right to knock down anybody holding a bat." (Early Wynn)
How many Milwaukee Brewers have won the League MVP Award? 3 (Robin Yount, twice; Rollie Fingers and Ryan Braun, once).
What pitcher set a record in the 1982 World Series by throwing 3 wild pitches in the same inning? Doc Medich.
Who was the first White Sox manager to win the Manager of the Year Award? Tony LaRussa.
Who was the first White Sox player to win the MVP Award? Nellie Fox.
What White Sox pitcher started both games of a doubleheader in 1973? Wilbur Wood.
What White Sox player was nicknamed "Old Aches and Pains"? Luke Appling.
What Royals player was named MVP of the 1989 All-Star Game? Bo Jackson.
Did you know? Willie Wilson hit 13 inside-the-park HRs during his career.
"If you make one good play, get one big swing, you'll be a hero for the rest of your life." (Doug Mientkiewicz)
"When you use the words 'mystique' and 'aura,' those are dancers in a nightclub. Those are not things we concern ourselves with on a ball field." (Curt Schilling)
VISITORS' CLUBHOUSE--NO VISITORS ALLOWED (sign at Tiger Stadium)
"A woman will be elected President before Wade Boggs is called out on strikes. I guarantee that." (George Brett)
"RBIs win games; and they can make you a ton of money." (Albert Belle)
"All last year we tried to teach him (Fernando Valenzuela) English, and the only word he learned was million." (Tommy Lasorda)
"If I ever saw myself saying 'I'm excited to go to Cleveland', I'd punch myself in the face because I'd be lying." (Ichiro)
"Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror." (George Carlin)
"Everyone says baseball is fun, well, you know what? It is." (Greg Maddux)
"Running a ballclub is like raising kids who fall out of trees." (Tom Trebelhorn)
"When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch." (Ty Cobb)
"My own little rule was two for one.  If one of my teammates got knocked down, then I knocked down two on the other team." (Don Drysdale)
"I'm not really considered a media darling." (Albert Belle)
"I have no trouble with the twelve inches between my elbow and my palm.  It's the seven inches between my ears that's bent." (Tug McGraw)
"I think there should be bad blood between all clubs." (Earl Weaver)
"I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion." (Stan Musial)
"There's an expiration date on all of us." (Kenny Williams, G.M. Chicago White Sox)
"I'm not buddy-buddy with the players.  If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog." (Whitey Herzog)
"Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits." (Casey Stengel)
"Why does everyone talk about the past?  All that matters is tomorrow's game." (Roberto Clemente)
"Have you had a Junior Mint yet?  They're very refreshing." (Broadcaster Michael Kay to Al Leiter)
"Winners win and losers have meetings." (Ozzie Guillen)
"I'm getting smarter.  I finally punched something that couldn't sue me." (Billy Martin)
"Good is not good when better is expected." (Vin Scully)
"A catcher and his body are like an outlaw and his horse.  He's got to ride that nag til he drops." (Johnny Bench)
"I only had a high school education, and believe me, I had to cheat to get that." (Sparky Anderson)
"Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" (Paul Simon)
"I'm the Charlie Sheen of baseball, but without drugs and a prostitute." (Ozzie Guillen)
"It's like Christmas, except it's warmer." (Pete Rose, on Opening Day)
"Not even the Emerald Isle itself was as green as the grass that grew in Ebbets Field." (Duke Snider)
"I won't be on the DL next year, unless they have the DL at the Muirfield Village Country Club." (Kent Mercker, on retiring from baseball)
"Rick Folkers is throwing up in the bullpen." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"Graig Nettles leaps up to make one of those diving stops only he can make." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"Next up is Fernando Gonzales who is not playing tonight." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"He got hit so hard, I had to get all the married men off the field." (Whitey Herzog, on pitcher Ken Dayley)
"The Chicago Cubs are like Rush Street -- a lot of singles and no action." (Joe Garagiola)
"We're fine. The only time we lose our concentration is when the umpire says, 'Play Ball'" (Lou Piniella)
"When Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, he found six baseballs that Jimmie Foxx hit off me in 1937." (Lefty Gomez)
"It's right up there with lobster." (Gary Gaetti, on being chosen for the All-Star team)
"I don't throw the first punch. I throw the next four." (Billy Martin)
"I was thinking of making a comeback until I pulled a muscle vaccuming." (Johnny Bench)
"To err is human, to forgive divine. I forget who said that, but I think it was Joey Amalfatano." (Tommy LaSorda)
"Statistics are like how a drunk uses a lamp post -- for support, not illumination." (Vin Scully)
"I never realized how short a month was until I started paying alimony." (Harry Caray)
Who was the first Tiger to win the Rookie of the Year award? Harvey Kuenn (1953)
What was the popular battle cry for Tiger fans in 1968? "Sock it to 'em, Tigers!"
Who was the first black manager in MLB history? Frank Robinson.
Who holds the Indians post-season record for wins with four? Orel Hershiser.
Who is the only Expos pitcher to win 20 games? Ross Grimsley.
Who was the last Expos pitcher to toss a no-hitter? Dennis Martinez.
What LA Dodger set a team record for highest batting average in a season? Mike Piazza (.362 in 1997).
Who was the first Oriole to lead the AL in strikeouts? Bob Turley (1954).
Who was the first Oriole pitcher to toss a no-hitter? Hoyt Wilhelm (1958).
Who was the first White Sox player to win the AL MVP Award? Nellie Fox (1959).
Did you know? The Wrigley Field scoreboard has never been struck with a batted ball.
Who was the first Padres manager? Preston Gomez.
"I'm 30 years old and I have these dreams" is the first line in what book? Jim Bouton's "Ball Four."
What cartoon character did pitcher Marty Pattin like to imitate? Donald Duck.
What was the title of Robert Whiting's book about Japanese baseball?  "You Gotta Have Wa."
Who replaced Tom Selleck's character Jack Elliot in the film "Mr. Baseball"? Frank Thomas.
Whose biography is entitled, "The Catcher Is a Spy?" Moe Berg.
"We knew there was something poignant about Mickey Mantle before we knew what poignant meant." (Bob Costas)
Which Dodger teamed with Dizzy Dean as a broadcaster on NBC's Game of the Week? Pee Wee Reese.
Who was nicknamed The Thumper? Ted Williams.
Who was known as the Oklahoma Kid? Mickey Mantle.
Who owns a Louisville Slugger guitar? John Fogerty.
"I ain't ever had a job. I just always played baseball." (Satchel Paige)
Who was nicknamed The Lip? Leo Durocher.
"I wouldn't mind seeing someone erase my record of hitting into four triple plays." (Brooks Robinson)
"I was being paid $30,000 a year, the very least I could do was hit .400." (Ted Williams)
In Abbott and Costello's "Who's On First", who is playing third base?  I Don't Know.
What position is least represented in the Hall of Fame? Third base.
Did you know? The spitball was banned in 1920.
Which 300-game winner had only 31 career wins by the time he was 30 years old? Phil Niekro.
What Hall of Famer was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) prior to his death? Catfish Hunter.
Did you know? The Chicago White Sox players wore shorts during the first game of a doubleheader on August 8, 1976.
Who was the first player to appear in both a Super Bowl and a World Series? Deion Sanders.
Who was the first Heisman Trophy winner to play major league baseball? Vic Janowicz.
Who was the second Heisman Trophy winner to play major league baseball? Bo Jackson.
Who founded the American League? Ban Johnson.
What pitcher was placed in an insane asylum after attacking a faith healer and nurse? Ed Doheny.
Who hit the first ever World Series home run? Jimmy Sebring.
Who was nicknamed The Big Unit? Randy Johnson.
How many teams won 100 games in 2003? 3 (Yankees, Braves, and Giants).
Who hit the first ever back-to-back inside-the-park home runs?  Toby Harrah and Bump Wills (in 1977).
Did you know? Toby Harrah once played every inning of a doubleheader at shortstop without having a ball hit to him.
Who framed a $1 million bonus check he received instead of cashing it? Rickey Henderson.
Who was caught stealing to end Game 7 of the 1926 World Series? Babe Ruth.
Who is the only pitcher to hit a grand slam in a World Series game? Dave McNally.
Who was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award with a unanimous vote? Sandy Koufax (in 1963).
What was the first ballpark to host a Ladies Day? Wrigley Field.
New York Knicks star Dave DeBusschere played for which MLB team? Chicago White Sox.
Fenway Park and Tiger Stadium opened six days after what famous event? The sinking of the Titanic.
Who was known as the Squire of Kennet Square? Herb Pennock.
What brothers were known as Big Poison and Little Poison? Paul and Lloyd Waner.
Who was the last pitcher to throw 10 shutouts in a season? John Tudor.
Who made a diving catch in center field to close a no-hitter for Juan Nieves in 1987? Robin Yount.
"I just let him know I don't like him the first day I see him." (Ozzie Guillen, on umpire Phil Cuzzi)
"This isn't golf. It's supposed to be loud." (Ozzie Guillen)
"I have 10 fingers. I hope to fill them with rings." (Ozzie Guillen)
On September 6, 1992, during pregame warmups, Mike Harkey attempted a cartwheel in the Wrigley Field outfield, severely damaging his knee. 
Pitcher Mat Latos once held back a sneeze, causing a pain in his side that led to the 15-day disabled list. 
Utility infielder Bret Barberie once missed a game because he mistakenly rubbed chili juice in his eyes. 
Ken Griffey, Jr. once missed a game after his cup slipped and pinched a testicle.
Jose Cardenal once missed a game because he was kept awake all night by crickets chirping in his hotel room. 
Reliever Steve Sparks dislocated his shoulder once while trying to tear a phone book in half.
Nolan Ryan missed a start once after being bitten by a coyote. 
Before every game, umpires must rub around 6 dozen balls to get rid of the shine.
Only two players have won the Triple Crown twice:  Rogers Hornsby and Ted Williams.
Which two players hold the record for most home runs (8) on Opening Day? Frank Robinson and Ken Griffey, Jr.
What was Tokyo Giants pitcher Suguru Egawa's nickname? Dirty. (He was also called Enemy of the People and The Giant Devil.)
When was baseball first played in Japan? 1873.
What team did Ichiro Suzuki play for before joining the Seattle Mariners? Orix BlueWave.
Who was the first Japanese player to play in the World Series? Tsuyoshi Shinjo (for the SF Giants in 2002).
Did you know? C.C. Sabathia once chipped a tooth after being told the Cy Young trophy was made of chocolate.
When pitched, the average major league baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
Did you know? Babe Ruth wore number 3 because he batted third.
Which famous baseball player was born in Hibbing, Minn.? Roger Maris.
Who holds the record for most consecutive stolen bases without being caught? Vince Coleman (50).
Who was the youngest player to hit a home run? Tommy Brown (17 years, 2 months, and 7 days).
Which player hit into the most double plays during his career? Cal Ripken, Jr. (350).
Hank Aaron hit how many inside-the-park home runs? 1 (off Jim Bunning).
Justin Upton, Ryan Zimmerman, Mark Reynolds, B.J. Upton, and David Wright all played for the same high school team at the same time.
Which pitcher won the most games in the 1950s?  Warren Spahn.
Who was the youngest pitcher to win the AL ERA title?  Babe Ruth (age 21 in 1916).
Who struck out a record 10 consecutive batters? Tom Seaver.
Only two teams won the pennant while leading the league in errors: 1925 Pirates and 1965 Twins.
Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski were pinch-hit for only once in their careers.  Who was the pinch hitter?  Carroll Hardy.
Charles Bender is credited with the pitch known as the slider.
On April 29, 1922, the New York Giants hit four inside-the-park home runs in one game.
In 1982, the New York Yankees used five pitching coaches, four hitting coaches, and three managers.
Dick Stuart was so famous for his poor fielding that he once received a standing ovation when he caught a hot dog wrapper that blew toward him at 1B in the air.
On May 1, 1968, Phillies pitcher John Boozer was ejected from the game during his warm-up.
Bob Feller's mother saw him pitch in the big leagues for the first time on May 14, 1939. During the game, she was struck with a foul ball and knocked unconscious.
Kaz Matsui hit a home run in his first at-bat in the 2004, 2005, and 2006 seasons.
In 1915, Bruce Hopper of the Minneapolis Millers was traded to the Chicago Cubs for a hunting dog.
On July 20, 2007, Yankees pitcher Edwar Ramirez threw 19 pitches. 17 were balls, 1 of the other 2 was hit for a grand slam by Dioner Navarro.
In 1972, A's owner Charlie Finley offered his players cash for growing a mustache by Father's Day.
Rollie Fingers' contract for 1973 contained a $300 bonus for growing a mustache, as well as $100 for the purchase of mustache wax.
Daisuke Matsuzaka's contract with the Red Sox includes a housing allowance, a personal masseuse, and the jersey number 18.
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three-run homers." (Earl Weaver)
"I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball." (George Steinbrenner)
"Throwing a knuckleball for a strike is like throwing a butterfly with hiccups across the street into your neighbor's mailbox." (Willie Stargell)
"Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines." (Satchel Paige)
"I'm not sure I can think of any scenario more enjoyable than making 55,000 people from New York shut up." (Boston pitcher Curt Schilling)
"I told him to throw the little white thing across the larger white thing as much as you can." (Pitching coach Tim Belcher)
"My Achilles is sore. Too many trips to the mound." (Ron Gardenhire, Twins manager)
"I can go three, four more innings, whatever." (Wilson Valdez, Phillies second baseman, after pitching an inning against the Reds)
"Talk about a no-win situation for a manager: How in good conscience do you sit a guy who has that?" (Dwight Perry, on Carlos Guillen's hemorrhoid problem)
"Somebody told him to channel his anger."  (Bill Littlejohn after Jason Isringhausen punched a TV set)
"This winter I'm working out every day, throwing at a wall. I'm 11-0 against the wall." (Jim Bouton)
"September is pantyhose month. No nonsense." (Dave Parker)
"It always did look like a toilet bowl. Now it has a seat on it." (Whitey Herzog, on the new roof at Olympic Stadium) 
"Cardinal rule for all hitters with two strikes on them: Never trust the umpire." (Robert Smith)
Who managed the Seattle Pilots? Joe Schultz.
"Bat Day seems like a good idea, but I question the advisability of giving bats in the Bronx to 40,000 Yankee fans." (Aaron Bacall)
"There is one word in America that says it all, and that one word is, 'You never know.'" (Joaquin Andujar)
"I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance." ("Bull Durham")
"If you don't let me play, I'm going to take my ball and go home." (John Kruk, after testicular cancer surgery)
"Show me a good loser, and I'll show you an idiot." (Leo Durocher)
"Two years ago, I retired from baseball to be close to my family. Last October, my wife left me." (Jerry Grote)
"Get the hell out of my way!  I'm coming through.  Do you hear me?  Get out of my way!" (Ty Cobb, playing through President Eisenhower's foursome at Augusta Country Club)
"There's Mel Stottlemyre picking his nose.  Coach Howard doesn't appreciate that." (Phil Rizzuto, Yankees announcer)
"Coaching third with a pitcher on base is like being a member of a bomb disposal squad. The thing could blow up in your face at any moment." (Rocky Bridges)
"He also had a Doberman that acquired a taste for beer! They both cut down, but how would you like to encounter a Doberman kicking a six-pack-a-day beer habit?" (Nolan Ryan, on Oil Can Boyd)
"The doctor said I should do a lot of walking, so I walk to the mound nine or ten times a game." (Cal Ripken, Sr., Orioles manager)
"Al deck is in the on Dark circle." (Earl Gillespie)
"Many fans have come to the park disguised as empty seats, tonight." (Skip Caray)
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." (Don Sutton)
"Pain don't hurt." (Sparky Anderson)
"It's so small you can hit wiffle balls out with a rolled-up newspaper." (Jim Rome, on Minute Maid Park)
"You know it's summertime at Candlestick when the fog rolls in, the wind kicks up, and you see the center fielder slicing open a caribou to survive the ninth inning." (Bob Sarlette)
"All I'm asking for is what I want." (Rickey Henderson)
"Every time that I have ever tried to help a woman out, I have been incarcerated." (Jose Canseco)
"Wayne, I think you're going to hit .290 this year -- but you're going to be doing it in Montgomery, Alabama." (Tigers manager Mayo Smith to Wayne Comer)
"Jay Bell is 0-for-6 in this series with 10 homers and 52 RBIs." (Ralph Kiner)
"I wanna rage. Right now." (Brian Wilson)
Who is the only Milwaukee Brewer to homer in an All Star Game? Prince Fielder.
"Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you'll suck forever." (Brian Wilson)
"Fire a Red Bull down and get after it." (Brian Wilson)
"'Mota' spelled backwards is 'atom' ... and that's where he hit it, right at 'im'!" (Harry Caray, after Manny Mota lined out)
"It's almost like hitting in the middle of a high school prom with a strobe light on." (Casey McGehee, on the shadows at Miller Park)
"I know of no law in this country that says you have to listen to my broadcasts. I wish there was one. But if you don't like it, don't listen." (Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling)
"We have a good relationship. Good to real good. At its worst, it's good. At its best, it's real good." (Tony LaRussa, on center fielder Colby Rasmus)
"When I was a rookie, did I have a vision of what my career would be? Absolutely. Has it gone that way? Absolutely not." (Mark Prior)
"If you create Frankenstein, you can't be real surprised if he eats the village." (Steve Stone, on Sammy Sosa)
"Guys don't seem to talk as much baseball these days. They talk about a lot of other things like, what do you call those little things that puts 10,000 songs on there? Yeah, an I-Pod, things like that." (Dusty Baker)
"Strikes." (Dodgers pitching coach Jim Colborn, on what pitches Kaz Ishii has the most trouble throwing)
"I'm from Alabama, and they have a different alphabet." (Orioles pitcher Eric DuBose, to police when instructed to recite the alphabet)
"The sun was bad, but was it worse than it's been the last 10,000 years? I'm gonna say no." (Eric Byrnes, on losing a ball in the sun)
"A full house." (Paul Konerko, on what he'd call his two-home run, three-strikeout day)
"I mangled him, but it was a war. Definitely a war." (Houston manager Phil Garner, after killing a fly in his office)
"He comes off as huggable as a cactus." (Jim Bloom, on Barry Bonds)
"Starting [tonight]. I'll bring in whatever reliever I feel like starting the game with, and I'll bring my starter in in the third inning and we'll play nine innings of baseball that way. I'm serious." (Devil Rays manager Lou Piniella)
"Vlady is a guy who doesn't say much.  He's like a machine -- machines don't talk. They just go out and destroy." (Felipe Alou, on Vladimir Guererro)
"If an alien dropped down from Mars and asked what a baseball player is, I'd tell him, 'Watch Scott Rolen.'" (Bill Bavasi)
Five flag poles, erected at Wrigley Field for the purpose of holding a World Series flag, have worn out and been replaced without ever holding a pennant.
"I don't have the answers. I'm searching. I'm wringing the rag dry of coming in here and having you look at me like a stinking fool." (Terry Collins, Mets manager)
"We try to stay liquidated." (Terry Francona, Red Sox manager, on how his team prepares for a 100-degree game in New York)
"He was yelling at me to run faster. So I told him that I'm old, that's as fast as I can run." (Magglio Ordonez, after Jered Weaver objected to the way he watched a home run)
"The first thing I told the umpire was that it was a shame he didn't have an ERA because those runs are his." (Jon Rauch, disputing a ball-four call by home plate umpire Alfonso Marquez that led to a Philadelphia run and Rauch's ejection)
"You've got to open up the Cracker Jack box." (Davey Johnson, Nationals manager, calling for his first-ever squeeze play)
"I wish I could trash talk in Japanese because he would hear all of it." (Ron Gardenhire, Twins manager, on infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka before the U.S.-Japan Women's World Cup final)
"The one area that people don't know a lot about is hitting, so we're the first to go." (Jeff Pentland, Dodgers batting coach, after being fired)
"The first five innings looked like a zip code. 33354. I think that's Florida, Fort Lauderdale." (Ron Washington, Rangers manager)
"End of the season, to make Boston go home sad, crying, I'll take it all day." (Robert Andino, after hitting the game-winning single that ended the 2011 Red Sox season)
"Hell, no. They got me fired." (Ozzie Guillen, White Sox manager, asked if he would take his coaches to his new job as manager of the Marlins)
"Nobody handed me the Dodgers and nobody is going to take it away from me." (Frank McCourt, Dodgers owner)
"He was tasting himself too long to apologize." (Dallas Braden, criticizing Alex Rodriguez for running back across the mound to first base after a foul ball)
"I've won over 1,800 games so I'm not a damn dummy. There are only 13 others who have won more than me, so I think I know what the hell I'm doing." (Lou Piniella, Cubs manager)
"What the heck is a message board?" (Mike Scioscia, when told that fans on the Angels message board want Mike Napoli to play third base)
"Because we beat them. That's why. What the hell? Keep crying." (Charlie Manuel, responding to Colorado's allegations that the Phillies were stealing signs)
"Obviously he's not coming out to talk." (Chris Volstad, Marlins pitcher, after Washington's Nyjer Morgan charged the mound)
"I'd play against these guys with one leg. I hate the Cardinals. They're little bitches, all of them." (Brandon Phillips)
"He once asked me if Beirut was named after that famous baseball player who hit home runs." (Ray Page, high school teacher, on alumnus and Sacramento Kings guard Bobby Hurley)
"It's not easy to play for me, because I will tell the truth whether you like it or not." (Ozzie Guillen)
"There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw." (Stan Musial)
"He could have hit .300 with a fountain pen." (Joe Garagiola, on Stan Musial)
"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." (Preacher Roe, on Stan Musial)
"You wait for a strike, then you knock the s--- out of it." (Stan Musial)
"Where's the purse?" (Keith Hernandez, Mets announcer, after Alex Rodriguez ducked out of the way on a double-play ball)
"People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not." (Tommy Lasorda)
Did you know?  Bob Feller's sister Marguerite was the Iowa state ping-pong champion.
"He's the most mentally tough person I've ever played with." (Derek Jeter, on Mariano Rivera)
"His curveball -- it jelly-legs you." (Jim Thome, on Barry Zito)
"If we lose today, it will be over my dead body. They'll have to leave me face down on the mound." (Luis Tiant)
"You scare people. You could be anything in the jungle, but the hunter." (Luis Tiant, to Gorman Thomas)
"When I'm in Boston, I always feel like I'm home. I almost cry, I feel so good." (Luis Tiant)
"[Luis Tiant] is the Fred Astaire of baseball." (Reggie Jackson)
"The way to make coaches think you're in shape in the spring is to get a tan." (Whitey Ford)
"You kind of took it for granted around the Yankees that there was always going to be baseball in October." (Whitey Ford)
"Two weeks, maybe three. You never know with psychosomatic injuries. You have to take your time with them." (Jim Palmer)
"In a world filled with hate, prejudice, and protest, I find that I too am filled with hate, prejudice, and protest." (Bob Gibson)
"When I knocked a guy down, there was no second part to the story." (Bob Gibson)
What MLB pitcher once played for the Harlem Globetrotters? Bob Gibson.
"I'm not impulsive at all -- except about buying clothes. That's my biggest weakness." (Alex Rodriguez)
"When he's at bat you can hear him gritting his teeth." (Rebel Oaks, on Ty Cobb)
"When you mail Ichiro something from the States, you only have to use that name on the address and he gets it [in Japan]. He's that big." (Tony Attanasio, Ichiro's agent)
Did you know? Bernie Williams was the first player to homer from both sides of the plate during a postseason game.
"I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the umpires and the rules." (Leo Durocher)
"There was never any question about his courage. He proved it by getting married four times." (Jack Brickhouse, on Enos Slaughter)
"Forbes Field at this moment is an outdoor insane asylum." (Jack Brickhouse during Game 7 of the 1960 World Series)
"They used to say, 'If we find a good black player, we'll sign him.' They was lying." (Cool Papa Bell)
"Once he hit a line drive right past my ear. I turned around and saw the ball hit his ass sliding into second." (Satchel Paige, on Cool Papa Bell)
"How long have you known me, Jack? And you still don't know how to spell my name." (Yogi Berra, after receiving a check from Jack Buck made out to Bearer)
"Jack was one of the finest men that I have met in this game and certainly a class act. In every phase of professionalism, he was absolutely first class." (Lloyd McClendon, on Jack Buck)
"I may have got Waner out, but I never fooled him." (Burleigh Grimes, on Paul Waner)
Did you know? Bob Uecker starred in the sitcom "Mr. Belvedere".
"Nellie Fox was toughest guy in the league to face - foul ball, foul ball, foul ball, foul ball, base hit or walk." (Ryne Duren)
"I just loved him. As a person, as an individual, you couldn't possibly not love him." (Ted Williams, on Nellie Fox)
"We knew we weren't taking Tic-Tacs." (Alex Rodriguez, admitting to steroid use)
"For a guy going into his second trimester, he looks great." (Will Ohman, Dodgers reliever, after Manny Ramirez was suspended for taking a female fertility drug)
"When you come in here and see Mariano Rivera for three days, that's not good." (Jim Leyland, Tigers manager, after getting swept in Yankee Stadium)
"It was one of those things where I was feeling sexy at the dish." (Nyjer Morgan, Nationals outfielder, after he led off a game with a home run)
"It's easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner." (Vin Scully)
"There exists some doubt in the public sector about our sincerity in eliminating steroids from the game. That is wrong." (Bud Selig)
"I reached back for the number one and it wasn't there." (A.J. Burnett)
"We play scared. We manage scared. We coach scared." (A.J. Burnett)
"I really love baseball, the guys and the game, and I love the challenge of describing things.  The only thing I hate...is the loneliness on the road." (Vin Scully)
"Beisbol been bery, bery good to me!" (Chico Escuela)
"For all its gentility, its almost leisurely pace, baseball is violence under wraps." (Willie Mays)
"If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others." (Tris Speaker)
"What you have to remember is that baseball isn't a week or a month but a season -- and a season is a long time." (Chuck Tanner)
"Baseball's future? Bigger and bigger, better and better! No question about it, it's the greatest game there is!" (Ted Williams)
"Watching baseball under the lights is like observing dogs indoors, at a pedigree show. In both instances, the environment is too controlled to suit the species." (Melvin Maddocks)
"People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball." (Sandy Koufax)
"God is living in New York, and he is a METS fan!" (Tom Seaver)
"I'm thankful I had baseball knuckles and couldn't become a dentist." (Casey Stengel)
"If I hear Bowie Kuhn say just once more he's doing something for the betterment of baseball, I'm going to throw-up." (Sparky Anderson)
"I'm for the dreamers. The only really important things in history have been started by the dreamers. They never know what can't be done." (Bill Veeck)
"I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability." (Carl Yastrzemski)
"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." (Christy Mathewson)
"I'll play out the string and leave baseball without a tear. A man can't play games his whole life." (Brooks Robinson)
"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." (Tommy Lasorda)
"Baseball is what we were, and football is what we have become." (Mary McGrory)
"Baseball hasn't been the national pastime for many years now -- no sport is. The national pastime, like it or not, is watching television." (Bob Greene)
"It's a mere moment in a man's life between the All-Star Game and an old timer's game." (Vin Scully)
"Sporting goods companies pay me not to endorse their products." (Bob Uecker)
"That suicide squeeze reminds me of the time that Mickey Mantle, Muhammad Ali, Secretariat and I had to buy an anniversary gift for President Nixon..." (Joe Morgan)
"Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone." (Pete Rose)
"Yes, sir, I did bet on baseball." (Pete Rose)
"I made a big mistake. I was wrong. But I can't change it. I just wish people would understand and give me a second chance. I won't need a third chance." (Pete Rose)
"A baseball manager has learned a lot about his job from having played the game, but a parent has not learned a thing from having once been a child." (Bill Cosby)
"Some people crave baseball -- I find this unfathomable, but I can easily understand why a person could get excited about playing a bassoon." (Frank Zappa)
"It is decidedly not true that 'nice guys finish last,' as that highly original American baseball philosopher, Leo Durocher, was alleged to have said." (Alan Greenspan)
"MONDAY, n. In Christian countries, the day after the baseball game." (Ambrose Bierce)
"I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw." (Willie Mays)
"Now that women are jockeys, baseball umpires, atomic scientists, and business executives, maybe someday they can master parallel parking." (Bill Vaughn)
"I am the best in baseball." (Reggie Jackson)
"I think baseball owes McGwire a gratitude of thanks for putting baseball back on the map where it should be." (Jose Canseco)
"Baseball said it's instituting tougher steriod testing. For the first offense, players get a 10-game suspension. For repeat offenses, players will get a batting championship." (Conan O'Brien)
"My baseball career was a long, long initiation into a single secret: At the heart of all things is love." (Sadaharu Oh)
"Baseball fans west of New York City might hate the Yankees, but Yankee-hating is a good thing for the sport. Stadiums sell out, ratings go up and a team's own shortcomings can be blamed on someone else." (Pat Sajak)
"That's just the way I play baseball. You've got to go in there hard." (Jeremy Reed)
"Baseball plays out like an opera." (Paul Dickson)
"If you focus on the statistics, that's the worst thing you can do in your life as a baseball player." (Placido Polanco)
"Going back down to the minors is the toughest thing to handle in baseball." (Gaylord Perry)
"Making love is like hitting a baseball. You just gotta relax and concentrate." (Susan Sarandon)
"Like I always tell people, I'm a baseball player, it's what I do." (Jonny Gomes)
"We do have a problem in baseball, and using steroids is not respecting the game." (Ryne Sandberg)
"I've been in baseball for 40-some years and I haven't been able to figure this game out." (Charlie Manuel)
"Nolan Ryan helped me with baseball, and my dad passing away gave me a bigger heart." (Randy Johnson)
"Just breathe that New York air, would you?! Doesn't this place just smell like baseball?" (T. Tommy Sterling)
"Three runs? The Giants offense is on fire!" (ESPN Sportscenter)
"Expos fans discovered 'boo' is pronounced the same in French as it is in English." (Harry Caray)
"Being traded is like celebrating your 100th birthday.  It might not be the happiest occasion in the world, but consider the alternative." (Joe Garagiola)
"It depresses a manager to see his team cry." (Charlie Brown)
"I'm very proud of my area around the plate.  I don't want anyone messing with my dirt." (Jorge Posada)
"Yes, I do have the biggest pants in the league." (CC Sabathia on "Live With Regis and Kelly")
Who was the first pitcher to lead both the AL and NL in shutouts in the same season? C.C. Sabathia (in 2008)
"I was the originator of the three-hour game, and it's damn boring. The extra time is the result of overmanaging, overumpiring and overadvising." (Bob Feller)
"I yelled from the dugout, 'Watch the squeeze,' and then I watched it." (Earl Weaver, after the KC Royals executed a ninth-inning suicide squeeze)
"I don't like talking to people. I don't even like phoning my wife every day." (Orlando Hudson, on why he stopped tweeting) 
"Mr. Frick is the only man I know whom Dale Carnegie would have hit in the mouth." (Bill Veeck, on baseball commissioner Ford Frick)
"The only thing that compares to it is shooting a big deer, or maybe getting married." (Daniel Bard, Boston reliever, on pitching in the late innings)
"He said he wanted to go home and watch 'The Andy Griffith Show'." (Aaron Sele, on what manager Butch Hobson told him during a mound visit)
"When I first became a manager, I asked Chuck [Tanner] for advice. He told me, 'Always rent.'" (Tony LaRussa)
"As I remember, the bases were loaded." (Garry Maddox, when asked to describe his first grand slam)
"Boy, I hope I never see my name up there." (Yogi Berra, seeing a list of deceased Yankee players on the scoreboard at an Old Timers' Day)
"You go to the moon, and you'll find someone who's a Yankee fan." (Ozzie Guillen on the popularity of the NY Yankees)
"It's never happened in the World Series competition, and it still hasn't." (Yogi Berra, reminiscing about Don Larson's perfect game)
"I hope he arouses the fire that's dormant in the innermost recesses of my soul. I plan to face him with the zeal of a challenger." (Ichiro, before facing Daisuke Matsuzaka)
"Admiral Byrd threw out the first pitch." (Rocky Bridges, Triple-A manager, on the cold Opening Day temperature)
"There have been a plethora of guys to hit it up there, but that was the plethorest." (Chuck Pool, on Kevin Mitchell's upper-deck home run at Joe Robbie Stadium)
"He looks like he's just been told there's no cannelloni in the world." (Phil Stone, Giants broadcaster, after Tommy Lasorda's ejection from a ballgame)
"I can't play perfect every day." (Teddy Martinez, Mets shortstop, after committing 5 errors in 5 games)
"He can step on your shoes, but he doesn't mess up your shine." (Joe Morgan, on manager Frank Robinson's diplomacy in offering advice)
"Between me and my roommate, we've hit 400 major league home runs." (Rookie Bob Uecker, roommate of Eddie Mathews, after hitting his first home run)
"This isn't a body. It's a cruel family joke." (Curt Schilling, on his 6'4", 234-lb. physique)
"I'm trying to get down to zero and start the season over." (Davey Lopes, after an 0-for-25 slump dropped his average below .100)
"So many ideas come to you and you want to try them all but you can't. You're like a mosquito in a nudist camp. You don't know where to start." (Reggie Jackson, on how to break out of a slump)
"The will to win is worthless if you don't get paid for it." (Reggie Jackson)
"After Jackie Robinson the most important black in baseball history is Reggie Jackson. I really mean that." (Reggie Jackson)
"If someone met me on a game day, he wouldn't like me. The days in between, I'm the goodest guy you can find." (Roger Clemens)
"They're persistent people. I heard about one who, to sign a prospect, got engaged to his spinster sister. They say she would have scared a hog." (Gaylord Perry, on scouts)
"If it's true that we learn from our mistakes, [Cub manager] Jim Frey will be the best manager ever." (Umpire Ron Luciano)
"We need just two players to be a contender. Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax." (Whitey Herzog, Rangers manager)
"He wishes he was a wide receiver so he could spike the ball." (Clint Hurdle, on Pete Rose)
"I'm here to take my medicine." (Alex Rodriguez, speaking to the press about his steroid use)
"Just judge people for who they are right now. We're not the Yankees. We're not, thank goodness, the Cubs." (Mike Krzyzewski)
"I'm supposed to cut back on dangling participles, and I'm not allowed to split any infinitives for at least another week." (Vin Scully, after falling and being hospitalized)
"Babe Ruth's dead, son. Throw strikes." (Earl Weaver during a mound visit)
"The crowd here [in Montreal] is small, but they make up for it by being extremely quiet." (Steve Stone, Cubs broadcaster)
"We don't throw at .260 hitters." (Jason Varitek, after Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch)
"When they operated, I told them to put in a Koufax fastball. They did -- but it was Mrs. Koufax's." (Tommy John, recalling his 1974 arm surgery)
"Fred Patek was so small when he was born that his father passed out cigar butts." (Joey Adams, on 5'5" Freddie Patek)
"Is that called 'Dustin' Hoffman?" (Joe Torre, on a brushback pitch thrown at Glen Hoffman)
"Anything that goes that far ought to have a stewardess on it." (Paul Splittorff, on a George Brett mammoth home run)
"Rooting for the Yankees to win is like rooting for Brad Pitt to get the girl or for Bill Gates to hit Scratch 'n win." (Rick Reilly)
"Rooting for the Cubs in the late 1940s and early 1950s, I became gloomy, pessimistic, morose, dyspeptic and conservative." (George Will)
"When I'm right, no one remembers. When I'm wrong, no one forgets." (Doug Harvey, umpire)
"I love that little [guy]. It looks like he escaped from Cirque du Soleil and they put a uniform on him." (Ozzie Guillen, on Dustin Pedroia)
"It smells like eggs in here. Did you fart? Did I fart?" (Brian Wilson, Giants closer)
"If they can win [the pennant] with that club, I'm a Chinese aviator." (Billy Martin, on the 1973 Milwaukee Brewers)
"Baseball is the generations, looping backward forever with a million apparitions of sticks and balls, cricket and rounders, and games the Iroquois played in Connecticut before the English came." (Donald Hall)
"Baseball is fathers and sons playing catch, lazy and murderous, wild and controlled, the profound archaic song of birth, growth, age and death. The diamond encloses what we are." (Donald Hall)
"Baseball is the most important thing in life that doesn't matter." (Robert Parker)
"For most baseball fans, maybe oldest is always best. We love baseball because it seizes and retains the past, like the snowy village inside a glass paperweight." (Donald Hall)
"Baseball is the most intellectual game because most of the action goes on in your head." (Henry Kissinger)
"To the fierce, ardent, leather-lunged Professional fan, baseball is life itself, a motive for breathing, the yeast that helps his spirit, as well as his gorge, rise." (Jim Brosnan)
Against which team did Babe Ruth hit his first home run? NY Yankees.
Who hit the ball that rolled between Bill Buckner's legs in the 1986 World Series? Mookie Wilson.
Who hit the "Homer in the Gloamin" on September 28, 1938? Gabby Hartnett.
"Go ask him who won the fight. He knows." (Thurman Munson, after a fight with Carlton Fisk)
"Once I tried to drown myself with a shower nozzle after I gave up a homer in the ninth. I found out you can't." (Dan Quisenberry)
"I was often misquoted. I was supportive of my managers, even though they all may not think so." (George Steinbrenner)
"I'm really 95 percent Mr. Rogers, and only 5 percent Oscar the Grouch.'" (George Steinbrenner)
"The key step for an infielder is the first one, to the left or right, but before the ball is hit." (Earl Weaver)
"If I didn't pitch inside, I'd be at home, pitching to my nephews." (Pedro Martinez)
"Georgie Porgie, he might buy the whole league, but he doesn't have enough money to buy fear to put in my heart." (Pedro Martinez, on George Steinbrenner)
"I can throw out any man alive." (Johnny Bench)
"I've seldom seen a horny player walk into a bar and not let out exactly what he did for a living." (Johnny Bench)
"In my family, we prayed after we ate." (Jim Leyland)
"I never saw Paul Blair's first step." (Earl Weaver)
"Not many people talk to you when you're hitting .195." (Dwight Evans)
"The only way I'm coming to Washington is if I am elected. And if I do, I will paint the White House pink and turn it into a Mexican restaurant." (Bill Lee)
"If he's a good fastball hitter, should I throw him a bad fastball?" (Larry Andersen)
"It was a beautiful thing to observe with all thirty-six oars working in unison." (Jack Buck, after seeing George Steinbrenner's yacht)
"I'm a finesse pitcher without the finesse." (David Cone)
"One percent of ballplayers are leaders of men. The other ninety-nine percent are followers of women." (John McGraw)
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar tissue." (George Will)
""It was the first time I can remember being moved by the beauty of a baseball player's action on the field." (Ichiro, on Ken Griffey, Jr.)
"He said, 'Woof, woof, woof,' which meant, 'Stay, stay, stay.' Of course, I listened." (Ichiro, on seeking advice from his dog about re-signing with Seattle)
"It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better." (Dennis Eckersley)
"When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start." (Dennis Eckersley)
"I've got nothing to say about the White Sox. Frank has left the building." (Frank Thomas)
"When he belts a home run, he does it with such authority it seems like an act of God." (Walter Alston, on Willie McCovey)
Did you know? On July 24, 1990, Vida Blue was married on the pitcher's mound at Candlestick Park.
Did you know? Tris Speaker is the only player to have three hitting streaks of 20 games or more in one season (1912).
What Hall of Fame pitcher was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania? Bruce Sutter.
Did you know? Pee Wee Reese finished in the top ten in NL MVP voting eight times.
"The only time I talk to a woman when I'm naked is when she's on top of me or I'm on top of her." (Jack Morris, to a female sportswriter)
"He told me, 'Always bear down, because there'll come a time when you won't be able to bear down.'" (Al Kaline, on Ty Cobb)
Did you know?  Eddie Mathews was runner-up in both the 1953 and 1959 MVP voting.
Did you know? Mickey Lolich hit a home run in his first World Series at-bat.
Did you know? Actor Bill Murray named his son "Homer Banks Murray" in honor of Ernie Banks.
"Gossage would just as soon hit you upside the head as give you the time of day." (Ron Guidry, on Goose Gossage)
Did you know? Hall of Famer Robin Yount was selected to just three All-Star games.
What Hall of Fame pitcher was born in Chatham, Ontario? Fergie Jenkins.
Did you know? Four times in his career, Zoilo Versalles collected the only hit in a one-hitter.
In 1929, Lefty O'Doul struck out just 19 times in 638 at-bats and batted .398.
"He's one of the toughest guys I've ever pitched to." (Nolan Ryan, on Dale Murphy)
"I don't challenge Murphy, even if he's 0 for 20. Not him, not ever." (Mario Soto, on Dale Murphy)
Who gave up Willie Mays' first-ever home run? Warren Spahn.
Who gave up Sandy Koufax's first-ever home run? Warren Spahn.
Did you know? Ron Santo was the first player to invoke the "Ten and Five" trade rule.
On August 21, 1975, Rick and Paul Reuschel became the only siblings to combine on a shutout.
"I'm not a home run hitter." (Hank Aaron, in 1957)
Did you know?  Teammates Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews homered in the same game 75 times.
Did you know?  Hank Aaron was the last major leaguer to start his career in the Negro Leagues.
Hank and Tommie Aaron were the first siblings to appear in a League Championship series together as teammates (in 1969).
What Hall of Fame pitcher was born in Elba, Nebraska? Grover Cleveland "Pete" Alexander.
What two players collected 50 doubles and 50 stolen bases in the same season? Tris Speaker and Craig Biggio.
Did you know? Roy Campanella caught every inning of every All-Star game for the NL from 1949 through 1953.
"Of all the players of my time, only Jackie Robinson could beat you in more ways than Nellie Fox could." (Joe Falls, sportswriter)
From May 19 through August 28, 1958, Nellie Fox went an AL-record 98 games without striking out.
"He was the smartest pitcher I've played with or against." (Ozzie Guillen, on Greg Maddux)
"Anytime you have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting your time on this Earth." (Roberto Clemente)
Who was known as the Fordham Flash? Frankie Frisch.
One of the rarest baseball board games is "Zimmer's Base Ball Game", first released in 1893 and endorsed by former catcher Chief Zimmer. 
Did you know? David Wells attended the same high school as Yankee pitcher Don Larsen.
"[Honus] Wagner is as graceful at short as a steam roller. Yet the clumsy galoot manages to get all over the infield and lays hands on everything that is batted, high or low." ("Sporting Life")
Three times in his career, Honus Wagner stole second, third, and home in the same inning.
"I guess I hate the Yankees now." (Curt Schilling, after signing with the Red Sox)
Did you know? The nickname "Cy" for Denton True Young is an abbreviation of "Cyclone."
Did you know? In 1927, Babe Ruth hit 14% of all home runs in the American League.
"He was a circus, a play and a movie, all rolled into one." (Lefty Gomez, on Babe Ruth)
Did you know? Babe Ruth hit over .300 seventeen times.
What pitcher holds the World Series record for longest complete game victory? Babe Ruth (14 innings).
Long before Jim Palmer, Babe Ruth endorsed underwear in the 1920s.
"Every at-bat for him was a crusade, and that's why he's off in a circle by himself." (Charlie Gehringer, on Ty Cobb)
Who won the Pitching Triple Crown (wins, Ks, and ERA) in the NL in 2011? Clayton Kershaw.
Did you know? The Yankees offered to trade Lou Gehrig to the Boston Red Sox in 1925 for Phil Todt. The Sox refused.
Did you know? On June 15, 1976, the Pirates-Astros game was "rained out" because of flooding at the Astrodome.
Did you know? Only 970 people attended an Astros-Braves doubleheader in 1976.
During Prohibition, the outfield wall liquor ads at the Baker Bowl were boarded over. 
Did you know? Fans received the Croix de Candlestick pin at the conclusion of extra-inning night games at Candlestick Park. 
Did you know? Shibe Park was named for Ben Shibe, an Philadelphia Athletics stockholder and baseball manufacturer.
Cecil Fielder was the only player ever to hit a homer completely out of Milwaukee's County Stadium during a game. 
Did you know? Ebbets Field was built on the site of the Pigtown garbage dump.
Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan was named for the first Puerto Rican to break into the major leagues.
Did you know? The bases at Crosley Field were filled with dirt from a local graveyard.
Did you know? Bill Veeck's family lived in an apartment under the stands at Sportsman's Park in the 1950s. 
Did you know? Bob Gibson pitched the first no-hitter at Three Rivers Stadium on August 14, 1971.
Did you know? The seventh-inning stretch at Arlington Stadium featured the song "Cotton Eye Joe" instead of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."
On Beer Night (June 4, 1974), the Cleveland Indians forfeited their game when unruly fans took over the field and would not leave.
Did you know? The Kingdome was known as The Tomb by visiting sportswriters.
Did you know? Dave Kingman once hit a ball through the roof of the Metrodome in Minneapolis.
On September 25, 1966, only 413 people attended the White Sox-Yankees game at Yankee Stadium.
"Well, I see in the game in Minnesota that Terry Felton has relieved himself on the mound in the second inning." (Frank White, Royals broadcaster, reading a report that mistakenly showed the same starter and relief pitcher for the Twins)
"I told [GM] Roland Hemond to go out and get me a big name pitcher. He said, 'Dave Wehrmeister's got 11 letters. Is that a big enough name for you?'" (Eddie Eichorn, White Sox owner)
"I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more." (Harry Caray)
"Our pitching could be better than I think it will be." (Sparky Anderson)
"We stinks." (Carlos Zambrano, Cubs pitcher)
"He's a big man, but I think mentally he's weak.'" (Alfonso Soriano, on Carlos Zambrano)
"The Dodgers are so broke, three of their players tested positive for ramen noodles." (Seth Meyers)
"They'll probably just prop him up, like 'Weekend at Bernie's.'" (Stan Kasten, on whether Bud Selig will ever retire)
"True. But I don't work on commission." (Brian Wilson, after being told he hadn't had a save situation in a week and a half)
"Well, there are garden gnomes cutting down trees, and apparently there's an Irish gig lady dancing. I haven't met her yet, but [pointing] she's in this quadrant." (Brian Wilson, on what might be hiding in his beard)
"He's not going to punch the clock at work and tag out and say, 'See you all tomorrow.' He's on call 24/7 as a teammate." (Brian Cashman, Yankees GM, on C.C. Sabathia)
"The biggest thing that people forget is that when Toronto won the World Series, they had the highest payroll in baseball. There's a direct equivalent to that." (Former Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi)
"Why do you keep asking the same question? I'm not a child. You repeat things to children and then eventually they tell you; I don't." (Barry Bonds)
"Today I was walking out the door and my oldest one, Koby, said, 'Dad, don't say something, anything, about retiring, because I might be in the big leagues in a couple of years and I want a piece of you.'" (Roger Clemens)
"He worries after just one game of 0-for-4. I went 0-for-4 every day and didn't worry." (Ozzie Guillen, on Scott Podsednik)
"That's manly. Journey is manly. Why is Journey not manly? I heard Joe Theismann say on the radio that Journey was his favorite group, and Theismann was pretty manly, wasn't he?" (A.J. Pierzynski)
"I would appreciate it if the guy with the Angels jacket would get out of here. The only Angels are ex-Dodgers and they're all in heaven." (Tommy Lasorda, at an awards banquet)
"I'm a baseball player. I don't know how to read very good; I don't know how to write very good. We just go play, man. That's it." (Dustin Pedroia)
"I am on the toilet thinking about writing a third book." (Jose Canseco)
"I don't know who was more upset, the grounds crew or the guy on first who got the steal sign." (Brad Dickson, after a dog got loose during a minor league game and defecated near second base)
"You need a shopping cart to take his cojones out to the mound." (Billy Beane, on A's pitcher Dallas Braden)
"If reports are true that Ken Griffey Jr. snoozed right through a pinch-hitting opportunity, then Seattle  can lay claim to both Kenny G and Kenny Z." (Dwight Perry)
"Pigeons and catchers report Aug. 23." (Dwight Perry, noting that the Brewers planned to unveil a statue of Bug Selig on Aug. 24)
"When it comes to the Dodgers, Cain just isn't Abel." (Jerry Li, on Matt Cain's winless record against the Dodgers)
"The reason the Mets have played so well at Shea this year is they have the best home record in baseball." (Ralph Kiner)
"I'm a little guy who gets hurt a lot. That's why they call me Seabiscuit." (Chris Snelling, Mariners outfielder)
"It's not good when you light up two Marlboros at the same time at 3 a.m., washing it down with a glass of chocolate milk. You know you have a lot on your mind when you do that." (Jim Leyland)
"My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work." (Sparky Anderson)
"The DH is unnatural -- like beer with fruit in it." (Roy Blount, Jr.)
"Being named manager of the Seattle Mariners is like becoming the head chef at McDonald's." (Charles Bricker, sportswriter)
"Yogi's been an inspiration to me -- not only because of his baseball skills, but of course for the enduring mark he left on the English language.  Some of the press corps even think he might be my speechwriter." (George W. Bush, on Yogi Berra)
"They throw Winfield out at second, and he's safe." (Jerry Coleman, Padres announcer)
"If somebody had told me that you have a choice of being a rock star or playing left field for the Tigers, there would not have been a choice at all.  I would have said, 'Where's my locker?'" (Alice Cooper)
"It rained that day.  Even the heavens wept at the passing of Babe Ruth." (Arthur Dailey, sportswriter)
"Slow thinkers are part of the game, too.  Some of these slow thinkers can hit a ball a long way." (Alvin Dark)
"Bruce Sutter has been around for a while, and he's pretty old.  He's thirty-five years old.  That will give you some idea of how old he is." (Ron Fairly, broadcaster)
"It was filled with cork, also Styrofoam and ground up bits of rubber balls.  It's the same way they make their hot dogs in Chicago." (David Letterman, on Sammy Sosa's corked bat)
"The whole history of baseball has the quality of mythology." (Bernard Malamud)
"I like playin' softball...but watchin' baseball?  I don't want to knock the national pastime, but, mister, a lot of nothin' happens." (Elvis Presley)
"A mouse studying to become a rat." (John Schulian, on Billy Martin)
"I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three." (Casey Stengel)
"When we lose I can't sleep at night.  When we win I can't sleep at night.  But when you win you wake up feeling better." (Joe Torre)
"If you ever get a chance to buy a baseball team, do so.  It's very fun." (Ted Turner)
"Baseball is the very symbol, the outward and visible expression of the drive and push and rush and struggle of the raging, tearing, booming nineteenth century." (Mark Twain)
"The more I see of Babe, the more he seems a figure out of mythology." (Burt Whitman, sportswriter, on Babe Ruth)
"Correct thinkers think that 'baseball trivia' is an oxymoron.  Nothing about baseball is trivial." (George Will)
"I can truthfully say that I never did like umpiring.  I stayed with it because I had to eat." (Lee Ballanfant, umpire)
"They can holler at the uniform all they want, but when they start hollering at the man wearing the uniform, they're going to be in trouble." (Joe Brinkman, umpire)
"I occasionally get birthday cards from fans.  But it's often the same message: they hope it's my last." (Al Forman, umpire)
"The bigger the guy, the less he argues.  You never heard a word out of Stan Musial or Willie Mays or Roberto Clemente.  They never tried to make you look bad." (Tom Gorman, umpire)
"An umpire doesn't eject a manager or player, they eject themselves.  They know exactly what they can say and who they can say it to.  So when somebody is thrown out, he has either completely lost control, or he intended to be run." (Eric Gregg, umpire)
"Lou Piniella only argues on days ending with the letter 'y.'" (Ron Luciano, umpire)
"[Alvin] Dark charged out on the field and I was shocked at the language he used.  He suggested there had not been a marriage in my family for three generations." (Bill Valentine, umpire)
"Everyone asks me 'why' about everything.  I have no idea.  I see it.  I swing.  I hit it." (Wade Boggs)
"You may go a long time without winning, but you never forget that scent." (Steve Busby)
"They don't put spring training statistics on bubble gum cards." (Joe Carter)
"If the Expos come up with an offer I can't refuse, I wouldn't turn it down." (Gary Carter)
"You guys got to see this kid we have in camp.  Out of Class C ball, hits both ways, 500 feet both ways.  You got to see him." (Bill Dickey, on Mickey Mantle)
"It's like the Kennedy assassination.  Everyone I see comes up and tells me where they were and what they were doing when Gibson hit that home run." (Dennis Eckersley)
"When you're playing, awards don't seem like much.  Then you get older and all of it becomes more precious.  It is nice to be remembered." (Hank Greenberg)
"The balls aren't the same balls, the bats aren't the same length, and it's further between bases." (Reggie Jackson, on post-season baseball)
"Hit or get hit." (Hughie Jennings)
"Some of my teammates have kids, so I know it can be done." (Derek Jeter)
"The balls Ruth hit got smaller quicker than anyone's." (Walter Johnson)
"It's easy to stay in the majors for seven and a half years when you hit .300. But when you hit .216, like me, it's really an accomplishment." (Joe Lahoud)
"[Stan] Musial's batting stance looks like a small boy looking around a corner to see if the cops are coming." (Ted Lyons)
"The second one lets the hitter know you meant the first one." (Sal Maglie, on knockdown pitches)
"My job isn't to strike guys out.  It's to get them out, sometimes by striking them out." (Tom Seaver)
"Pitching is really just an internal struggle between the pitcher and his stuff.  If my curve ball is breaking and I'm throwing it where I want, then the batter is irrelevant." (Steve Stone)
"Somebody will have to come and tear the uniform off me, and the guy who comes better have help." (Early Wynn)
"There's magic in the Dodger uniform." (Jimmy Wynn)
"The only way I'd worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs." (Tommy Lasorda)
"The thing I've seen about people on the computer and the Internet is that it's addicting. We told him not to get on it, and you turn around and he's on the computer." (Dusty Baker, on Carlos Zambrano)
"Everything he hit was really blessed. He could break bones with his shots. Blindfold me and I could still tell you when Joe hit the ball. It had a special crack." (Ernie Shore, on Shoeless Joe Jackson)
"Jackson's fall from grace is one of the real tragedies of baseball. I always thought he was more sinned against than sinning." (Connie Mack, on Shoeless Joe Jackson)
"He had a screw loose. I never knew anyone like him. It was like his brain was miswired so that the least damned thing would set him off." (Ernest Hemingway, on Ty Cobb)
"He is a huge man and a small child combined in one runaway personality." (Eleanor, on husband Babe Ruth)
"Sometimes I get lazy and let the dishes stack up.  But they don't stack too high, I've got only four dishes." (Mark Fidrych)
"A lot of people my age are dead at the present time." (Casey Stengel)
Who holds the AL record for most pinch hits in a single season with 18? Elmer Valo (in 1960).
On August 22, 1992, the game between the Idaho Falls Braves and Butte Copper Kings was cancelled due to snow.
In a typical season, major league baseball requires 4,800 ash trees worth of Louisville sluggers.
The first cover of "Sports Illustrated" (in 1954) showed National League umpire Augie Donatelli behind the plate with two major league stars: catcher Wes Westrum and batter Eddie Matthews.
The largest baseball card collection (200,000 cards) is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The first "rain check" was issued in Detroit in 1888. Ticket holders were admitted free of charge for the next scheduled game.
Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run in Toronto. The homer was his first and only "round tripper" in his minor league baseball career. 
Baseball fans weren't always called "fans" but used to be called kranks. The first book about baseball, published in the 1880s, was called "The Kranks: his language and what it means."
On August 1, 1948, Phil Marchild of the Philadelphia Athletics beaned Samuel Wexler square on the top of his head. Sam was sitting ten rows up in the grand stand half way between third base and home plate and had just bent over to pick up a dropped program.
Which two managers had six 100-win seasons? Joe McCarthy and Bobby Cox.
The Brooklyn Dodgers won their only championship in 1955. What was their average regular-season attendance that season? 13,423.
Who hurled the most shutouts (44) in the 1970s? Jim Palmer.
Who won a batting title in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s? George Brett.
Who is the only pitcher to post a 20-win season with both the Yankees and Mets? David Cone.
Who twice got 10 or more hits in a World Series for different teams? Paul Molitor.
What Hall of Famer got his 3,000th hit off a Hall of Famer? Dave Winfield (off Dennis Eckersley).
What team has won its last nine World Series games? Cincinnati Reds.
Why was Roger Maris never intentionally walked in 1961 (his 61-home run season)? Mickey Mantle batted behind him.
Did you know? The Negro leagues were responsible for introducing night baseball and the use of shin guards, batting helmets and the screwball.
Who was the first catcher to win the Rookie of the Year award? Johnny Bench.
Who is the only player to win a batting title without hitting a home run? Rod Carew (in 1972).
What pitcher has the most career wins as a Dodger? Don Sutton.
Who are the only brothers to win the Cy Young Award? Gaylord and Jim Perry.
Boog Powell was the first player to appear in both the Little League World Series and the Major League World Series.
The first baseball game to be televised was not in the United States. It was in Tokyo, Japan.
"Bases are loaded and Casey's at bat, playing it play by play." (Joe Walsh)
Who is the only baseball star to make the cover of "Rolling Stone"? Mark Fidrych.
What Hall of Fame pitcher did Bob Dylan write a song about? Catfish Hunter.
What is Dustin Ackley's walk-up song? "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
What is Trevor Cahill's walk-up song? "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane.
What is Ryan Spilborghs' walk-up song? "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi.
What is Brandon Wood's walk-up song? "Death Before Dishonor" by Five Finger Death Punch.
What is Ian Kinsler's walk-up song? "Black Betty" by Ram Jam.
What is Shelley Duncan's walk-up song? "Bombtrack" by Rage Against the Machine.
What is Tim Lincecum's walk-up song? "Come On, Baby, Light My Fire" by The Doors.
What is Chase Utley's walk-up song? "Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin.
What is Mariano River's walk-up song? "Enter Sandman" by Metallica.
What is Ryan Raburn's walk-up song? "Hicktown" by Jason Aldean.
What is Mitch Moreland's walk-up song? "Homeboy" by Eric Church.
"We are the red-orange of the breathtaking Miami sunsets and the citrus industry; the blue of the sky and the sea; and the yellow of the beautiful Miami sunshine." (Jeff Loria, Marlins owner)
"They were chanting my name, but I don't know why. My name is on the back of my uniform. So it's nice to know they can read." (Lance Berkman, on Phillies fans)
"I'd say the average person wouldn't eat a Chipotle burrito and still do his running...full speed...like me. That's why they call me special." (Zack Greinke)
"I was actually hoping the Royals would pick me. It was the main team I wanted to go to. Their colors are Royal blue and that's my favorite color." (Zack Greinke)
"I didn't realize there was a cure for what I had, where I just hated being around people. I was going to get a job where I didn't have to be around people all the time. Mainly, just mowing grass was my goal." (Zack Greinke)
"It's a mistake. They'll probably sell their least amount of magazines in a long time -- except when NASCAR was on the cover." (Zack Greinke, on making the "Sports Illustrated" cover)
"Because none of the White Sox guys like me. So I was hoping that he'd recognize me and be like, 'You punk, I hate you.' But he didn't do that." (Zack Greinke, on seeing President Obama at the All-Star Game)
"I try to avoid nonsense talk. It wears me out to do stuff like our meetings every day. If I actually listen to the person talking, it'll wear me out. So I kind of go into a little daze." (Zack Greinke)
"According to a recent report by CBS Sports, the average Major League baseball player now makes just over $3 million a year. Or as the Yankees like to call them, 'the 99 percenters.'" (Jay Leno)
"Inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame were announced. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is just like the Baseball Hall of Fame, but with less drug use." (Craig Ferguson)
"You might be a redneck if you think the last words to the Star Spangled Banner are 'Play Ball'." (Jeff Foxworthy)
"Tickets now read: 'Game starts at 7:30 -- Game ends when the Yankees finish whoopin' ass.'" (David Letterman)
"According to The Sporting News, over the last four years, Wade Boggs hit .800 with women in scoring position." (David Letterman)
"Joe Buck was once a little boy with a dream. A dream to make people find baseball boring." (Author unknown)
"If you are going to have a fight with a visiting club, be sure to insult them the day they come to town, and not the last day of the series. It pays off better." (Bill Veeck)
"It isn't the high price of stars that is expensive, it's the high price of mediocrity." (Bill Veeck)
"When you're walking to the bank with that World Series check every November, you don't want to leave. There were no Yankees saying, 'Play me or trade me.'" (Hank Bauer)
"Baseball is really two sports -- the Summer Game and the Autumn Game. One is the leisurely pastime of our national mythology. The other is not so gentle." (Tom Boswell)
"Baseball is one of those things that if you have separation anxiety, it's not a good game for you." (Randy Wolf)
"Spring training means flowers, people coming outdoors, sunshine, optimism and baseball. Spring training is a time to think about being young again." (Ernie Banks)
"I'm kind of a baseball geek. I love going on Baseball-Reference.com. I always looked at numbers, even as a young kid coming up. I admired Walter Johnson and Cy Young." (Bert Blyleven)
"Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year." (Sparky Anderson)
"Everyone's screaming. I've got a catcher running at me with a fist, guys coming at me from all angles. I just put my head down and wore all the punches." (Brian Wilson, on clinching the 2010 World Series)
"When the leaves turn brown, I'll be wearing the batting crown." (Dave Parker)
"I root for [Reyes] because he is a friend, and I root for him because he is a teammate.  I also root for him because I like hitting with runners in scoring position." (David Wright)
"Mount Everest erupts again!" (Tim McCarver, after a David Ortiz game-winning single)
"Scott Bullett, as he takes left field, is getting congratulations from everybody. He and his daughter are parents now of a new baby." (Harry Caray)
"At Fenway, you can see the grass grow on some days. Fenway smells, you can see Ted Williams, Babe Ruth playing there. I darn near genuflect when I walk through the gates at Fenway Park." (Dave Niehaus)
"I won't say that women belong in the kitchen, but they don't belong in the dugout." (Keith Hernandez)
"You could take some high school kid, some kid in rookie ball, give them 10 or 11 starts, and they would not do what I've done. Nobody can possibly be this bad. And I'm this bad." (Brian Anderson, Royals pitcher, demoted to the bullpen with a 7.71 ERA)
"In baseball news:  the Mets are trying to hire Pedro Martinez away from the Red Sox. It's a $32 million deal. It's a good deal, though, because with the Mets you get October off." (David Letterman)
"The Mets are planning to move the walls of Citi Field so they can hit more home runs. Excuse me. Call me old-fashioned, but isn't that what steroids are for?" (Conan O'Brien)
Vendors selling beer at baseball games make more money than the other vendors at baseball games.
On August 6, 2001, Scott Hatteberg of the Boston Red Sox became the first and only player to hit a grand slam and hit into a triple play in the same game.
Did you know? Matt Stairs was born in St. John, New Brunswick.
Did you know? Ozzie Guillen has three sons: Ozzie Jr., Oney, and Ozney.
In the early 1960s, the Kansas City Athletics kept a small zoo filled with goats and sheep behind the right field fence at Municipal Stadium.
Only three players have hit two career home runs against Mariano Rivera: Aubrey Huff, Edgar Martinez, and Rafael Palmeiro.
The turf at Target Field is heated to about 40 degrees in the winter to keep it in tip-top shape for the next season.
Who threw the first pitch in the history of both the Seattle Pilots and the Seattle Mariners? Diego Segui.
Who represented the Seattle Pilots in the 1969 All-Star Game? Don Mincher.
The official name of the Kingdome was the King County Multipurpose Domed Stadium.
When the Kingdome was imploded, it set the record for the largest building ever demolished by implosion.
At the time the Kingdome was demolished, the residents of King County were still responsible for millions of dollars in debt owed on it.
"I ask [my wife] how many good managers there are in baseball. She always tells me, 'Probably one less than you think.'" (Lou Piniella)
"A nickname means you belong." (Buck O'Neill)
"The first big league game I ever saw was at the Polo Grounds. My father took me. I remember it so well -- the green grass and the green stands. It was like seeing Oz." (John Curtis)
"It makes you realize how much time has passed -- a big chunk of your lifetime -- since this team was really a winner. Actually, 1983 is the last time this organization was really happy." (Mike Flanagan, on the Baltimore Orioles)
"Could be that he's a nice guy when you get to know him, but why bother?" (Dizzy Dean, on Bill Terry)
"Sparky [Anderson] came here two years ago promising to build a team in his own image, and now the club is looking for small, white-haired infielders with .212 batting averages." (Al Ackerman, Detroit broadcaster)
In OOTP, a close/late situation occurs in the seventh inning or later when teams are separated by no more than 3 runs.
In OOTP, CERA refers to the ERA of a team's pitchers when a particular catcher is behind the plate.
In OOTP, CI stands for catcher's interference.
In OOTP, ERA+ represents ERA measured against the league average and adjusted for park factors. The higher ERA+ is better.
In OOTP, ERC stands for component ERA, a measure of a pitcher's performance based on the number of base runners allowed rather than earned runs scored against him.
In OOTP, EFF (defensive efficiency) is the rate at which balls put into play are converted into outs by a team's defense.
In OOTP, FIP stands for Fielding Independent Pitching. It is used to evaluate how well a pitcher pitched, regardless of how well his fielders fielded.
In OOTP, GF stands for Games Finished. The last pitcher to appear in a game for his team is credited with one GF.
In OOTP, ISO (isolated power) is a measure of a player's power based on his number of extra base hits (not singles).
In OOTP, QS (quality start) is one in which the pitcher pitches at least six innings and allows no more than three earned runs.
In OOTP, RC (runs created) is a measure of the number of runs a batter contributes to his team.
In OOTP, RC/27 (runs created per game) is a measure of the number of runs a batter contributes to his team during the equivalent of a game (27 outs).
In OOTP, RNG (range) is a defensive stat for the number of plays made per game at the fielding position.
In OOTP, TAVG (total average) incorporates baserunning into the calculation to evaluate a player's offensive contribution.
In OOTP, TP stands for Triple Play.
In OOTP, VORP (value over replacement player) demonstrates how much a batter or pitcher contributes to his team in comparison with a fictitious "replacement player."
In OOTP, wOBA (weighted on-base average) is a version of linear weights that has been weighted to fit an OBP scale.
In OOTP, ZR (zone rating) is used to credit a player for making a play that at least one other player at his position missed during the season. He loses credit if he misses a play that at least one other player made.
"That kid should be in the circus and I have to walk him to face someone else. He should be riding some horses and I have to walk that kid. It's very weird when you walk a guy who is 4-foot-11." (Ozzie Guillen, on Dustin Pedroia)
"I'm not here to talk about the past." (Mark McGwire, to a congressional committee)
"The beauty of the game is that there are no absolutes. It's all nuances and anticipation, not like football, which is all about vectors and forces." (George Will)
"I once loved this game. But after being traded four times, I realized that it's nothing but a business. I treat my horses better than owners treat us." (Dick Allen)
"There are 300,000 sportswriters and they're all against me. Every one of them." (Joaquin Andujar)
GIVE ME A LOAF OF BRETT, A POUND OF BIANCALANA, AND A SLICE OF BALBONI (Banner at Royals Stadium)
"I'd be hitting about .950 if they'd get rid of the second baseman." (Larry Biittner)
"Don't worry, Rickey, you're still the best." (Rickey Henderson, after striking out)
"If they want to pay me like Mike Gallego, I'll play like Gallego." (Rickey Henderson)
"I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up." (Orel Hershiser)
"Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem." (Saul Steinberg)
"I'm no George Brett and probably never will be." (Johnny Damon)
"I was handling it pretty good until I looked up and saw my father looking down and smiling, and Ty Cobb looking over his shoulder." (Pete Rose, on his record-breaking hit)
"I'm telling the world, I am not a fourth-place hitter. I am not a slugger. I am not a home-run hitter. I cannot fulfill the responsibility of hitting fourth." (Keith Moreland)
"He looks like a cab with both doors open." (Lefty Gomez, on large-eared pitcher Cliff Melton)
"I don't know about his hitting. He's a dumpy little guy who reminds you of Mickey Mantle -- in build only." (Ted Williams, on Roger Maris)
"Sure, I played. Did you think I was born at age 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?" (Casey Stengel, to Mickey Mantle)
"That pitch wasn't down and in, that pitch was down and up." (Tim McCarver)
"You have really solidified the Mets' centerfield problems." (Ralph Kiner, to Daryl Boston)
"Every decade has some taint." (Bud Selig)
"No. Well, sometimes I am. But I'm fun crazy." (Carl Everett)
"Any time I've taken the mound, it's always been the old Samson-and-Goliath story written about me." (Randy Johnson)
"The blood on his sock looks exactly like Oklahoma!" (Tim McCarver, on Curt Schilling)
"Everyone has a different theory about what Shawn's problem is. (...) Has anyone thought that the problem with Shawn Boskie is that everytime he throws the ball the other team hits it real hard?" (Harry Caray)
"The first time I ever came into a game there, I got into the bullpen car and they told me to lock the doors." (Mike Flanagan, on playing in New York)
"You hit home runs not by chance, but by preparation." (Roger Maris)
"If I fell behind I'd just rare back, throw a fastball and say, 'Here it is. Hit it.' A lot of times they did." (Bobby Witt)
"I'm conservative. My thirty-two bunt singles, placed end to end, would probably fall short of one of Babe Ruth's homers. But he got only four bases on that distance, while I got thirty-two. Yes, my lad, science pays." (Whitey Witt)
"We needed to buy a vowel." (Mets GM Steve Phillips, after signing Robert Eenhoom)
"Jimmie Foxx could hit me at midnight with the lights out." (Lefty Gomez)
"He was definitely rubbing me also. It's hard to distinguish who exactly encountered or created the first rub." (Joe Maddon, on a confrontation with umpire Bob Davidson)
"I loved the peek at the wall, that's the part that really turned me on." (Joe Maddon, on B.J. Upton's over-the-shoulder catch)
"There's something kind of yecch about a kid that ain't played baseball." (Foghorn Leghorn)
"There is something Lincolneque about him, his rugged homeliness, his simplicity, his integrity, and his true nobility of character." (Arthur Dale, on Honus Wagner)
"He says hello on opening day and good-bye on closing day, and in between he hits .350." (Mickey Cochrane, on Charlie Gehringer)
In 1910, the cork center was added to the official baseball.
The Louisville Slugger Museum holds the largest baseball bat in the world. It weighs 68,000 pounds and measures 120 feet.
The first two teams to wear pinstripes were the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants in 1911. 
Did you know? Ronald Reagan portrayed Hall of Fame pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander in the 1952 movie, "The Winning Team."
"I think the pace of the game, along with the intelligence involved, keeps a lot of us artsy types interested.  Somehow baseball doesn't seem as 'jock' centered as other major sports." (Jason Isbell, indie-rock guitarist)
"This baseball thing is really getting in the way of my bowling career." (David Wright)
"I thought it was a real bang-banger, a banger, bang-bang." (Tony LaRussa, on a close play at first)
"Fan is short for fanatic -- he's crazy about something he really doesn't know about. And it's proven that 99 percent of baseball fans have no idea what they're watching." (Carl Everett)
In 1934, Babe Ruth paid a fan $20 for the return of the baseball he hit for his 700th career home run.
Did you know? Will Clark is a direct descendant of William Clark of Lewis and Clark fame.
Did you know? John Axford's mustache has its own Facebook page.
During World War I, Christy Mathewson was accidentally gassed during a training exercise and developed tuberculosis.
Did you know? In addition to "Big Train," Walter Johnson was also known as "Barney" and "The Big Swede."
Ty Cobb called Walter Johnson "the most threatening sight I ever saw in the ball field."
Who is the only pitcher besides Cy Young to win at least 400 games? Walter Johnson.
Did you know? Walter Johnson served as a radio announcer for the Washington Senators in 1939.
Walter Johnson holds the major league record for most three-pitch innings with four.
Tony Lazzeri was nicknamed "Poosh 'em Up" from a mistranslation of an Italian phrase meaning to "hit it out."
Did you know? In 1925, Bob Meusel led the AL in home runs and RBIs but finished tied for 18th in MVP voting.
Who is the only player to be elected to the All-Star game every season he played? Joe DiMaggio.
Did you know? Charlie Hough was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Did you know? Ernie Banks and his wife adopted a daughter in 2008.
What former major league pitcher wrote an autobiography called "Perfect I'm Not"? David Wells.
Did you know? Joe Torre has a sister who is a Roman Catholic nun.
"I call it the Watergate. I try to cover up as much as I can." (Joe Torre, on his thinning hairstyle)
Did you know? Before becoming a ball player, Mariano Rivera had aspirations of becoming a mechanic.
In April 1877, James Tyng was the first player to wear a catcher's mask in a game.
What pitcher (minimum 30 starts) had the highest winning percentage in baseball (.786) from 2008-09? Josh Johnson.
What pitcher won the NL Cy Young Award in 2006 and finished second in 2007 and 2008? Brandon Webb.
Who reached 100 career home runs faster than any other batter? Marcus Thames.
Did you know? Slim Love, who pitched in the AL from 1913-20 was born in Love, Mississippi.
Did you know? Stan Musial, an accomplished harmonica player, appeared on the TV show "Hee Haw" in 1994.
Did you know? Carl Yastrzemski attended Notre Dame on a basketball scholarship.
Who was the highest paid AL pitcher in 1987, 1988, 1991, and 1993? Jack Morris.
Did you know? Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker appeared on the TV show "Magnum, P.I." in 1983.
"I don't think we're the oldest battery, but we're certainly the ugliest." (Yogi Berra, after catching for Warren Spahn in 1965)
Did you know? Zack Wheat wore size 5 shoes.
Lou Boudreau is credited with inventing the infield shift.
Did you know? Lou Boudreau's daughter Sharyn married Denny McLain.
"He shouldn't hadn't ought-a swang!" (Dizzy Dean, broadcaster)
Did you know? Ralph Houk was a combat veteran, earning the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Silver Star.
Who caught the last of Nolan Ryan's seven no-hitters? Mike Stanley.
Did you know? In 2007, Ken Holtzman managed the Petah Tikva Pioneers in the Israel Baseball League.
"That kid plays third base like he came down from a higher league." (Umpire Ed Runge, on Brooks Robinson)
"Brooks never had a candy bar named after him. In Baltimore, people named their children after him." (Gordon Beard, on Brooks Robinson)
"God gave us baseball." (Emmylou Harris, baseball fan)
Did you know? Christy Mathewson, a devout Christian, never pitched on Sunday.
Did you know? Steve Stone and Thurman Munson played baseball together at Kent State University.
Who was the first European-born manager to win the World Series? Bruce Bochy. (He was born in France.)
Did you know? Ozzie Smith's son Nikko appeared as a contestant on the TV show "American Idol".
Did you know? Ozzie Smith authored a children's book called "Hello Fredbird!"
"From his nose to his toes, that's how Vladdy goes." (Broadcaster Rex Hudler, on Vladimir Guerrero's strike zone)
"Mike Andrews' limits are limitless." (Danny Ozark)
"I was only going three-quarters to 75 percent." (Mike Lieberthal, after his return from an injury)
"It's bad luck to be superstitious." (Dave Coggin, Phillies pitcher)
"For five years in the minor leagues, I wore the same underwear and still hit .250, so no, I don't believe in that stuff." (Dusty Baker, on superstitions)
"How can a guy win a game if you don't give him any runs?" (Bo Belinsky, Angels pitcher, after a 15-0 loss)
"I've always been little, even back when I was little." (5' 6-1/2" David Eckstein)
"I don't believe in ice. It's too cold, for one thing." (Paul Quantrill, pitcher, on icing his arm after an outing)
"When they tear this old place down, they're going to take a piece of my heart with it." (Hank Aaron, on County Stadium in Milwaukee)
"Rome wasn't born in a day." (Johnny Logan)
"Your Holiness, I'm Joseph Medwick. I, too, used to be a Cardinal." (Ducky Medwick, to the Pope at the Vatican)
"When I knocked down a guy, there was no second part to the story." (Bob Gibson)
"I know a lot about flowers. Those are red, those are yellow, and the ones over there are purple and green." (Lou Brock, during a visit to a flower shop)
"Radio Announcing I Have Did" (Title of a lecture by Dizzy Dean at Southern Methodist University)
"The score is nothing to nothing and nobody's winning." (Dizzy Dean, broadcaster)
"What's a Chicago Cub?" (Lee Smith, upon being drafted by the Cubs)
"Every fifth day, he'd destroy a TV or a phone. That's why we called him 'Jason'." (Mark Grace, on Danny Jackson)
"There's no trying in baseball. You either go out and do it, or you don't." (Manny Trillo)
"There is one thing I will never believe, and that is the Sox are better than the Cubs." (Frank Chance)
"When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches." (Ron Santo)
"You ever see a batting practice pitcher drop dead? Men drop dead shoveling snow but not pitching batting practice. That's why I pitch batting practice." (Tommy Lasorda)
"Parity is not the American way. The American way is to dominate somebody else." (Davey Johnson)
"He didn't just hit pitchers, he took away their dignity." (Don Sutton, on Willie Stargell)
"He can't hit, he can't field, he can't run -- all he can do is beat you." (Leo Durocher, on Eddie Stanky)
"There are Opening Day pitchers and pitchers who start on Opening Day." (Roger Craig)
"He couldn't cut me if he hit me in the lip with a fastball." (Roger Craig, on Bobby Ojeda)
"Walter's right arm was different than yours or mine. It was special, like Caruso's lungs or Einstein's brain." (Chief Meyers, on Walter Johnson)
"If six runs aren't enough for me, I need to be taken out back and shot." (Chuck Finley, pitcher, after an 8-6 loss)
"I did my job. The ball didn't do its job." (Coco Crisp, after missing a ball in the outfield)
"I can still throw it in the 70s. And I can throw it in the 80s if I don't want to comb my hair for a week." (Bob Feller, at age 66)
"To compare baseball with other games is to say the Hope Diamond is a nice chunk of carbon." (Bill Veeck)
"Go home and check your wife, we've got a ballplayer missing." (Lou Piniella, Yankee outfielder, to hecklers in the stands)
"The same way as to anybody else, except don't let the ball go." (Tug McGraw, on how to pitch to Hank Aaron)
"Like Godzilla." (Masato Yoshii, Mets pitcher, describing Mark McGwire)
"What did the search committee decide? Not to search?" (Bobby Valentine, after Bud Selig was hired as baseball commissioner)
"Either he throws the fastest ball I've ever seen, or I'm going blind." (Richie Ashburn, on Sandy Koufax)
"It's like watching Mario Andretti park a car." (Ralph Kiner, describing Phil Niekro's knuckleball)
"He's a very lucky man. He escapes the dictatorial reign of a ruthless tyrant and ends up working for George Steinbrenner." (David Letterman, on Orlando Hernandez)
"Baseball isn't statistics, it's Joe DiMaggio rounding second base." (Jimmy Breslin, sportswriter)
"Well, unless he was sitting in the third deck, there was no reason to move." (Jim Palmer, explaining why outfielder Albert Belle stood motionless during a Bernie Williams home run)
"Do the dull things right so the extraordinary things will not be required too often." (Earl Weaver)
"Does Cal know?" (Ryan Minor, when told he'd be starting at third base for Cal Ripken, Jr., ending Ripken's record streak)
"I hope that's Robinson and not Garth." (Padres infielder David Newhan, on being compared to "Brooksie")
"I'm crazy, and I've got the papers to prove it." (Jimmy Piersall)
"When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked down a second time." (Carl Yastrzemski)
"I'd be willing to bet you, if I was a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball." (Pete Rose)
"I hate the minor leagues. I'd rather go out to lunch with my ex-wife's attorney than play in the minors." (Dave Collins)
"I know what the word 'media' means.  It's plural for 'mediocre'." (Tommy Bridges, pitcher)
"They should have come out of the dugout on tippy-toes, holding hands and singing." (Mickey Mantle, on seeing Oakland's new green and gold uniforms in 1963)
"Everything you hate about New York as a visitor, you love as a home player." (Scott Brosius)
"When I get too much rest, I'm usually erotic." (Roger Clemens)
"The only thing worse than a Mets game is a Mets double-header." (Casey Stengel, on his 1962 Mets)
Who were the only two brothers to end a season with the same batting average (.261)? Mike and Bob Garbark in 1944.
"I always tried to hit the ball back through the box because that is the largest unprotected area." (Rogers Hornsby)
"Most one-run games are lost, not won." (Gene Mauch)
Who was the last pitcher to no-hit the Chicago Cubs? Sandy Koufax.
Did you know? The 1969 Cubs sent all four infielders (Ernie Banks, Glenn Beckert, Don Kessinger, and Ron Santo) to the All-Star Game.
Did you know? Ken Brett hit home runs in four consecutive starts in 1973.
Who hit the first-ever home run for the Montreal Expos? Dan McGinn.
Who was the only Montreal Expo to win a Cy Young Award? Pedro Martinez.
"If Joe's dead, that explains a lot." (Marty Brennaman, on an erroneous report that broadcast partner Joe Nuxhall had died)
"I'm a Dominican." (Jose Rijo, when asked if he was a Democrat or Republican)
"If you stop playing, people are going to forget about you, no matter who you are." (Julio Lugo)
"They swore they wanted character guys, but then they signed a DUI guy and a guy sleeping with a reporter and that's fine, but I got character issues?" (Milton Bradley)
"I love speed. You can do a lot of things with speed." (Dusty Baker, Reds manager)
"I went out there to get my coach off the field. The only thing I mentioned to the umpire was, 'Why are you so antagonistic?' And that's what he kicked me out for." (Lou Piniella)
"I don't really want to care about the fans anymore. If they want to boo, let them boo. I'm not going to take them out to dinner." (Scott Schoeneweis, Mets reliever)
"I guess he caught Jason at the wrong moment, which is not hard to do." (Eric Chavez, after a John Lackey-Jason Kendall brawl)
"Looks like Jesus. Acts like Judas. Throws like Mary." (Sign at Fenway Park when Johnny Damon returned with the Yankees)
"Tomorrow is not promised to any of us." (Kirby Puckett)
"When you get guys out, you're big. When you don't get guys out, you're fat." (Ozzie Guillen, on closer Bobby Jenks)
"I'm not ashamed of what I did. When I talk to people I tell them I'm crazy, I tell them, hey, I'm nuts." (Zack Greinke, after leaving camp for personal reasons)
"I don't see why you need to say hello to someone 365 days a year. Shouldn't once a week be enough?" (Jeff Kent, on being friendly in the clubhouse)
"It's always good to get the bully back one day, the bully that takes your lunch money every day. I think it shows how good we are." (Tampa Bay's Jonny Gomes, on beating the Yankees)
"Astrologically, it just wasn't supposed to be today." (Ryan Dempster, after allowing nine earned runs to the Phillies)
"He doesn't have a clue." (A.J. Burnett, on Bobby Valentine)
"He's strong and tough, and he's got a little larceny in his soul." (Joe Torre, on Alfonso Soriano)
"Thank God August is over. Me and August don't get along at all." (Shane Reynolds, Astros pitcher)
"By nature, I count things. Not absolute to the exact. But I keep a rough track. You only have so many throws, so many games. So you don't want to use them up." (Trevor Hoffman)
"I sometimes think my own teammates are intimidated by me." (Randy Johnson)
"The first thing that went through my mind was, 'It's about time.'" (Paul Konerko, on his first major league home run)
"There's nothing better than a pennant race." (Dusty Baker)
"We wanted to let Cleveland know that once the postseason gets here, it's time to rock and sock." (Jim Thome)
"Great card player. You could tell he knew what people had in their hands. And he had a really good idea of how you played." (Joe Girardi, on Greg Maddux)
Did you know? Babe Ruth hit a total of 20 home runs during his first four seasons in the major leagues.
"If music be the food of love, by all means let the band play on." (Bo Belinsky, after tossing a no-hitter)
Did you know? Willie Smith hit .301 in 359 at-bats for the Angels in 1964. He also had a 2.84 ERA in 31.2 innings.
Who was known as "Stan the Man Unusual"? Don Stanhouse.
"I'm a southpaw in a northpaw world." (Bill Lee)
Who were known as the "South Side Hit Men"? The 1977 Chicago White Sox.
Who was the last pitcher to post a 40-win season? Ed Walsh in 1908.
Did you know? Dale Sveum committed 30 errors in 91 games for the Brewers in 1986.
Who was known sarcastically as "Mr. Warmth"? Mike Caldwell.
Did you know? Rob Dibble was suspended six times during his career.
Gregg Zaun is believed to be the first major league player to post movie reviews on the Internet.
Did you know? Curt Schilling was born in Anchorage, Alaska.
"A good friend of mine used to say, 'This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.' Think about that for a while." (Bull Durham)
"When you say stuff to Kenny, he's going to say stuff back." (Kenny Lofton, after a shouting match with Josh Beckett)
"Derek Lowe is the dominant groundball pitcher in baseball. How dominating? The most." (Tim McCarver)
"On most teams the setup man has become more valuable, on others not so valuable." (Tim McCarver)
"You know, with baseball, you can read eighteen pages in the course of a game, just in the inning breaks. And now that FOX is doing the games, you can do twenty-seven pages, because the commercial breaks are longer." (Stephen King)
"[Alfonso] Soriano has a body as hard as high school Algebra." (Tim McCarver)
"Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss?" (Dizzy Dean)
"When ole Diz was out there pitching it was more than just another ball game. It was a regular three-ring circus and everybody was wide awake and enjoying being alive." (Pepper Martin, on Dizzy Dean)
"Sure. I'm proud to be an American." (Reds pitcher Steve Foster, asked by a Canadian customs agent if he had anything to declare)
"Sometimes they write what I say and not what I mean." (Pedro Guerrero)
"Well, no one is more valuable to their team than Albert Pujols. But you can say the same about Ryan Howard." (Joe Morgan)
"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." (Babe Ruth)
"If they ever dig up Shea, they'll find my hamstrings in the rubble." (Ron Gardenhire)
"I was what you call a futility infielder." (Ron Gardenhire, on his MLB career)
"It's kind of hard talking about him because you're throwing so many accolades at a really young player, but we haven't figured out anything bad about him yet." (Ron Gardenhire, on Joe Mauer)
Did you know? Bobby Abreu once dated 1996 Miss Universe Alicia Machado.
"The kid can swing the bat a little bit." (Lee Mazzilli, on Jose Bautista)
Did you know? Between 2004 and 2008, Jose Bautista wore seven different numbers in the major leagues. 
Did you know? Josh Beckett owns a collection of more than 10,000 baseball cards.
Did you know? In 2001, Pat Burrell made headlines by revealing that he doesn't wear underwear.
"Miguel is baseball's version of Lebron James." (Bill Robinson, on Miguel Cabrera)
"You're going to make good pitches, and he's going to hit them." (Dan Haren, on Miguel Cabrera)
"It's bad enough that he throws hard...but none of his pitches is straight!" (Scott Brosius, on Bartolo Colon)
"As Negro kids, we didn't have days for water skiing and days for beach parties, and outings and piano lessons. We had baseball, morning until night." (Larry Doby)
"He could play right guard for my beloved Cleveland Browns, and there would be no drop-off in talent." (Brian Anderson, on Adam Dunn)
Did you know? In college, Jacoby Ellsbury once dressed up as Johnny Damon for Halloween.
"He's an ornery guy, but if a ballplayer doesn't have a little orneriness, you're wasting your time." (Lloyd Simmons, on Eric Gagne)
Did you know? Zack Greinke married a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.
Vladimir Guerrero once hit a double off a one-hop fastball by Carl Pavano. 
"He's so much better than me, it's ridiculous." (Scott Rolen, on Vladimir Guerrero)
Did you know? Cole Hamel's wife, Heidi Strobel, was a contestant on "Survivor: The Amazon" in 2006. 
Factoid:  Josh Hamilton has size 19 feet.
On Opening Day in 2010, Braves concessionaires sold one Jason Heyward shirt every eight seconds.
"Poise? I don't think we're talking about poise here. I think we're talking about a 97-mph fastball and a curveball from hell!" (Ron Gardenhire, on Felix Hernandez)
"Just wow!" (Dave Valle, on Felix Hernandez)
Who is nicknamed "Spidey" and "T-Nutts"? Torii Hunter.
"The guy is baseball in New York." (Ron Gardenhire, on Derek Jeter)
"He is good looking, single and plays shortstop for the Bronx Bombers -- a trifecta that begs for bright lights and gossip column space." (Dan O'Neill, on Derek Jeter)
Factoid: Randy Johnson once played drums with the rock band Soundgarden.
Factoid: Andruw Jones is the youngest player to hit a World Series home run.
"The man is crazy - but he's crazy in a good way." (Geoff Jenkins, on Carlos Lee)
"This guy is Gold Glove, he's 6-6 and he can reach from here to Tucson." (Dusty Baker, on Derrek Lee)
"Brad has always been a full-gonzo guy." (Astros GM Tim Purpura, on Brad Lidge)
"He's got light-tower power." (Gary Gaetti, on Evan Longoria)
"Beneath the gracious veneer, [Evan] Longoria is sure he'll figure out a way to kick your [butt]." (Buster Olney)
Pedro Martinez was the first pitcher ever to record 300-strikeout seasons in each league.
"If you lean over the plate, he'll stick one up your nose." (Jason Giambi, on Pedro Martinez)
Factoid: Justin Morneau wears No. 33 in honor of former NHL goalie Patrick Roy.
"On this club, he's Paul Bunyan." (Ron Gardenhire, on Justin Morneau)
Corey Koskie once replaced teammate David Ortiz's clothes in his locker with an orange prison jumpsuit.
"He's confident when other guys are hiding." (Curt Schilling, on David Ortiz)
Roy Oswalt owns a restaurant in Weir, Mississippi, called the Home Plate Fish House.
Who gave up Barry Bonds' 700th home run? Jake Peavy.
"He can get a rise out of you with the best of them." (Coco Crisp, on Dustin Pedroia)
"He literally attacks the ball with his entire body." (Pat Murphy, on Dustin Pedroia)
"Andy is a big-game pitcher. That's the bottom line." (Derek Jeter, on Andy Pettitte)
"He has a bellyful of guts." (Joe Torre, on Andy Pettitte)
"So Andy said I was his idol? Like I'm old enough to be his idol!" (Roger Clemens, on Andy Pettitte)
"I worked hard when I pitched. I never believed in that approach where you've got to pace yourself." (Billy Pierce)
"Before he's done, we might be saying he's the best of them all." (Sparky Anderson, on Albert Pujols)
"Lincoln at Gettysburg. Hendrix at Woodstock. Pujols at Arlington. It was, quite simply, the greatest night by one player in the history of the 620 World Series games ever played." (Tom Verducci, on Albert Pujols)
"He throws that Bugs Bunny pitch that goes, stops in front of the plate, and goes again." (Troy Percival, on Francisco Rodriguez)
"When Mike Schmidt says you're the best third baseman he's ever seen, that's pretty good." (Jason Isringhausen, on Scott Rolen)
C.C. Sabathia appeared in the Cleveland Ballet's performance of "The Nutcracker" in 2003.
"You can study his pitches and tendencies, but the view from a video tape is a lot different from the one inside the batter's box."(John Olerud, on C.C. Sabathia)
Factoid: Gaby Sanchez's favorite food is the Cuban dish Bistec Milanese.
"The game is just different for this man. He sees spaces on the field and guides the ball where he wants it to go, just like he's playing slow-pitch softball." (Paul Molitor, on Ichiro)
"Nobody in baseball can get a hit in as many ways as he can." (Bret Boone, on Ichiro)
Oriole fans, angry that Mark Teixeira didn't sign with his hometown team, showered Monopoly money from the stands during the Yankees' first visit to Camden Yards in 2009.
"He looms -- much the way that Willie McCovey stood in the batter's box when he played for the Giants." (Dave Caldwell, on Frank Thomas)
"Frank's too big to be a man -- and too small to be a horse." (Steve Lyons, on Frank Thomas)
Factoid: Dan Uggla's first major league stolen base was a steal of home.
Who won the AL pitching Triple Crown in 2011? Justin Verlander.
"I've never had a starting pitcher who can throw 99 in the ninth inning." (Jim Leyland, on Justin Verlander)
"He's got a Roy Halladay breaking ball and a fastball that speaks for itself." (Ramon Vazquez, on Justin Verlander)
"He is unthreatening, tourist-friendly, a bit corporate, but charming nonetheless." (David Amsden, on David Wright)
"I can't say I've been liked by everyone, but I can't say that was my #1 objective." (Carlton Fisk)
"Little tap, easy out.  And it's none of my business but Dick Allen looks like he could use a little batting practice.  And he didn't set any speed records running down to first base either." (Harry Caray)
"Cubs fans are tan and beautiful.  They wear halter tops in the bleachers.  Sox fans are named Guido and hail from Berywn." (Dave Revsine)
"Boy oh boy, what I wouldn't do right now for a plate of barbeque ribs and an ice-cold Falstaff." (Harry Caray)
"I'd like to introduce you to six of my best friends. They're all named Bud." (Harry Caray)
"Blondes with Farrah Fawcett hairdos would parade in the aisles, the cameras would pick them up and Harry would comment on their form.  We loved him.  He was one of the guys." (John Kass, on Harry Caray)
"Washington Slept Here." (Banner at Comiskey Park aimed at rightfielder Claudell Washington)
"They have this Juan Bernhardt.  His first name sounds Latin and his last name sound German.  And Otto Velez -- his first name sounds German and his last name sounds Latin.  You would think it would be Juan Velez and Otto Bernhardt." (Harry Caray)
"The little feller, he ain't so big, but he's all fire."  (Casey Stengel, on Nellie Fox)
Did you know? In 2011, Tim McCarver won the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence.
Kevin Kouzmanoff (on September 2, 2006) is the only player in MLB history to hit a grand slam on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues.
On July 17, 1990, the Boston Red Sox hit into two triple plays but still beat the Twins, 1-0.
On May 2, 2002, Seattle's Mike Cameron and Bret Boone hit back-to-back home runs TWICE in the first inning of a win against the White Sox.
Did you know? Barry Bonds went from a hat size of 7.5 to 16 over the course of his career.
In 1992, Deion Sanders hit more triples (14) than doubles (6).
On September 7, 1993, St. Louis's Mark Whiten (a career .259 hitter with 105 home runs) hit 4 home runs and collected 12 RBIs in a single game.
On September 3, 2001, St. Louis pitcher Bud Smith (who made only 27 career appearances) pitched a no-hitter against the Padres.
Sammy Sosa hit 60+ home runs in a season three times but never led the league with those totals.
Greg Maddux led pitchers in assists 12 times and in putouts eight times.
Who had the first hit in All-Star history? Chick Hafey.
Who made the first error in All-Star history? Lou Gehrig.
Who was the first black umpire in the major leagues? Emmett Ashford (in 1966).
How many cards are featured on a full uncut baseball card sheet?  132.
Lew Burdette posed as a left-handed pitcher for his 1959 Topps card as a prank.
The 1969 Topps baseball card of California infielder Aurelio Rodriguez is actually a picture of the Angels batboy.
Did you know? Yogi Berra's son Tim was a kick returner for the Baltimore Colts in 1974.
"I'm kidded, occasionally, by folks who wonder: 'How long are you going to keep living off of one catch?'. My answer: 'How long have I got left?'." (Ron Swoboda)
"I get tired of hearing my ballplayers bellyache all the time. They should sit in the press box sometimes and watch themselves play." (Buzzie Bavasi, Padres president)
"The best pitchers have the worst motions to first base, probably because they let so few runners get there." (Tommy Harper)
"He once hit a ball between my legs so hard that my centerfielder caught it on the fly backing up against the wall." (Dizzy Dean, on Bill Terry)
"As usual -- nothing." (Jim Hickman, on what he was thinking as he circled the bases after a walk-off home run)
"Your body is just like a bar of soap. It gradually wears down from repeated use." (Dick Allen, explaining why he takes little batting practice)
"I was a bonus baby. I got two autographed baseballs and a scorecard from the 1935 All-Star Game." (Bob Feller)
"We have every color but Vida Blue." (Sign in the window of an Oakland paint store)
"Maybe they ought to change our name to the Cleveland Light Company. We don't have anything but utility men." (Lou Camilli, Cleveland infielder)
"Why didn't I think of that?" (Ted Williams, Washington manager, after hearing that Denny McLain had doused two Detroit sportswriters)
"Well, that's football." (Ray Fosse, after Pete Rose collided with him during the 1970 All-Star Game)
"He's so skinny the only place he could have won a college letter was Indiana." (Pete Rose, on teammate Wayne Granger)
"I was in ninth place when I left. Very few managers can remain when they're in ninth place unless they can tell a lot of jokes. And I can't tell a lot of jokes." (Eddie Stanky, White Sox manager, after being fired)
"So far I've played right, left and first base and I'm Polish. Does that make me a utility pole?" (Frank Kostro)
"The Yankee Clipper. What else?" (Joe DiMaggio, on what he calls his fishing boat)
"When I was 6 years old, my sister tried to make me bat right-handed. (...) 'No,' I told her, 'I'll write right and throw right, but I can't change my batting this late in life.'" (Tim McCarver)
"I was thinking of a slow motion replay. On second thought, I decided it would be redundant." (Roone Arledge, ABC sports producer, after Willie McCovey stole a base)
"He was my banty rooster. He used to stick out his chest, like this, and walk out on the mound against any of those big pitchers." (Casey Stengel, on Whitey Ford)
"In my opinion, baseball is the hardest sport to play. To narrow it down further, hitting a baseball is the single most difficult thing that there is in sports. It takes more skill to hit a baseball than it does to do anything else." (Ted Williams)
"When I was young and smart, I couldn't understand him. Now that I'm older and dumber, he makes sense to me." (Sandy Koufax, on Casey Stengel)
"This wasn't my best assist. I once started a double play with my forehead." (Lew Burdette, after a ball caromed off his leg to teammate Joe Adcock)
"It was a baseball." (Joe Horlen, when asked what he threw to Tony Conigliaro, who hit a home run)
"I was feeling pretty good about it until somebody told me if I do it nine more times, I'll tie Mickey Mantle." (Jim Lefebvre, after hitting a home run from both sides of the plate in one game)
"Mother wanted to make sure I brush my teeth after every meal." (21-year-old rookie Don Sutton, sheepishly explaining a phone call after his first major league win)
"If his elbow hurts him, it certainly isn't between the first and ninth innings." (Dick Sisler, Reds manager, on Sandy Koufax's elbow)
"There's nothing in the world I wouldn't do for Walter O'Malley. There's nothing he wouldn't do for me. That's the way it is. We go through life doing nothing for each other." (Gene Autry, Angels owner, on the Dodger president)
"He'll be O.K. if he keeps his hand out of his shirt." (Casey Stengel, on rookie outfielder Danny Napoleon)
"The Mets are engineering a big trade. They're offering two outfielders, three pitchers and two infielders to the Dodgers in exchange for a life-size photograph of Sandy Koufax." (George Jessel)
"Baseball should make some changes. An interleague schedule should be the first." (Fred Hutchinson, Reds manager, in 1963)
"The 29-ounce bat is easier to carry back to the dugout." (Ernie Fazio, Houston infielder, explaining his switch from a 33-ounce bat to a 29-ounce one)
"I can't understand why he hasn't been nicknamed 'Chicken.' Don't you get it? Chicken Catcher Torre." (Bobby Bragan, Braves manager, on Joe Torre)
"It couldn't happen to a nicer guy -- if you think managing is something nice to happen to you." (Walter Alston, after Gil Hodges was named Washington manager)
"If Early Wynn was pitching every day I was behind the plate, I'd rather join the Russian Army." (Nestor Chylak, umpire)
"A baseball in the large right hand of Don Drysdale is equal to a machete in the grip of most people. He is quite strong enough to throw a soft-boiled egg through a battleship." (Blackie Sherrod)
"We had a meeting with Lee MacPhail, the new president of the American League, and he told us we liked it." (Chuck Tanner, White Sox manager, on whether his team liked the new DH rule)
"I found out something this winter. If you sit next to Henry Aaron at banquets, you get your picture taken a lot." (Tommy Harper)
"The nice thing about Cedeno is that he can play all three outfield positions -- at the same time." (Gene Mauch, on Cesar Cedeno)
"I'd love to be my wife for one day -- so I can see how wonderful it is to be married to me." (Andy Van Slyke)
"Skowron ran like a dump truck." (Joe Pepitone, on Moose Skowron)
"The only people in the U.S. who had a worse night than me died." (Pirates outfielder Steve Kemp)
"Today's reminder I'm back in the minors: couldn't take a shower at the hotel cause the water was brown." (Will Rhymes: tweet)
"It's a beautiful day for an Apocalypse here in extended spring training...where every day makes you wish the world would end." (Dirk Hayhurst: tweet)
"Another day off in the books. Just your average swim to Alcatraz w/shark feed tied to my ankles. Gonna spend the night. Swim to work tomorrow." (Brian Wilson: tweet)
"Whoopi, after years and years, your fashion trend never caught on. You can toss the hideous outfits and shoes already. It will be ok." (Nick Green: tweet)
"[Jack] McKeon asked me what I had going on tonite. Told him I was going home 2 play w/Twitter. He replied 'oh, what kind of dog is it?'" (Logan Morrison: tweet)
"A broken heart is knd of like a broken bat you can use it again but it will never be the same." (Jose Canseco: tweet)
CARPENTER HAS ALL THE TOOLS (Fan's sign at Busch Stadium in St. Louis)
"Veni Vidi Ichi: I Came, I Saw, I Hit" (Fan's sign at Safeco Field in Seattle)
"*" (Fan's sign, referring to Barry Bonds)
Did you know? Padres catcher Justin Hatcher needed two shots of penicillin after getting bit by a squirrel in the bullpen at Coors Field.
On June 21, 2011, the Twins became the first team ever to start a game by going single-double, single-double, single-double, single-double.
"The Dodgers today filed for bankruptcy protection. I don't know how an organization that sells a beer for $12 runs out of money, but they did." (Jimmy Kimmel)
"This guy is still getting it done, Jack McKeon. He won a World Series title with the Marlins, and now he's back, 80 years old, and dating a hot actress -- Betty White." (David Letterman)
"You play the game to win the game, and not to worry about what's on the back of the baseball card at the end of the year." (Paul O'Neill)
"From the plain of the Harlem River it looms up like the great pyramid of Cheops from the sands of Egypt." (F.C. Lane, on Yankee Stadium in 1923)
"People don't pay to see The Yankees play; they pay to see them win." (Buck Showalter)
"Go very light on the vices, such as carrying on in society. The social ramble ain't restful." (Satchel Paige)
"What is life, after all, but a challenge? And what better challenge can there be than the one between the pitcher and the hitter?" (Warren Spahn)
"Any team can have a bad century." (Jack Brickhouse, Cubs announcer)
"The Mets have gotten their leadoff batter on only once this inning." (Ralph Kiner)
"All us Youngs could throw. I used to kill squirrels with a stone when I was a kid, and my granddad once killed a turkey buzzard on the fly with a rock." (Cy Young)
"His trouble is he takes life too seriously. [Ty] Cobb is going at it too hard." (Cy Young)
"Does Pete [Rose] hustle? Before the All-Star game he came into the clubhouse and took off his shoes and they ran another mile without him." (Hank Aaron)
"Roger Maris lost his hair the season he hit sixty-one, I still have all my hair, but when it's over, I'm going home to Mobile and fish for a long time." (Hank Aaron)
"To cure a batting slump, I took my bat to bed with me. I wanted to know my bat a little better." (Richie Ashburn)
"[Houston] is the only town where women wear insect repellent instead of perfume." (Richie Ashburn)
"You measure the value of a ballplayer by how many fannies he puts in the seats." (George Steinbrenner)
"I never say 7:15 anymore. I now say, 'It's a quarter after seven.'" (Al Downing)
"When I was a kid, I used to ride my bike around in the winter with a glove hooked onto the handlebars. There was always snow around, but I wanted to be ready, just in case one of my friends had a ball." (Bob Buhl)
"Never the same pitch twice, never the same place twice, never the same speed twice." (Ed Lopat)
"When you get hit by a 95 mile-an-hour fastball in the head, a headache isn't out of the question." (Scott Rolen)
"When the bastard dies, they'll have to hire pallbearers." (Umpire Bill Haller, on Earl Weaver)
"Michelangelo aimed high....So we're not going to aim low, we're going to aim high and see what happens." (Joe Maddon)
Did you know? Greg Maddux was the only Padre to steal a base in the month of July 2008.
On June 14, 2008, Willy Taveras stole five bases in one game but didn't score a run.
On August 22, 2008, the Arizona Diamondbacks became the first team ever to have a 6-foot-10 pitcher (Randy Johnson) get relieved by a taller pitcher (6-foot-11 Jon Rauch).
"I like walks as much as I like high gas prices." (Brian Bannister, Royals pitcher)
"When I met him, he was kind of a human being that you would never meet in Japan. So whenever I was around him, I almost felt like I was witnessing a creature, not a human being." (Ichiro, on Bret Boone)
"People are saying it was a great mass. As a matter of fact, afterward the Yankees retired Roman numeral XVI." (David Letterman, on the Pope's visit to Yankee Stadium)
"I'm not as dumb as people think I am." (Ron Washington, Texas manager)
"It's not the best 25 players, but the right 25 players." (Eric Wedge, Indians manager)
"I'm not a quitter. When I want to quit, I'll do a lot of stupid things and make sure they fire me and get paid." (Ozzie Guillen)
"In the '80s and '90s, people made a lot of money and built houses. The first thing they put in their houses was a gym. In my house, the first thing I built was a bar. The second thing I built was another bar." (Ozzie Guillen)
"Who's the manager they remember the most? Billy Martin. They don't remember Sparky Anderson. They remember Billy Martin because he was the crazy one." (Ozzie Guillen)
"Everybody is entitled to have a bad day, no matter who you are. Everybody has a bad day. But I don't think a bad day comes from not hustling. That can't be stood for. When you're having a bad day, you can still hustle." (Wes Helms, on teammate Hanley Ramirez)
"I don't even watch a game on TV without my cup." (Astros catcher Harry Spilman)
"Whether you're handsome or ugly, it's nice to have a face." (Colt .45s pitcher Bobby Tiefenauer)
"Roger Clemens continues to deny he has ever used steroids or human growth hormone. But this weekend he placed third in the Kentucky Derby." (Jay Leno)
"Nobody interviews me unless I get my brains beat in. That means I get interviewed, what, about 45 times a year?" (Mike DeJean, Rockies pitcher)
Whose number (4) was the first retired number in major league baseball? Lou Gehrig.
What is the name of the Toronto Blue Jays mascot? Ace.
What is the name of the Colorado Rockies mascot? Dinger.
What is the name of the Tampa Bay Rays mascot? Raymond.
What is the name of the Oakland Athletics mascot? Stomper.
"If anyone wants me, tell them I'm being embalmed." (Casey Stengel)
"I worked in Canada. It's a great city." (Tony Kubek)
"I wasn't big on school. When someone asked me how I liked school, I said 'closed.'" (Yogi Berra)
"When you have two out, you're three-fourths of the way there." (Manny Acta, Indians manager)
"I think he should stay up in his office, push his buttons, count his money and stay the hell out of the locker room." (Dock Ellis, on George Steinbrenner)
"Mediocrity is the most boring thing in the world." (Rick Monday)
"I'm a walking keg of dynamite....I so much want to have a confrontation with him that I can't wait for it to happen. I want to tear this building down." (Reggie Jackson, on George Steinbrenner)
"The home run is the toughest play in baseball to defend." (Hank Bauer)
"If he's a major league umpire, then I'm a submarine pilot." (Bobby Valentine, on umpire Tim McCelland)
"I hate the Yankees." (Bobby Valentine, Red Sox manager)
"I wish 37-year-old John Rocker could go back and punch 23-year-old John Rocker in his face." (John Rocker)
"I like our owner, Jeffrey Loria. I've told him he can ask me anything about baseball. If he doesn't like the answer, I couldn't care less." (Ozzie Guillen)
"The first thing they do in Cleveland, if you have talent, is trade you for three guys who don't." (Jim Kern)
"I believe if 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson were playing today, he'd have a shoe contract." (Don Mattingly)
"You shake his hand, still at 70-some years old, and he'd crush your hand. You can see where he got that power." (Justin Morneau, on Harmon Killebrew)
"I'm not sure if I'd rather be managing or testing bulletproof vests." (Joe Torre, Mets manager)
"It's closer to 100 percent than it is 50 percent." (Dallas Green, on the percentage of people in baseball who did not like Mets manager Bobby Valentine)
"What's not to smile about? I'm 27 years old, the father of three, and I get paid to play baseball." (Matt Garza)
"He was the same as a manager that he was as a hitter. I mean, he went berserk as a hitter -- and I say that with love and respect." (Joe Torre, on Lou Piniella)
"I'm cured." (Carlos Zambrano, on the outcome of his anger management therapy)
"I'm not the evil devil a lot of people have made me out to be." (Terry Collins, Mets manager)
"This is Rickey calling on behalf of Rickey. Rickey wants to play baseball." (Rickey Henderson: phone message left for Padres GM Kevin Towers)
"Back in 1989 when baseball suspended me and when Bart Giamatti died, baseball buried me with Bart Giamatti and they can't stand the fact that I'm still alive. They wish I was dead." (Pete Rose)
"I feel good, other than the fact that my face is blown up." (Josh Fogg, Reds pitcher, after being hit by a ball and receiving 30 stitches)
"I came into situations that God couldn't get out of. I came into situations where you couldn't even allow the ball to be put in play, and I got out of them because I could strike guys out." (Goose Gossage)
"Manny Ramirez is being suspended for 50 games for taking a banned substance believed to be a woman's fertility drug. While some people are calling it a suspension, Manny's calling it maternity leave." (Jay Leno)
"The NYU graduation speaker is Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. She told the grads, 'Work hard. Save your money. And one day you might be able to afford to attend a Yankees game.'" (David Letterman)
"If someone saw me in the shower, they'd never think I was on the juice." (Jason Schmidt)
"He worries about what people say about him and he Googles himself." (David Wells, on Bud Selig)
"If I was the opposite gender, I'd be chasing him. I'd be dating him. But I'm not, so I don't." (Tony LaRussa, on So Taguchi)
"I always say Manny [Ramirez] is a strange guy. Outwardly, he's happy-go-lucky. On the inside, he's got a lot of conspiracy theories going on." (Bronson Arroyo)
"It was another 'Nip/Tuck' game, which you can see on Fox, and now we're heading back to 'The OC', which you can also see on Fox." (Chris Myers, closing out his White Sox-Angels postgame report)
"Bud Light." (Chris Carpenter, when asked to name his favorite pitcher)
"He said on the mound he didn't try to hit me. I just looked at him and said, 'Come on man.' It really hurt. He nearly took my nipple off." (Eric Hinske, on Keith Foulke)
"If you throw at someone's head, it's very dangerous, because in the head is the brain." (Pudge Rodriguez)
"They always put the smart guys out in right field. That's where I used to play." (Jose Canseco)
"If a fan comes on the field, we're gonna beat him down." (Carl Everett, White Sox outfielder)
"I'm pretty sure that me not liking Alex Rodriguez is not a groundbreaking story." (Curt Schilling)
"I think Tim Wakefield would even say tonight that Tim Wakefield got to Tim Wakefield tonight." (Tim McCarver)
"In the book, Pete Rose confesses to betting on baseball and other things. But that's not the worst of it. He also admits that several times he taped the game without the express written consent of Major League Baseball." (David Letterman)
"You're not going to play for me if you don't put out." (Willie Randolph, Mets manager)
Did you know? The 2011 Houston Astros finished with the worst record in club history.
Who is the only pitcher to post 25 wins and record 300 strikeouts (in the same year) and not win the Cy Young Award? Mickey Lolich (in 1971).
Who was the first batter to reach 1500 career strikeouts? Mickey Mantle.
Who was the manager of the 1901 Milwaukee Brewers? Hugh Duffy.
Who was Helen Woodford? Wife of Babe Ruth.
Did you know? Babe Ruth is buried in the Cemetery of the Gate of Heaven in Hawthorne, New York.
What was Tris Speaker's nickname? Spoke.
On September 1, 1917, Tris Speaker was struck in the face with a batted ball as he tried to steal home.
Did you know? Ted Williams is buried at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Did you know? Lou Gehrig weighed almost 14 pounds at birth.
Who was the first athlete to appear on a box of Wheaties? Lou Gehrig.
Who was the first manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays? Larry Rothschild.
Who represented the Devil Rays in the 1998 All-Star Game? Rolando Arrojo.
What future NBA star was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1977? Danny Ainge.
"What's all the fuss about? All I did was trade hamburger for steak." (Frank Lane, Indians GM, after trading fan-favorite Harvey Kuenn for Rocky Colavito)
In 2009, the Detroit Tigers became the first team to lose a three-game lead with four games left to play.
Who hit the first home run in Seattle Mariners history? Juan Bernhardt.
Four names were considered for the New York expansion team in 1962:  Bees, Burros, Meadowlarks, and Mets.
In 1883, John Coleman appeared in 65 games for the Philadelphia Quakers. He compiled a 12-48 record in 538-1/3 innings pitched.
Did you know? Pete Alexander spent most of the 1918 season in France as an artillery sergeant, where he suffered from shell shock, partial hearing loss, and seizures.
Phillies broadcaster Byrum Saam was known as "The Man of a Zillion Words."
Did you know? The Union Base-Ball Grounds was destroyed by the Great Chicago Fire in 1871.
Who was the highest-ranked catcher in The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players in 1998? Johnny Bench.
Who is the only player to wear No. 14 for the Cincinnati Reds since Pete Rose was banned from baseball? Pete Rose, Jr.
Did you know? KDKA (in Pittsburgh) broadcast the first baseball game on the radio on August 5, 1921.
Who is the only player to hit a walk-off inside-the-park grand slam? Roberto Clemente (in 1956).
Did you know? Prior to his baseball career, Honus Wagner trained to be a barber.
What future baseball team owner played first base for the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1882? Charles Comiskey.
Who was the first television voice for the Arizona Diamondbacks? Thom Brennaman.
Who were known as the "Blake Street Bombers"? Andres Galarraga, Larry Walker, and Vinny Castilla of the Colorado Rockies.
Denver is the highest city with a major league baseball team at 5,280 feet above sea level. What is the second highest city with a team? Phoenix.
What happened on April 15, 1947? Jackie Robinson became the first African-American to play in a major league baseball game.
Did you know? Vin Scully has been a Dodger broadcaster since 1950.
Did you know? Walter Alston was named Manager of the Year six times.
Did you know? Jackie Robinson's brother Matthew was a silver medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games.
"You can hate a man for many reasons. Color is not one of them." (Pee Wee Reese)
Who represented the Padres in the 1969 All-Star Game? Chris Cannizzaro.
Who holds the career record for outfield putouts? Willie Mays (7,095).
What is the address of AT&T Park in San Francisco? 24 Willie Mays Plaza.
What National League team has won the most World Series championships? St. Louis Cardinals.
In 1957, Pirates broadcaster Bob Prince jumped from the third floor of the Chase Hotel in St. Louis into a swimming pool.
"He doesn't go to Arthur Murray [Dance School] on the weekends. I can tell you that. He's not on 'Dancing with the Stars.' He may be a star, but he's not dancing." (Jim Leyland, on Sean Casey's baserunning)
"You go to the clothing store with $500 and I go with $100, you should come out with better stuff. You get a cashmere -- and I get one of those itchy tweed things." (Jim Leyland, on competing with the Yankees' payroll)
"We were two of a kind. I competed my [tail] off, and he'd be on me that it wasn't enough. So we'd butt heads. But we were best friends. He was tough, but he was fair." (Jim Leyland, on his father)
"He's a trail boss. He'll take it through the snow, through the drought, through the flood. He likes potholes. He likes floods. He's gonna drive that herd." (Rich Donnelly, on Jim Leyland)
During a game in 2006, Baltimore's Jay Gibbons hit a foul ball into the stands that struck his own wife Laura in the ribcage.
"I just watched the ball fly around like a snowball fight." (Pitcher J.P. Howell, after watching his teammates turn a 2-6-2 triple play)
"[That's] 11 losses out of 12 games. In fact, today the IRS said they would no longer let the Dodgers deduct their bats as a business expense." (Jay Leno, during a Dodgers' slump)
"The sequel to the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' opens next week. You watch these movies and the pirates always win. You ever notice that? You want to see the Pirates lose? Move to Pittsburgh." (Jay Leno)
"Big power outage continues in New York. But enough about Alex Rodriguez." (David Letterman)
"I got some good news earlier today before the show. Thanks to Alex Rodriguez, I am no longer the most overpaid disappointment in New York City." (David Letterman)
In 2007, Nationals pitcher Jesus Colome spent time on the disabled list for an "abscess" on his "right buttock."
"This record is not tainted. At all. At all. Period." (Barry Bonds)
"We tried to set up the double play. But the shortstop doesn't play in the bullpen." (Lou Piniella, after an intentional walk allowed Dmitri Young to hit a grand slam)
Did you know? Tony LaRussa made 75 pitching changes during the 2011 postseason.
Did you know? In 2011, Adam Dunn had more plate appearances when he did not put the ball in play (256) than when he did (240).
On August 30, 2011, Andre Ethier got the Dodgers' first and second hits in the same inning. (In between were 6 walks, 1 sacrifice fly, and 1 strikeout.)
On May 26, 2011, the New Britain Rock Cats turned a 3-2-6-1-5-3-4-6-8 double play.
Did you know? Dodgers pitcher Jeff Weaver served up home runs to three different pitchers in 2005.
On August 21, 2003, the Phillies got five consecutive hits in an inning without scoring a run against the Brewers.
On June 11, 2003, Oakland's Ted Lilly gave up five home runs to the Braves -- and no other hits.
"I felt kind of awkward. I didn't know whether to clap or what." (Daniel Schlereth, after surrending Jim Thome's 600th home run)
"I took myself with the first pick. That killed my whole season." (David Aardsma, Mariners pitcher, on playing fantasy baseball)
"I smoked him. As I'm lying there, he looked down at me and said, 'You all right, mate?'" (Don Mattingly, on a home plate collision with catcher David Nilsson, an Australian)
"It's almost like Charlie Brown and Lucy; they keep taking the football away." (Ron Darling, after the Yankees swept the Twins in the playoffs for the third time)
"Pitchers have been pampered. Today a quality start is six innings. What's quality about that?" (Nolan Ryan)
"It's like Yogi says, 'We get along well together, even when we're not together.'" (Carmen Berra, on being married to Yogi Berra)
"Had to do it; just glad he's not mad at me right now." (Hank Conger, Angels catcher, after giving teammate Mark Trumbo a shaving-cream pie in the face)
"Apparently he tweeted graphic photos of the team's performance with runners in scoring position." (Dan Patrick, on Florida manager Edwin Rodriguez's resignation)
"No one recognizes me in [road] cities; people expect baseball players to be bigger than I am." (David Eckstein)
"You look in his eyes, you see he's a leader. He was a leader when he was 20 years old." (Joe Torre, on Derek Jeter)
"Usually, someone has to go on the DL for me to get even a triple." (Robin Ventura, on his inside-the-park home run)
"Manny Ramirez is not here. His grandmother must have died again." (George W. Bush, greeting the champion Red Sox at the White House)
"I thought I saw him in the back sharpening his machete." (Willie Randolph, Mets manager, after GM Omar Minaya visited him in Colorado)
"You'll have to ask him, which I know is no fun. He'll have some stupid answer." (Mariner GM Bill Bavasi, on the problems of Erik Bedard)
"The hardest thing about patience is being patient." (Dusty Baker)
"They boo, but all of them cameras flash every time I swing, don't they?" (Barry Bonds)
"My brother calls me and asks me if I'm pitching in Italy because I'm serving up so many meatballs." (White Sox pitcher Rick White)
"The hitters tell me my fastball looks faster when they're still a little hung over." (KC pitcher Brian Bannister, on his better stats in day games)
"Trust me, if hell freezes over, he'll still be skating." (Bill Lee, on the death of George Steinbrenner)
"He's a nutritionist. He told me to eat just two cheeseburgers a day instead of three." (Ron Gardenhire, on the Twins' new strength coach)
"It doesn't do a darn bit of good to go to the Hall of Fame after you are dead." (Pete Rose)
"I smoke three packs a day, and they want me to run back and forth to the mound?" (Jim Leyland, on MLB's efforts to speed up play)
"Do you prefer a window or aisle seat on your flight back to Salt Lake City?" (Rex Hudler, Angels broadcaster, imagining the conversation between the pitching coach and Nick Adenhart during Adenhart's rough major league debut)
"It might be fitting that I go in in 2011 because my last name is Blyleven." (Bert Blyleven, on his election to the Hall of Fame)
Did you know? Cal McVey went 6-for-6 twice in a span of four days.
In 1998, the Pacific Suns traded Ken Krahenbuhl to the Greensville Bluemen for a player, cash, and ten pounds of Mississippi catfish.
Did you know? In 1931, the Chattanooge Lookouts traded shortstop Johnny Jones to the Charlotte Hornets for a 25-pound turkey.
What baseball player was tested by two Columbia psychology graduate students and deemed to be operating at 90% efficiency versus 60% for normal people? Babe Ruth.
Did you know? The baseball cap is the only hat style created in the United States.
The 1957 Milwaukee Braves were the first baseball team to win the World Series after being relocated.
The false wooden leg of General Santa Anna was used as a baseball bat by American soldiers in 1847, just a couple of days after the Battle of Cerro Gordo.
The word "umpire" comes from the word "noumpere" (non-peer, not an equal, one who decides disputes between equals).
Ed and Paul Runge are the only father-son pair to umpire no hitters.
Did you know? There are 17 different MLB umpire crews. At any given time, 15 are working and 2 are on vacation.
These MLB umpires are considered the most hitter-friendly: Tim Tschida, Tim McClelland, Dana DeMuth, and Joe West.
These MLB umpires are considered the most pitcher-friendly: Lance Barksdale, Vic Carapazza, Gary Darling, and C.B. Bucknor.
According to a Sports Illustrated poll of players in 2011, Jim Joyce is the best umpire in major league baseball.
According to a Sports Illustrated poll of players in 2011, Joe West is the worst umpire in major league baseball.
"Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games." (Babe Ruth)
"Maybe I was born to play ball. Maybe I truly was." (Willie Mays)
"Baseball's a game of emotions, and I'm not one to let my emotions get the best of me." (Jered Weaver)
"I bet on my team every night." (Pete Rose)
"For a hundred years, the owners screwed the players. For 25 years, the players have screwed the owners -- they've got 75 years to go." (Jim Bouton)
"The first time Joe said 'hello' to some guys, he broke Earl [Weaver]'s career record." (Jim Palmer, on Orioles manager Joe Altobelli)
Who is the only player to hit 50 home runs and strike out less than 50 times in the same season? Johnny Mize (in 1947).
Did you know? The actor Bill Murray co-owns the St. Paul Saints.
Did you know? Coors Field contains the only brewery in any MLB stadium.
What was the battle cry of the 1948 Boston Braves? "Spahn and Sain and Pray for Rain."
Did you know? Johnny Sain, the pitcher, struck out only 20 times in 774 lifetime at-bats.
Did you know? Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven made the All-Star team only twice.
What team set the record for most double plays (217) in a season? The 1949 Philadelphia Athletics.
"It's like having someone come into your house and snatching up your children." (Charlie Finley, on losing players to free agency)
Did you know? Elston Howard invented the batting doughnut.
Who was the first DH to hit a home run? Tony Oliva.
Did you know? Don Sutton had 20 200-inning seasons.
Who were the Indianapolis Hoosiers, Chicago Chi-Feds, Baltimore Terrapins, Buffalo Buffeds, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Kansas City Packers, Pittsburgh Rebels, and St. Louis Terriers? The Federal League teams.
Who is the only pitcher to win back-to-back MVP awards? Hal Newhouser (1944-45).
Who was the first relief pitcher to win the AL MVP Award? Rollie Fingers (in 1981).
"I tried to kick my helmet and missed." (Pat Zachry, Mets pitcher, after breaking a toe when he kicked the dugout steps)
"Cleveland jokes are like bald jokes. I'm sick and tired of them." (Joe Garagiola)
"The season starts too early and finishes too late and there are too many games in between." (Bill Veeck)
"Grammas is a nice guy, but as a manager, he makes a good third base coach." (Mike Hegan, on Alex Grammas)
"It was a ninth-inning rally beer." (Jon Lester, on the beer Red Sox pitchers consumed during games)
"He dug out the sand, put the peanut in and actually took the grass clippings and covered it back up." (Member of the Busch Stadium grounds crew, on the rally squirrel)
"I've never been shot, but if getting shot is worse than this, I hope I never get shot." (Mike Cameron, after passing a kidney stone)
"A quality start is shaking hands with your catcher." (Sandy Koufax)
"Two years ago [in Texas], I played, and I was good. I go to Chicago, not good. I've been good my whole career. So, obviously, it was something with Chicago, not me." (Milton Bradley)
"No one gave me shots anywhere on my body -- no ifs, no ands, no buts." (Roger Clemens)
"Boy, at the Yankee game the other night, Larry King threw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium. I saw that and I said, 'Wow, this guy is actually old enough to be in the Yankees' starting rotation.'" (David Letterman)
"I never use a big word when a diminutive word would suffice." (Phillies coach Pete Mackanin)
"People are going to have to stop taking all this health stuff and get back to being chubby and having fun. It's too much work being in shape." (Matt Stairs)
"He said I looked good in my pants, which was nice. I hadn't noticed." (Ryan Dempster, on a brief mound visit by manager Lou Piniella)
Did you know? The first game at the new Yankee Stadium in 2009 and the first World Series game at the same stadium in 2009 featured the same pitching matchup: C.C. Sabathia vs. Cliff Lee.
In September 2009, Jeff Francoeur went 17-for-36 in one stretch for the New York Mets without a single RBI.
Who recorded the first base hit in the National League? Jim O'Rourke (on April 22, 1876).
Who hit the first grand slam in MLB history? Roger Connor (on September 9, 1881).
Who was the first player to reach the 3000-hit plateau? Cap Anson.
Who was the first left-handed pitcher to win 300 games? Eddie Plank.
On April 15, 2010, the White Sox used five pitchers against the Blue Jays. Each pitcher struck out exactly 3 batters.
Did you know? Outfielder Johnny Dickshot was known as "Ugly."
Did you know? Catcher Pickles Dillhoefer died of typhoid fever at the age of 28.
"You're taking the bat out of my hands." (Pete LaCock, while handing his bat to an umpire after a called third strike)
"It's a five-letter word -- s-t-r-i-k-e." (Tim McCarver)
Brewers pitcher Tomo Ohka, after batting right-handed for the first 230 at-bats of his career, chose to bat left-handed on Aug. 24, 2007. He reached base all three times (catcher's interference and two singles).
Did you know? Mike Piazza won 10 Silver Slugger awards.
What team was the first to have four players homer consecutively? 1961 Milwaukee Braves.
Who was the first pitcher to steal home? Jesse Tannehill (in 1900).
Who is currently the tallest MLB umpire? Tim McClelland (6'6").
"For some reason, he's the one umpire that scares me. I have nightmares about him." (Zack Greinke, on Tim McClelland)
Did you know? Umpire Ed Rapuano pushed Mets manager Bobby Valentine during a heated exchange in 2002, but he was not disciplined for it.
Did you know? MLB umpire Jim Wolf is the brother of pitcher Randy Wolf.
On July 26, 2011, umpire Jerry Meals blew a call that ended a 19-inning game between the Pirates and Braves. Following the incident, Meals and his family received death threats at their home.
In 2008, umpire Brian Runge was suspended one game for bumping Mets manager Jerry Manuel during an argument.
Did you know? Umpire C.B. Bucknor was born in Jamaica.
On August 23, 1989, umpire Bob Davidson ejected Youppi!, the Montreal Expos mascot, for harrassing the opposing team.
Did you know? Umpire Joe West has released two country music albums.
Near the end of the 2007 season, umpire Mike Winters was suspended for directing profanity at Padres outfielder Milton Bradley.
Bob Ferguson, an umpire during the 1880s, once broke a batter's arm with a bat during an argument.
The national anthem became a standard feature at major league games in 1942.
In 1993, Sherry Davis became the first female public address announcer in major league baseball (at Candlestick Park).
Who was the first African-American pitcher in major league baseball? Dan Bankhead.
What pitcher hit two grand slams in one game? Tony Cloninger (in 1966).
Who was the first player to be ejected from a World Series game? Frank Chance (in 1910).
Who was the first manager to be ejected from a World Series game? Hughie Jennings (in 1907).
Who was the first manager to be ejected from both games of a doubleheader? Billy Martin (in 1974).
The 1960 White Sox were the first team to wear their names on the backs of their jerseys.
The 2001 Brewers were the first time to record more strikeouts than base hits.
Did you know? The Toronto Blue Jays drew over 4 million fans in 1989, their first season at the Skydome.
"Getting into the Hall of Fame won't change me. I'm still going to pass gas and pick my nose like I always do." (Bert Blyleven)
"I named my bulldog 'DH' because he's lazy." (Ozzie Guillen)
Did you know? In 2011, Jose Canseco partnered with MyFanLine.com to charge people $50 a minute to talk to him on the phone.
After the story broke in 2002 about the son of Ted Williams having his father's body cryogenically frozen in Arizona, the Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings gave popsicles to the first 500 fans.
The Charleston RiverDogs raised money for charity by holding a backwards race around the warning track (three laps). The RiverDogs set up a beer "hydration" stand at the halfway point.
The Altoona Curve have sponsored Awful Nights that have included bottomless cups, music from David Hasselhoff and William Shatner, and clips from Ben Affleck movies.
Which cartoon character led the Tea Totallers over the Gas-House Gorillas in a 1946 cartoon short? Bugs Bunny.
In a room behind the manual scoreboard at Fenway Park the walls are covered with signatures of players who have played left field through the years.
"You guys better hurry up and ask me quick, because one more Bloody Mary and you're not going to understand anything I say." (Lou Piniella)
"Everybody should play for the Yankees one time just so they get an idea of what it's really like to be hated by everybody." (Toby Harrah)
"You can't deny you did steroids if your head is wider than it is tall." (Bill Maher, on Roger Clemens)
"I had time to run to the bathroom and come back, and he was still on third." (Dallas Braden, A's pitcher, on teammate Jack Cust's towering home run)
"I stopped caring about strikeouts a long time ago. The way I see it, when I strike out, I don't run to first and show off how slow I am." (Paul Konerko)
"Eighteen broken bones and seven broken cups." (Johnny Bench, on his most memorable career statistics)
"I don't know if I'm a leader, but I have the biggest mouth." (Ozzie Guillen, on his leadership style)
"The Montreal Expos are going to close spring training practices to the public. They want to simulate real-game situations." (Alan Ray)
"I don't try to strike out people, but sometimes they swing and miss." (Felix Hernandez)
"It's Wrigley. It has its history and it has its hops. You have to be ready for anything, especially with all these day games." (Darwin Barney)
"If I was a cartoon character, I think I'd be Bugs Bunny. I'd be the baseball Bugs Bunny, because I'm kind of sneaky a little bit." (Austin Jackson)
"It's our goal to be an All-Star, an MVP, the best hitter or the best pitcher, but a lot of times you're the Player To Be Named Later, instead. Not everybody's a star." (Chris David)
"Sometimes he can get a swing off in a phone booth. It's short and quick to the ball, and there's intent." (Clint Hurdle, on Jose Tabata)
"It's like when you go to school for the first time. In first grade, you're not going to know what you know in the sixth or seventh grade. Pitching is just the same." (Mariano Rivera)
"I set my goals high, man. If you'd have told me I'd have 10 saves and hadn't given up a run, I'd have believed you. That's the way I go about it. It's not cocky. It's just confidence." (Jonathan Papelbon)
"What makes him so unusual is that he thinks he's normal and everyone else is nuts." (Danny Ozark, on Jay Johnstone)
"Never give up. Never give in." (Jimmy Rollins)
"During one single at-bat, I used six different stances on six pitches. Oh yeah, I also struck out, so what do I know?" (John Kruk)
"The first thing I told the umpire was that it was a shame he didn't have an ERA because those runs are his." (Jon Rauch, after being ejected)
"Yeah, it was intentional, but I mean Miggy throws like Miss Iowa." (Ian Desmond, after being hit by a Miguel Batista pitch)
What Milwaukee Brewers pitcher was nicknamed "Bigfoot"? Pete Ladd.
Did you know? Gary Sheffield had his initials inlaid in gold on his front teeth.
Did you know? In the early 1990s, Milwaukee's Graeme Lloyd and Dave Nilsson formed the first Australian battery.
In how many World Series did Babe Ruth play during his 22-year career? Ten.
Who is credited with inventing the curveball? Candy Cummings.
Why was Charles Dillon Stengel nicknamed Casey? His hometown was Kansas City, Missouri.
Did you know? In 1921, Reuben Berman won a lawsuit against the New York Giants, establishing a fan's right to keep a baseball hit into the stands.
Which MLB team once held spring training in Bermuda? New York Yankees (in 1913).
Which MLB team holds the record for most home runs (10) in a game? 1987 Toronto Blue Jays.
Who is the only player to wear the number "0" for the Philadelphia Phillies? Al Oliver.
"The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back." (Steve Garvey)
Who are the only two Reds pitchers to hit a grand slam home run? Al Hollingsworth and Bob Purkey.
In 2007, Milwaukee's Bill Hall, Jeff Suppan, J.J. Hardy, and Chris Capuano made a cameo appearance on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless."
Did you know? Johnny Bench once appeared as a waiter in an episode of "The Partridge Family."
Did you know? Leo Durocher appeared in these TV shows: "Mister Ed," "The Munsters," and "The Beverly Hillbillies."
Did you know? Jim Lefebvre appeared in a "Batman" episode as a henchman of the Riddler.
Former Dodgers Jim Lefebvre and Al Ferrara appeared in an episode of "Gilligan's Island" as members of a cannibal tribe.
Did you know? Bob Gibson once appeared in an episode of "Gentle Ben."
What was the only team to win two World Series in the 1980s? Los Angeles Dodgers.
Who has been the broadcast voice of the Kansas City Royals since their inception? Denny Matthews.
"Next time you're in the supermarket, grab some Guy's Nuts!" (Denny Matthews, reading an advertisement for a Kansas City-based snack company)
Did you know? The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Cliff Dapper, a catcher, to the Atlanta Crackers (Southern Association) for Ernie Harwell, a broadcaster.
Who provided the broadcast voice for the 1999 Nintendo 64 release "Ken Griffey Jr. Slugfest"? Dave Niehaus.
Did you know? Jack Brickhouse called boxing matches, Chicago Bears football, and Cubs and White Sox baseball.
"The beauty of Dave Niehaus is that when there was a lot of bad baseball in the early years there were a lot of great broadcasts from Dave Niehaus." (Rick Rizzs, on the late Mariners broadcaster)
"It's a weird scene. You win a few baseball games and all of a sudden you're surrounded by reporters and TV men with cameras asking you about Vietnam and race relations." (Vida Blue)
"It looks like Willie Hays is trying to hit Rick Vaughn, and why not?  Everybody else in the league does." (Harry Doyle, in "Major League 2")
What pitcher is descended from a Hessian mercenary who fought for the British in the American Revolution? Orel Hershiser
How did Leroy "Satchel" Paige get his nickname? From his size-14 shoes, which were "as big as satchels."
What two brothers hit home runs in the same World Series game? Ken and Clete Boyer (in 1964).
How many baseball gloves can be made from one cow? Five.
Who was the only MLB player to have a brand of cigarettes named after him? Ty Cobb.
How many World Series titles did the Cincinnati Reds win in the 1970s? Two.
At which ballpark can you find Ashburn Alley? Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
At which ballpark can you find the Jury Box? Turner Field in Atlanta.
At which ballpark can you find Tal's Hill? Minute Maid Park in Houston.
At which ballpark can you find McCovey Cove? AT&T Park in San Francisco.
Four teams have won more than 110 games in a season, but only one of them went on to win the World Series. Which one? 1998 New York Yankees.
Did you know? On May 18, 2000, the Florida Marlins stole 10 bases against the San Diego Padres but still lost the game.
Did you know? As a rookie manager with the Indians, Charlie Manuel was ejected twice in his first three games.
Who is the only player to win a Gold Glove for four different teams? Bobby Shantz.
Which team had five consecutive 100-loss seasons? Philadelphia Phillies (1938-42).
Who played shortstop for Charlie Brown's team? Snoopy.
Who is Charlie Brown's favorite baseball player? Joe Shlabotnik.
Who played catcher for Charlie Brown's team? Schroeder.
What is David Freese's walk-up song? "Forty Six and Two" by Tool
What is Juan Uribe's walk-up song? "Plomo Plomo" by El Negro 5 Estrellas
What is J.J. Hardy's walk-up song? "Flower" by Moby
What is Shane Victorino's walk-up song? "Buffalo Soldier" by Bob Marley
What is David Murphy's walk-up song? "Strong Tower" by Kutless
What is Jonathan Lucroy's walk-up song? "Fight Inside" by Red
What is Matt Joyce's walk-up song? "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park
"We had a very scientific system of bringing in relief pitchers. We used the first one who answered the phone." (Chuck Estrada, former Texas Rangers pitching coach)
"The hard part is going to be seeing these guys make the playoffs and the World Series this year, and I won't be in there." (Joakim Soria, Royals closer, after season-ending surgery)
"The competitor in me wants to win every day, but I also want to create something that'll get better year after year." (Billy Beane, Oakland GM)
"I had some bad days in the field. But I didn't take them home with me. I left them in a bar along the way." (Bob Lemon)
"As a ballplayer, [Dizzy] Dean was a natural phenomenon, like the Grand Canyon or the Great Barrier Reef. Nobody ever taught him baseball and he never had to learn." (Red Smith)
"A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold." (Willie Stargell)
"If he doesn't hit that ball out, he's got a problem. It's right down the middle, 3-2, and he basically did what he's supposed to do with it." (A.J. Burnett, after a David Ortiz home run)
"I had a muffler on." (Jim Palmer, recalling his Jockey billboard picture one winter)
"Show me a good sportsman and I'll show you a player I'm looking to trade." (Leo Durocher)
"[Expletive]." (Ron Gardenhire, when asked what he thought when the Tigers signed Prince Fielder)
"Oh, he's my least favorite." (Jennifer Garner, Red Sox fan, on Derek Jeter)
"The New York Mets are now offering peanut-free seating for fans with severe allergies. Mets officials said they want to make sure that gagging and choking only occur on the field." (Jimmy Fallon)
"An investment group headed by Magic Johnson has reached a deal to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers. Magic said he won't make any major changes other than the Dodgers will now play basketball." (Conan O'Brien)
"I wish I could have lived my life like him." (Darryl Strawberry, on the passing of former Mets teammate Gary Carter)
"I just went through all my health tests. My triglycerides were high. I don't know why -- they said it was something to do with beer." (Ron Gardenhire)
"That's where I fit in -- with the regular Joes." (Ron Gardenhire)
"All my life, I thought I'd like to drive a 'Vette. I realized after about five months that I could get into it, but I couldn't get out of it." (Ron Gardenhire)
"The toughest thing for me as a young manager is that a lot of my players saw me play. They know how bad I was." (Tony LaRussa, 38-year-old White Sox manager)
