This is nothing. I've got nine writers standing here. McGwire had 200 writers when he had 30 home runs. (Quote by - Barry Bonds)

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. (Quote by - Bill Veeck)

Do t forget to swing hard, in case you hit the ball. (Quote by - Woodie Held)

I'm convinced that every boy, in his heart, would rather steal second base than an automobile. (Quote by - Tom Clark)

That's the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of a bat on a ball. (Quote by - Bill Veeck)

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. (Quote by - Ted Williams)

The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the game for the money and tha s it, not for the love of it, the excitement of it, the thrill of it. (Quote by - Ty Cobb)

Yeah, he's in pain except between the first and ninth innings. (Quote by - Dave Bristol)

Every member of our baseball team at West Point became a general: this proves the value of team sports. (Quote by - Gen. Omar Bradley)

I s hard to win a pennant, but i s harder losing one. (Quote by - Chuck Tanner)

I was never nervous when I had the ball, but when I let go I was scared to death. (Quote by - Lefty Gomez)

The trouble with having a wired jaw is that you can never tell when you're sleepy. You can't yawn. (Quote by - Rocky Bridges)

I never thought home runs were all that exciting. I still think the triple is the most exciting thing in baseball. To me, a triple is like a guy taking the ball on his 1-yard line and running 99 yards for a touchdown. (Quote by - Hank Aaron)

With those who do t give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I ca t think of anything to say to them. (Quote by - Art Hill)

Baseball is too much of a sport to be called a business, and too much of a business to be called a sport. (Quote by - Philip Wrigley)

Baseball is the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated. (Quote by - Anonymous)

A critic once characterized baseball as six minutes of action crammed into two-and-one-half hours. (Quote by - Ray Fitzgerald)

They can hollar at the uniform all they want, but when they hollar at the man wearing the uniform, they're in trouble. (Quote by - Umpire Joe Brinkman)

You're only young once, but you can be immature forever (Quote by - Larry Andersen)

On Jose Gonzalez changing his name to Jose Uribe: He was definitely the player to be named later. (Quote by - Rocky Bridges)

If a man can beat you, walk him. (Quote by - Leroy Paige)

Well, boys, i s a round ball and a round bat and you got to hit the ball square. (Quote by - Joe Schultz)

He's been very talkative. But it is usually under oath. (Quote by - Sandy Alderson Oakland A's GM)

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted, if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end (Quote by - Tom Seaver)

My dad taught me to switch-hit. He and my grandfather, who was left-handed, pitched to me everyday after school in the back yard. I batted lefty against my dad and righty against my granddad. (Quote by - Mickey Mantle)