It ain’t like football. You can’t make up no trick plays
—Yogi Berra (1925–2015) American Sportsperson
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.
—Babe Ruth (1895–1948) American Baseball Legend
I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks in batting practice
—Casey Stengel (1890–1975) American Sportsperson
Poets are like baseball pitchers. Both have their moments. The intervals are the tough things.
—Robert Frost (1874–1963) American Poet
A baseball park is the one place where a man’s wife doesn’t mind his getting excited over somebody else’s curves
—Brendan Behan (1923–64) Irish Poet, Novelist, Playwright
Winners make goals, losers make excuses
—Unknown
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.
—Hank Aaron (1934–2021) American Baseball Player
Pitch within yourself
—Tom Seaver (1944–2020) American Baseball Player
All requests for leave of absence on account of grandmother’s funeral, sore throat, housecleaning, lame back, turning of the ringer, headaches, brain storm, cousin’s wedding, general ailments or other legitimate excuses must be made out and handed to the boss not later than 10 a.m. on the morning of the game
—Indian Proverb
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 (1914–86) American Sportsperson, Businessperson
You can’t think and hit the ball at the same time.
—Yogi Berra (1925–2015) American Sportsperson
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 (1914–86) American Sportsperson, Businessperson
Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.
—Babe Ruth (1895–1948) American Baseball Legend
Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits.
—Casey Stengel (1890–1975) American Sportsperson
If people don’t want to come out to the ball park, nobody’s going to stop them.
—Yogi Berra (1925–2015) American Sportsperson
Baseball wrong – man with four balls cannot walk
—Indian Proverb
No matter how good you are, you’re going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you’re going to win one-third of your games. It’s the other third that makes the difference
—Tommy Lasorda (1927–2021) American Baseball Player, Coach
The best possible thing in baseball is winning the World Series. The second best thing is losing the World Series
—Tommy Lasorda (1927–2021) American Baseball Player, Coach
If you get fooled by a pitch with less than two strikes, take it.
—Ted Williams (1918–2002) American Sportsperson
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 (1914–86) American Sportsperson, Businessperson
A team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the giant pitchers may eventually disappear.
—Max De Pree (1924–2017) American Businessman
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal
—George Will (b.1941) American Columnist, Journalist, Writer
Baseball is like driving, it’s the one who gets home safely that counts
—Tommy Lasorda (1927–2021) American Baseball Player, Coach
It ain’t over ’til it’s over.
—Yogi Berra (1925–2015) American Sportsperson
When we played softball, I’d steal second base, feel guilty and go back
—Woody Allen (b.1935) American Film Actor, Director
Baseball is the only major sport that appears backwards in a mirror.
—George Carlin (1937–2008) American Stand-up Comedian
You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them.
—Satchel Paige (1906–82) American Baseball Player
A ball player has got to be kept hungry be become a big leaguer. That is why no boy from a rich family ever made the big leagues.
—Joe DiMaggio (1914–99) American Baseball Player
Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical
—Yogi Berra (1925–2015) American Sportsperson
Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player.
—Unknown