Quote of the Day (May 11, 2013)

Ty Cobb:

When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch.

Quote of the Day (May 10, 2013)

Bill James:

Do we need to have 280 brands of breakfast cereal? No, probably not. But we have them for a reason – because some people like them. It’s the same with baseball statistics.

Quote of the Day (May 9, 2013)

Joe Garagiola sums it all up:

Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.

Quote of the Day (May 8, 2013)

Take it, YogI:

Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.

Quote of the Day (May 7, 2013)

From Lefty Gomez, an underrated source of baseball quotes:

“The secret of my success was clean living and a fast outfield.”

Quote of the Day (May 6, 2013)

Bob Uecker:

The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then to pick it up.

Quote of the Day (May 5, 2013)

Bill Veeck:

If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can’t get you off.

Quote of the Day (May 4, 2013)

Gene Mauch:

“I’m not the manager because I’m always right, but I’m always right because I’m the manager.”

Quote of the Day (May 3, 2013)

A little bit of Stengelese tonight:

There are three things you can do in a baseball game. You can win, or you can lose, or it can rain.

Quote of the day (May 2, 2013)

Nolan Ryan:

“It helps if the hitter thinks you’re a little crazy.”