Quotes About Baseball

I just always wanted to be a baseball announcer. I'm a huge Mets fan, and I wanted to be the next Bob Murphy. As far as careers go, that was the first career that I really thought about. Well, before that, I wanted to be a Mello Yello truck driver.

Those huckleberries in the National League don't want to do anything that the American League wants to do.

I got an offer in 1992 to buy a major-league team. I turned down the offer because I don't want my love of the game to involve business.

My cutter has been key for me, and my curveball. I've been able to spot them where I want to spot them.

I am a hero worshiper. I love the number one tennis player. I love the number one baseball player. I want to see those records broken.

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

My brother never got an opportunity to throw a pitch, and I didn't want the same thing to happen to another young kid.

I've always taught pitch selection, but I just want my guys to be aggressive on their pitch.

To be honest, I never thought I'd be famous for baseball. I want to play basketball, and I could also do both basketball and baseball - but I really want to play basketball.

In my opinion I really haven't done anything yet. I still have a lot to prove. I just want to prove to myself that I can play at the highest level of baseball in the world every day.

To be a small town kid from Hialeah, Fla., pitching in Miami and representing Team U.S.A., that says it all. It's a kid's dream. Don't pinch me. I don't want to wake up.

The first thing baseball wants to do is make you a superstar and then say that you owe baseball something. I don't owe baseball anything. Baseball owes me.

I have played professional baseball for over half my life. From the time I picked up a baseball glove, I did not want to put it down.

I'm a Major League 3rd Baseman. If you want to go play in parking lot, I'm suppose to stop the ball.

Now that I feel 100 percent, I'm looking forward to playing my game the way I want to-getting on base, stealing bases and trying to help the team any way I can.

I feel good hitting in the three-hole. I guess that's where everybody wants to be. You want the responsibility of hitting in the middle of the lineup.

The Yankees are one of the best teams. I want to stay with them forever.

Our fans don't want to see us win the Wild Card. They want to see us win the division.

Has he (Rickey Henderson) ever been here (Spring Training) the first day? You have to say Rickey's consistent. That's what you want in a ballplayer - consistency.

Baseball will be back to Montreal, I want to see it. I want it to happen before I die. I will see it

I was in Little League. I was on first base: I stole third. I ran straight across the diamond. Earlier in the week, I learned the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. I argued with the ump that second base was out of my way.

All football, hockey and soccer teams would now have to wear tutus." Brian continued. "Well, I like baseball, and we don't have to wear tutus because we don't beat up on each other." "Well put, son." I gave him the thumbs up, while picturing both dugouts racing out onto the field in pink and blue taffeta tutus as they lit into each other in a massive brawl over a bad call at first base.

I think that baseball games are like soap operas. If you watch five in a row, you know enough to get hooked.

And of course in America you've got American football and baseball and all those other ball games, soccer has become a little niche that the women have kind of filled.