quotes

"The difference between the old ball player and the new ball player is the jersey.  The old ball player cared about the name on the front. The new ball player cares about the name on the back."

  Steve Garvey, former Dodgers & Padres first baseman, NL Gold Glove (4x), All-Star game MVP (2x)

"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 Veck, famous and controversial owner of the St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox

"I'm sorry I can't be here today because I'm somewhere else."

Yogi Berra, famous former New York Yankee catcher, MLB Hall of Fame, AL MVP (3x), AL All-Star (15x), number #8 retired, and manager, on why he could not attend an event.

"No, our similarities are different."

Dale Berra, former major leaguer on whether he is anything like his father.

"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
 Earl Weaver manager of the Baltimore Orioles, AL Champions (4x) and World Series Champions (1x).

"The wind always seems to blow against catchers when they are running."

Joe Garagiola, former NL catcher and TV baseball announcer (Ford Frick Award).

"The game has a cleanness, if you do a good job, the numbers [statistics] say so.  You don't have to ask anyone or play politics.  You don't have to wait for the reviews."

Sandy Koufax, former Dodgers pitcher, MLB Hall of Fame, Cy Young Award winner (3x), NL MVP, NL All-Star (6x),World Series MVP (2x), number #32 retired.