These are the saddest of possible words: “Tinker to Evers to Chance.” Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds, Tinker and Evers and Chance. Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble, Making a Giant hit into a double – Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble: “Tinker to Evers to Chance.”
Baseball Quotes
The great thing about baseball is when you are done, you’ll only tell your grandchildren the good things. If they ask me about 1989 I’ll tell them I had amnesia.
Naivete – the infantile and ignoble joy that sends a grown man or woman to dancing and shouting with joy in the middle of the night over the haphazardous flight of a distant ball – seems a small price to pay for such a gift. (on the 1975 World Series)
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant’s life, she will choose to save the infant’s life without even considering if there are men on base.
How can a guy win a game if you don’t give him any runs? (after losing a game 15-0)
Yogi called the 1969 New York Mets: “Overwhelming underdogs.”
You can’t think and hit at the same time.
For a spring training drill, Yogi instructed his players to: “Pair off in threes”.
I never blame myself when I’m not hitting. I just blame the bat and if it keeps up I change bats… After all, if I know it isn’t my fault that I’m not hitting, how can I get mad at myself?
Monday, n.: In Christian countries, the day after the baseball game.
