But Flynn preceded Casey, as did also Jimmy Blake; and the former was a hoodoo, while the latter was a cake. So upon that stricken multitude, grim melancholy sat; For there seemed but little chance of Casey getting to the bat. But Flynn let drive a single, to the wonderment of all. And Blake, the […]
Baseball Quotes
Baseball is like a poker game, nobody wants to quit when he’s losing: nobody wants you to quit when you’re ahead.
Baseball is dull only to dull minds.
From the benches, black with people, there went up a muffled roar, Like the beating of the storm waves on the stern and distant shore. ‘Kill him! Kill the umpire!’ shouted someone in the stand; And it’s likely they’d have killed him had not Casey raised his hand.
Above anything else, I hate to lose.
Professional baseball is on the wane. Salaries must come down or the interest of the public must be increased in some way.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright; The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, And somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout; But there is no joy in Mudville mighty Casey has struck out.
Baseball is a skilled game. It’s America’s game – it, and high taxes.
Two hours is about as long as any American can wait for the close of a baseball game, or anything else for that matter.
Players have been bought, sold and exchanged as though they were sheep instead of American citizens.
