Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.
Baseball Quotes
I believe in the church of baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan… The only church that feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the church of baseball. Annie Savoy (Susan Sarandon), Bull Durham (movie), script
The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.
Careers end with a ground ball to shortstop, not with a home run. Bull Durham (movie), script
The Mets have found ways of losing that I never knew existed.
The pitcher wound up and he flang the ball at the batter. The batter swang and missed. The pitcher flang the ball again and this time the batter connected. He hit a high fly right to the center fielder. The center fielder was all set to catch the ball, but at the last minute his […]
Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning, you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you’re in a slump. If you lose at the end, you’re choking.
Throw high risers at the chin; throw peas at the knees; throw it here when they’re lookin’ there; throw it there when they’re lookin’ here. (Explaining how to pitch to a batter)
If it weren’t for baseball, many kids wouldn’t know what a millionaire looked like.
Any manager who can’t get along with a .400 hitter is crazy.
