Katie Casey saw all the games, Knew the players by their first names; Told the umpire he was wrong, All along, Good and strong. When the score was just two to two, Katie Casey knew what to do, Just to cheer up the boys she knew, She made the gang sing this song: ‘Take me […]
Baseball Quotes
The American League is checkers, the National League is chess.
Two out and up came Flynn to bat, with Jimmy Blake on deck, And the former was a loser and the latter was a wreck; Thought the game was in the bag, the Dustburg fans were hurt To think that Casey would not come and get his just dessert. But Flynn he got a single, […]
Take me out to the ball game Take me out with the crowd Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks I don’t care if I never come back We will root, root root for the home team If they don’t win it’s a shame For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out At the old […]
Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a communist.
In the National League, my situation is dictated for me. If I’m behind in the game, I’ve got to pinch hit. I’ve got to take my pitcher out. In the American League, you have to zero in. You have to know exactly when to take them out of there. In the National League, that’s done […]
I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t never been seen by this generation.
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)
