Baseballisms

“All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.”

- Babe Ruth

“Kids don’t learn the fundamentals of baseball at the games anymore.”

- Bill Lee

“During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times.  I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times.  You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season.  That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.”

- Mickey Mantle

“There’ll be two buses leaving the hotel for the park tomorrow. The two o’clock bus will be for those of you who need a little extra work. The empty bus will leave at five o’clock.”

- David Bristol

“My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you’re a kid, you want to be just like your dad.”

- Derek Jeter