daily wisdom from the diamond

“This is a great city to play. Anywhere you go, you’re going to have great fans, but not like you have here in St. Louis. I’ve only played in St. Louis, I haven’t played anywhere else, but even when the other teams come here they tell us, ‘Man I can’t believe how nice the fans are here.’”

- ALbert Pujols

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“The three-thousand hitting thing was the first time I let individual pressure get to me. I was uptight about it. When I saw the hit going through, I had a sigh of relief more than anything.”

- Carl Yastrzemski

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“Baseball is dull only to dull minds.”

- Red Barber

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“I would change policy, bring back natural grass and nickel beer. Baseball is the belly-button of our society. Straighten out baseball, and you straighten out the rest of the world.”

- Bill Lee

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“When I pick up the ball and it feels nice and light and small I know I’m going to have a good day. But if I picked it up and it’s big and heavy, I know I’m liable to get into a little trouble.”

- Bob Feller

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