{"id":11452,"date":"2020-04-21T12:03:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T16:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=11452"},"modified":"2021-06-30T19:17:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T23:17:41","slug":"more-great-baseball-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=11452","title":{"rendered":"More Great Baseball Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/z_ong-as-you-38336150-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/z_ong-as-you-38336150-2.jpg 478w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/z_ong-as-you-38336150-2-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;People ask me what I do in the winter when there&#8217;s no baseball. I&#8217;ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.&#8221; &#8211; Rogers Hornsby<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;They give you a round bat, and they throw you a round ball, and then they tell you to hit it square.&#8221; &#8211; Willie Stargell<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Playing baseball for a living is like having a license to steal.&#8221; &#8211; Pete Rose<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I&#8217;d walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.&#8221; &#8211; Pete Rose<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.&#8221; &#8211; Cal Ripken, Jr.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;If my uniform doesn&#8217;t get dirty, I haven&#8217;t done anything in the baseball game.&#8221; &#8211; Rickey Henderson<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I never smile when I have a bat in my hands. That&#8217;s when you&#8217;ve got to be serious.&#8221; &#8211; Hank Aaron<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;When I was up there at the plate, my purpose was to get on base any way I could, whether by hitting or getting hit.&#8221; &#8211; Shoeless Joe Jackson<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Catching a fly ball is a pleasure, but knowing what to do with it after you catch it is a business.&#8221; &#8211; Tommy Henrich<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Baseball is like driving, it&#8217;s the one who gets home safely that counts.&#8221; &#8211; Tommy Lasorda<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I&#8217;ve come to the conclusion that the two most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen.&#8221; &#8211; Bob Lemon<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Never save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain.&#8221; &#8211; Leo Durocher<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;You can&#8217;t steal second base and keep one foot on first.&#8221;\u00a0&#8211; Reggie Jackson<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Fans don&#8217;t boo nobodies.&#8221;\u00a0&#8211; Reggie Jackson<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I really love the togetherness in baseball. That&#8217;s real true love.&#8221; &#8211; Billy Martin<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;A baseball manager is a necessary evil.&#8221; &#8211; George &#8216;Sparky&#8217; Anderson<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I&#8217;m a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession.&#8221; &#8211; Brooks Robinson<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Close doesn&#8217;t count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.&#8221; &#8211; Frank Robinson<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Baseball was 100% of my life.&#8221; &#8211; Ty Cobb<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw.&#8221; &#8211; Willie Mays<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I could have played baseball another year, but I would have been playing for the money, and baseball deserves better than that.&#8221; &#8211; George Brett<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Remember these two things: play hard and have fun.&#8221; &#8211; Tony Gwynn<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Chris George provides reliable PR &amp; GR counsel and effective advocacy. Need a go-to writer and experienced communicator? Call 613-983-0801 @<\/em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cgacommunications.com\/m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CG&amp;A COMMUNICATIONS<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;People ask me what I do in the winter when there&#8217;s no baseball. I&#8217;ll tell you what I do. 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