#baseball

Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game. ↗

— Branch Rickey

#first #game #individualist #only #player

How do you combat a man with a firearm? You don't combat him with a golf club, baseball bat or a knife. You combat him with another firearm. ↗

— Luke Scott

#baseball #bat #club #combat #golf

In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted, if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end. ↗

— Tom Seaver

#aim #baseball #consistency #dwell #end

Baseball has all the money. ↗

— Brett Hull

#money

Baseball is a game of inches. ↗

— Branch Rickey

#game #inches

The way I figured it, I was even with baseball and baseball with me. The game had done much for me, and I had done much for it. ↗

— Jackie Robinson

#done #even #figured #game #had

I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball. ↗

— Pete Rose

#gasoline #hell #i #play #play baseball

Never bet on baseball. ↗

— Pete Rose

#bet #never

Playing baseball was my dream, and no amount of money could sway my opinion. ↗

— Willie Stargell

#baseball #could #dream #money #opinion

Why would anyone want to fight Henry?" Loondorf looked hurt. "Because he's a ballplayer." "So?" "So he's a baller. He's got cash, chains, crisp clothes. He's got a hat that says Yankees and it's the real deal, yo. He didn't buy it at no yard sale. He walks into a bar and girls are like damn. Dudes get jealous. They want to get in his face, prove they're somebody." "They want to take down the man," Steve said helpfully. ↗

— Chad Harbach

#baseball #baseball-players #art