#home run

In New York, after that famous home run, they expected me to be up there every year. That homer raised me to a high level, with the top guys in the game. ↗

— Bobby Thomson

#every #expected #famous #game #guys

Nicknames are baseball, names like Zeke and Pie and Kiki and Home Run and Cracker and Dizzy and Dazzy. ↗

— Ernie Harwell

#cracker #dizzy #home #home run #like

David Ortiz is a genius. He's incredible to watch. Over and over, he hits home runs that are simply transcendent. ↗

— Juliana Hatfield

#genius #hits #home #home runs #incredible

The fans love the home runs, the home run competition between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. ↗

— Jose Canseco

#competition #fans #home #home run #home runs

I'm the same guy I've always been. I'm the same guy now as when I was hitting 50 home runs. I don't change. ↗

— David Ortiz

#been #change #guy #hitting #home

Do I want someone to get more hits than me? No. Do I want someone to hit more home runs than me? No. Do I want someone to have more RBI than me? No. I get a kick out of seeing the all-time leaders and my name's on top of every one, with the exception of strikeouts. I get a kick out of that. ↗

— George Brett

#every #exception #get #hit #hits

No one hit home runs the way Babe did. They were something special. They were like homing pigeons. The ball would leave the bat, pause briefly, suddenly gain its bearings, then take off for the stands. ↗

— Lefty Gomez

#ball #bat #bearings #briefly #did

You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation. ↗

— Roger Maris

#hit #home #home runs #preparation #runs

After I'd hit a home run and took my position in the field, the fans in the bleachers began throwing packages of tobacco at me. I stuffed them in my pocket. ↗

— Hank Sauer

#began #fans #field #hit #home

When McGwire started the home run mania, attendance came back. The owners understood that the sudden spike in homers wasn't accidental. All baseball knew it. But baseball is run on money, and home runs meant money. Baseball turned a blind eye. ↗

— Gary Sheffield

#attendance #back #baseball #blind #blind eye