#spring training

I had only played five games in my senior year in high school. I was not large enough. Hell, when I graduated, I was about five foot four and weighed 120 pounds. I didn't go with the Dodgers until spring training of 1940 and I weighed all of 155 pounds soaking wet. ↗

— Pee Wee Reese

#dodgers #enough #five #foot #four

The last two times I went to spring training, I had to win a job, and if I didn't get off to a blazing start, I'm on the bench. Now, I've proven myself, so it's not essential that I get off to a real good start. ↗

— Eric Davis

#blazing #essential #get #good #had

For some reason in Spring Training, everything just clicked. You don't try to do anything in Spring Training but get ready, but things fell into place. ↗

— Bobby Bonilla

#clicked #everything #fell #get #into

If I don't make the team out of spring training, I'll keep a good attitude. I'll just go polish up the parts of my game that made me not stay in the big leagues. ↗

— Cory Lidle

#big #big leagues #game #go #good

None of the teams that actually probably were offering me a job from the getgo, actually in spring training, are in the playoffs right now. ↗

— Pedro Martinez

#job #me #none #now #offering

A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater. ↗

— Christy Mathewson

#first #his #looks #regards #spring

I got that nickname my first spring training camp with the Expos in 1974. Tim Foli, Ken Singleton and Mike Jorgensen started calling me 'Kid' because I was trying to win every sprint. I was trying to hit every pitch out of the park. ↗

— Gary Carter

#calling #camp #every #first #got

These days baseball is different. You come to spring training, you get your legs ready, you arms loose, your agents ready, your lawyer lined up. ↗

— Dave Winfield

#arms #baseball #come #days #different

I hate the cursed Oriole fundamentals... I've been doing them since 1964. I do them in my sleep. I hate spring training. ↗

— Jim Palmer

#cursed #doing #fundamentals #hate #i