#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 Florida State League was considered the top A-league back then. You played in the spring training parks of major league teams, traveled throughout some great cities in Florida, and the pay was the best in A-ball. ↗

— Jim Evans

#best #cities #considered #florida #great

It's the fans that need spring training. You gotta get 'em interested. Wake 'em up and let 'em know that their season is coming, the good times are gonna roll. ↗

— Harry Caray

#fans #get #gonna #good #good times

You mean guys don't get injured in spring training? Guys get hurt walking down the street. ↗

— Bud Selig

#get #guys #hurt #injured #mean

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

People who write about spring training not being necessary have never tried to throw a baseball. ↗

— Sandy Koufax

#baseball #being #necessary #never #people

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

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

I come to spring training and just try to do my job, try to do the best I can. That's all any player can do. ↗

— Danny Bautista

#best #come #i #i can #job