That’s all baseball is,
is numbers;
it’s run by numbers,
averages, percentage and odds.
Managers make their decisions
based on the numbers.
Rollie Fingers
One of the beautiful things
about baseball is
that every once in a while
you come into a situation
where you want to,
and where you have to,
reach down and prove something.
Nolan Ryan
Pitching is really
just an internal struggle
between the pitcher and his stuff.
If my curve ball is breaking
and I’m throwing it where I want,
then the batter is irrelevant.
Steve Stone
Baseball is a harbor;
a seclusion from failure
that really matters,
a playful utopia
in which virtuosity
can be savored
to the third decimal place
of a batting average.
Mark Kramer
I loved throwing a baseball.
It is so important
to find something in life
you feel crazy about.
Because you are so passionate
you naturally practice.
The hard work that it takes
to do something well
will come easily.
Jim Abbott
If you have
a bad day in baseball,
and start thinking about it,
you will have 10 more.
Sammy Sosa
Baseball is a team game but,
at the same time,
it’s a very lonely game:
unlike in soccer or basketball,
where players roam around,
in baseball everyone
has their little plot
of the field to tend.
When the action comes to you,
the spotlight is on you
but no one can help you.
Chad Harbach
