I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks in batting practice. – Casey Stengel, 1967
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It is well to remember that a Martian observing his first baseball game would be quite correct in concluding that the last two words of the National Anthem are: PLAY BALL! – Herbert H. Paper, in Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 April 1989
During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball. – Mickey Mantle, 1970
The greatest feeling in the world is to win a major league game. The second-greatest feeling is to lose a major league game. – Chuck Tanner, quoted in The Sporting News, 15 July 1985
Religions, which condemn the pleasures of sense, drive men to seek the pleasures of power. Throughout history power has been the vice of the ascetic. – Bertrand Russell
We do this basically for ourselves. People appreciate it, which is cool, but I think they appreciate that were doing it for ourselves. Were doing it our way, and how people like it is not up to us. We like it. – James Hetfield
