There are surprisingly few real students of the game in baseball; partly because everybody, my eighty-three year old grandmother included, thinks they learned all there was to know about it at puberty. Baseball is very beguiling that way.

Quote by Alvin Dark

Topics: Baseball Quotes

A fellow has to have faith in God above and Rollie Fingers in the bullpen.

A fellow has to have faith in God above and Rollie Fingers in the bullpen.

Friendships are forgotten when the game begins.

Friendships are forgotten when the game begins.

The Lord taught me to love everybody, but the last ones I learned to love...

The Lord taught me to love everybody, but the last ones I learned to love...

In this game of baseball, you live by the sword and die by it. You...

In this game of baseball, you live by the sword and die by it. You...

The writers want to know were you made your mistake, no how well your curve...

The writers want to know were you made your mistake, no how well your curve...

A manager doesn't hear the cheers.

A manager doesn't hear the cheers.

Slow thinkers are part of the game too. Some of these slow thinkers can hit...

Slow thinkers are part of the game too. Some of these slow thinkers can hit...

In this game of baseball, you live by the sword and die by it. You...

In this game of baseball, you live by the sword and die by it. You...

A manager doesn't hear the cheers.

A manager doesn't hear the cheers.

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago...

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago...

The Giants were supposed to have a new motto, 'Shut up and deal.'

The Giants were supposed to have a new motto, 'Shut up and deal.'

Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a...

Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a...

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago...

Every player should be accorded the privilege of at least one season with the Chicago...

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good...

Baseball gives every American boy a chance to excel, not just to be as good...

Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.I always loved...

Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.I always loved...

If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick...

If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick...

With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.

With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.

For the parents of a Little Leaguer, a baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown...

For the parents of a Little Leaguer, a baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown...

Every day I went to the ballpark in Yankee Stadium as well as on the...

Every day I went to the ballpark in Yankee Stadium as well as on the...

I played baseball because I could make more money doing that than I could doing...

I played baseball because I could make more money doing that than I could doing...

I call for a collective adventure in generalized joy and freely interdependent exuberance. Play isn't...

I call for a collective adventure in generalized joy and freely interdependent exuberance. Play isn't...