Diamond Quotes

"The only real game in the world, I think, is baseball."

BABE RUTH

"I tell every kid I talk to that they should make sure they get a college education before signing a pro contract. You don't have to know anything to get a college degree, but if you've got one, people think you are intelligent.

CLARK GRIFFITH

"Families go to ballparks and that is why baseball is still our national game."

BILL SHEA

"Statistics are overrated. Championships are won in the clubhouse."

ANDY MESSERSMITH

"Statistics are used by baseball fans in much the same way that a drunk leans on a street lamp; it's there more for support than enlightenment."

VIN SCULLY

"Statistics are about as interesting as first base coaches."

JIM BOUTON

"If the Expos come up with an offer I can't refuse, I wouldn't turn it down."

GARY CARTER

"I got into computers four or five years ago. I fed all the information in and pushed the button. It said, "Fire the manager."

BUCK RODGERS

"I believe that racial extractions and color hues and forms of worship become secondary to what men can do. The American public is not as concerned with a first baseman's pigmentation as it is with the power of his swing, the dexterity of his slide, and the gracefulness of his fielding or the speed of his legs."

BRANCH RICKEY

"It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting."

TRIS SPEAKER

"The genius of our institutions is democratic; Base Ball is a democratic game."

ALBERT GOODWILL SPALDING

"Look at the contrast in salaries between today and my day. I wish my mama had better timing."

MONTE IRVIN