Diamond Quotes

"I wish they'd shut the gates, and let us play ball with no press and no fans"

Dick Allen

"There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all."

Lou Gehrig

"The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could hit the ball, not how often."

Ralph Houk

"Good luck is what is left over after intelligence and effort have combined at their best. Negligence or indifference or inattention are usually reviewed from an unlucky seat. Luck is the residue of design."

Branch Rickey

"Players who create controversy are winning players who can perform under pressure."

Gabe Paul

"It's a mere moment in a man's life between an All-Star Game and an old-timers game."

Vin Scully

"When I signed my first contract I got $140 a month. When we left on our last road trip I got meal money for 13 days—$540. You think the game hasn't gone crazy?"

Don Zimmer (1984)

"I'm the most loyal player money can buy."

Don Sutton

"When the great scorer comes to mark against your name, it's not whether you won the game or lost but how many paid to see the game."

Peter Bavasi