OT: Favorite Sports Quotes or Stories

[Vintagedeputy]

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In my earlier post, I mentioned that Mantle was known to be a bit salty at times, like in that letter I posted....

Here's another Mantle gem! Sorry for the language, but I didnt sign it, Mickey did! (pic from a Grey Flannel auction)

[island_style]

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More Bob Uecker:

(This was on MLB Network as he was calling a Tigers vs. Yankees game on Monday Night Baseball back in the day)

"You know, when you're talking about hitting, you're talking about one of my favorite subjects. .200 lifetime batting average...tied me with another sports great averaging over 200 over a 10-year period. That was bowler Don Carter."

"But you know...a lot of people looking in tonight, I know what you're going to say. You're going to say, "Sure, you can talk that way you do because it was always easy for you. This is not true. I've had my problems...all incidents that happened during the game with me hitting. Coming up in the 9th inning of a ball game, bases loaded, two outs, down by a run, and look into the Visitor's dugout and seeing them sitting there with their street clothes on."

"But these are things that never bothered me. Maybe the look down at the third base coach for a sign...having him turn his back on me."

"I can remember ordering bats. Sometimes they'd come back with a handle on each end."

"I've had many people ask me a lot of times, 'Bob, how long will a dozen bats last you?' I would have to say, depending on what model, what weight the bat I was using...8 to 10 cookouts."

Kind Regards,

Ron.

Rsamiano@aol.com

[xpress34]

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Back in the 80's my brother was part of the Rotoray Club of Garland, TX (suburb of Dallas) and Dan Reeves was their guest speaker.

He told them he was going to relay a story from an unnamed former player of his on Inspiration and Motivation.

This is the story he told them:

So this player goes out with some team mates one night after a game to blow off some steam. They're out a at a night club and he meets an attractive young lady - one thing leads to another - and they end up back at her place.

As things are getting hot and heavy at her apartment, he hears what sounds like someone coming in. He asks if it's her roommate and she freaks out and says, "Oh my God, it's my husband!"

The player says, "where's your back door?" to which she replies, "We don't have one!".

At that point, the player responds, "Okay. Well where do you want one?"

Inspiration and Motivation.

[godwulf]

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In his book, Catcher in the Wry, Bob Uecker wrote about being traded to Philadelphia, "the city where, on Easter, they boo the little kids who don't find any eggs."

[cohibasmoker]

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For quotes from the master himself, check out

http://www.umpirebob.com/DATA/yogiisms.htm

Jim

[godwulf]

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For fans of Bob Brenly, his straight-faced, low key wit is legendary.

Manager Brenly, during a stretch when the Diamondbacks were having a problem keeping catchers healthy and off the DL, was asked by a reporter who the emergency catcher was. Brenly replied, "Well, it's Junior Spivey...but we haven't told him."

During his days as a broadcaster, Brenly's partner in the booth was Thom Brenneman, who would sometimes get a little too wound up and passionate and let his words outpace his thinking. Once, when he meant to say that a batter "missed a pitch", he said that the player had "pissed a mitch"...to which, with a straight face and without hesitation, his color man responded, "I agree with whatever you just said."

[gatorcollector]

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From ex-umpire Ron Luciano's book:

Luciano was the home plate umpire in a minor league game. He rung up a batter and said to the player "When you learn to hit that pitch, you'll be in the majors." The kid looked back at Luciano and said "When you learn to call that pitch, we'll both be there."

[frikativ54]

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Les,
I agree that quote by Clemente is really good. I just used it last week for a project in school.

Sweet. Great quote for a school project. I know of Clemente mostly as a human being. I have read about his career, but since I never got to see him play, I haven't really collected his stuff, though I've thought about it.

[yanks12025]

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Les,
I agree that quote by Clemente is really good. I just used it last week for a project in school.

[godwulf]

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I read a good Drysdale story awhile back. He was pitching against the Phillies' Robin Roberts, and after Drysdale hit a batter, the Phils' Manager ordered Roberts to knock Drysdale down the next time he came to bat. Roberts demurred, so the Manager sent in Turk Farrell, whom he knew would have no reservations about doing it.

Farrell knocked Drysdale down, as instructed, but on a subsequent pitch, Drysdale managed to get his bat on the ball and made it safely to second. Not content with that, Drysdale taunted Farrell, saying, "There's your knock-down pitch!" A moment later, Farrell spun and made a pickoff throw to second, with no fielder there covering the bag, and the ball just happening to hit Drysdale in the thigh...to which Farrell added, "There's your two base hit!"

[xpress34]

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These two both came from my ALL TIME favorite player - Nolan Ryan - during his speech at the Weld County Friends of Baseball Breakfast last February in Greeley, CO....

1st, Nolan was telling a story about Gene Autry and an event they had attended together during Nolan's time with the Angels... there was an open bar and apparently Gene didn't hold his liquor well (much to Ms Autry's chagrin)... anyway, when Gene got to the micrphone, he looked out at the audience and said, "My. It looks like a garden out there. Looka t all the beautiful Roses... but like with any garden, there are certainly some Weeds as well. Don't look around - you know who you are."

2nd was a story about the Angels playing the Tigers in a game Nolan was pitching and the inning before, the Tigers pitcher had beaned one of the Angels players... in the next half inning, Norm Cash was the lead off hitter - and according to Nolan, one of his very dear friends - and before Nolan threw the 1st pitch, Norm stepped out of the box and told the catcher, "Please go remind Nolan that I didn't make the call to hit your guy... and I didn't throw the pitch that hit him." So, the catcher calls time and runs out to the mound... he tells Nolan what Norm had said. Nolan says he smiled and told his catcher, "Please tell Norm - I'm Sorry." And with that, Nolan siad he drilled Norm in the ribs - not full speed of course - and that Norm dropped to the ground, crawled to the dugout and told the Manager, "I'm done." , crawled down the dugout steps and disappeared into the locker room.

[xpress34]

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During the 1996-97 NHL Season after the Av's had won the Cup their 1st year in Denver (giving G Patrick Roy his 2nd Ring), the Av's got crushed by the Blackhawks in Chicago.

After the game in interviews, J Roenick told reporters. "I left Roy's jock hanging in the rafters tonight."

When asked about the comment later, Roy replied, "I'm sorry, what did Roenick say? I had my ears plugged with my two Stanley Cup rings."

[Vintagedeputy]

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Former pitcher Joe Magrane was on MLB the other night and did a Haray Caray impression where Caray said "That guy couldnt hit water if he fell out of the boat!"

[suave1477]

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A few more qoutes I thought were pretty good/funny



What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.
-- Harry Caray

Sandy's fastball was so fast, some batters would start to swing as he was on his way to the mound.
-- Jim Murray

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

You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
-- Earl Weaver

This one I thought was perfect for all of the members here on the forum
A baseball fan has the digestive apparatus of a billy goat. He can, and does, devour any set of diamond statistics with insatiable appetite and then nuzzles hungrily for more.
-- Arthur Daley

MY FAVORITE QOUTE OF ALL TIME

WHY IS IT CALLED A WORLD SERIES? IF IT IS ALWAYS PLAYED IN THE BRONX

LOL LOL LOL

[otismalibu]

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Michael Ray Richardson


REPORTER: What do you think is happening to the team?
RICHARDSON: The ship be sinking.
REPORTER: How far can it sink?
RICHARDSON: Sky's the limit.