Category Archives: quote of the day

“Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is…..well, an umpire.” Despite Luciano have been a famous umpire in the 1970’s, this is a true statement from a book he wrote, as all umpires will stand by their calls.

“I had some friends here from North Carolina who’d never seen a homer, so I gave them a couple.” ‘The Oakland A’s legendary pitcher at a press conference after giving up homers to Bill Buckner and Willie Crawford of the Dodgers in the 1974 WS.

“I don’t want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.” The great Hornsby always said what he felt and carried his head high knowing he was one of the greats.

“On those last three or four, you were swinging like your mother.” Words for his son “The Kid” who was going through a batting slump in 1999.