Category Archives: quote of the day

“Sabermetrics is to baseball as psychology is to human nature.” Quoted in 1984 when Sabermetrics was just about to change the game.

“Trying to hit Carl Hubbell’s screwball was like a guy trying to hit fungos out of a well.” One of the true great hitters from the 1920’s and 1930’s describing how much of an impossible pitch Hubbell’s screwball was, as it was so hard to throw that it is now almost extinct.

“I was just in the right place at the right time.” One of the great members of the Big Red Machine’s reaction of himself becoming victim to Nolan Ryan’s 3000th strikeout. A humble and respectful response.

“Wade Boggs could fall out of bed and get a base hit.” The former Red Sox GM on how great of a hitter his Hall of Fame 3rd baseman was.