Category Archives: quote of the day

“Why pitch nine innings when you can get just as famous pitching two.” Well put by the former Yankees reliever who won the Cy Young in 1977 as a relief pitcher.

“I’d rather ride the buses managing in Triple A than be a lawyer.” Coming from a man who truly loved the game and didn’t care about getting a real job making good money.

“Most pitchers are too smart to manage.” True or not? This quote is coming from a 300+ game winning Hall of Fame pitcher.

“If Mr. Hornsby’d known as much about hitting as he thought he knew about pitching, Ty Cobb never would have held all those hitting records. Hornsby would have.” Paige’s positive comments on his manager, Rogers Horsnby, when he was a member of the St Louis Browns.