20 Great Quotes From...Baseball: Part One

Barney Corkhill starts a new series here on Bleacher Report in which he looks at some of the best quotes from various sports. He starts with 20 from Baseball, and don't worry, in the coming days there will be a few more Baseball quote articles in this series!

The quotes aren't just from players, coaches and commentators, but anyone who has ever said a good quote to do with the chosen sport! Some are intentional, some aren't, you can decide for yourselves!

So, without further ado, lets look at the first 20 great quotes from Baseball!

"Right now I feel that I've got my feet on the ground as far as my head is concerned" - Bo Belinsky

"It's a good thing I stayed in Cincinnati for four years, it took me that long to learn how to spell it" - Rocky Bridges

"The runners have returned to their respectable bases" - Dizzy Dean

"The clock doesn't matter in baseball. Time stands still or moves backward. Theoretically, one game could go on forever." - Herb Caen

"What does mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs." - Harry Caray on Chicago's lack of success

"It's a partial sell-out" - Skip Caray

"There is a commotion in the stands. I think it has something to do with a fat lady... I've just been informed that the fat lady is the Queen of Holland - Dizzy Dean

"How can we keep the [Atlanta] Braves on their toes? Raise the urinals" - Darrel Chaney

"When we [England] have a World Series, we ask other countries to participate" - John Cleese

"Fans, don't fail to miss tomorrow's game" - Dizzy Dean

"Last night's homer was Willie Stengell's 399th home run, leaving him one shy of 500" - Jerry Coleman

"Hi folks! I'm Gerry Gross" - Jerry Coleman getting his own name wrong

"I want all the kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I want all the kids to copulate me" - Andre Dawson

"The doctors X-rayed my head and found nothing" - Dizzy Dean

"Could be that Bill Terry's a nice guy when you get to know him, but why bother?" - Dizzy Dean

"I made a game effort to argue but two things were against me: the Umpires and the rules" - Leo Durocher

"I never questioned the integrity of an Umpire. Their eyesight, yes" - Leo Durocher

"I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?" - Leo Durocher

"I've seen better hands on a clock" - Mel Durslag on error-prone shortstop Bill Russell

"I told Roland Hemond to go out and get me a big-name pitcher. He said, 'Dave Wehrmeister's got 11 letters. Is that a big enough name for you?" - Eddie Eichorn

There you have your first 20 great Baseball quotes! Be sure to come tomorrow to look for the next set of great Baseball quotes!

Very soon there will also be a special edition dedicated solely to Yogi Berra!

See other great quotes from this series:

Twenty Great Baseball Quotes: Part Two

Twenty Great Baseball Quotes: Part Three

Twenty Great Baseball Quotes: Part Four

Twenty Great Baseball Quotes: Part Five