Nelly Kelly was sure some fan, She would root just like any man, Told the umpire he was wrong, All along, good and strong. When the score was just two to two, Nelly Kelly knew what to do, Just to cheer up the boys she knew, She made the gang sing this song. ‘Take me […]
Baseball Quotes
You can’t tell how much spirit a team has until it starts losing.
People think we make $3 million and $4 million a year. They don’t realize that most of us only make $500,000.
Katie Casey saw all the games, Knew the players by their first names; Told the umpire he was wrong, All along, Good and strong. When the score was just two to two, Katie Casey knew what to do, Just to cheer up the boys she knew, She made the gang sing this song: ‘Take me […]
The American League is checkers, the National League is chess.
Two out and up came Flynn to bat, with Jimmy Blake on deck, And the former was a loser and the latter was a wreck; Thought the game was in the bag, the Dustburg fans were hurt To think that Casey would not come and get his just dessert. But Flynn he got a single, […]
Take me out to the ball game Take me out with the crowd Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks I don’t care if I never come back We will root, root root for the home team If they don’t win it’s a shame For it’s one, two, three strikes you’re out At the old […]
Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a communist.
In the National League, my situation is dictated for me. If I’m behind in the game, I’ve got to pinch hit. I’ve got to take my pitcher out. In the American League, you have to zero in. You have to know exactly when to take them out of there. In the National League, that’s done […]
I never threw an illegal pitch. The trouble is, once in a while I toss one that ain’t never been seen by this generation.
