Joe Garagiola Quotes

Pitching is 80% of the game and the other half is hitting and fielding.

That's how you win - pitching and defense.

It's like I was taught and I'm always saying it. Offense wins games, defense wins championships.

Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles.

I had dreams of catching the ball for the final out in the World Series and being mobbed by my teammates. Well, I guess all my dreams didn't come true.

I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.

Nobody ever won a pennant without a star shortstop.

I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game.

The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast.

If you had to point to anything, it's when you've had as much success as we've had and are so close to winning a Super Bowl, at some stage you have an opportunity to think the next move, even if it's not consistent with all your previous moves, will be the one that gives you the chance to win the Lombardi Trophy.

I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out there or four out there. That generally is what wins a series - pitching and defense. If we can catch the ball and not give away any runs like we do sometimes.

We had an awfully good ball club that was capable of beating anybody. They were that good.

Balls and strikes are the basic tenet to everything in baseball. From the perspective of hitting, pitching, offense and defense, it's all about the strike zone and how the battle is waged there between the pitcher and hitter.

I'll win more games playing everyday in the outfield than I will pitching every fourth day.

Nobody likes to hear it, because it's dull, but the reason you win or lose is darn near always the same - pitching.

I'm not thinking about records. Just winning the pennant would be exciting.

The Astros are going to be a dynasty.

I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.

If you don't take care of the ball in this league, I know it's tough to win.

In football you have to take risks if you want to win.

You don't get a chance to go to the playoffs and World Series very often, but to be able to experience it with the people you love most in the world is really fun.

Defense doesn't matter enough.

We need everybody to contribute as one and do what we've got to do to win. Football is not an individual game. In basketball, LeBron James can take over a game by himself.

Getting to say you're going to the World Series is a pretty special thing.

You've got to be ready for the fastball.