Sherman Alexie Quotes

I was always interested in baseball. In fact, in my younger years, I played it in an amateur way. But up to the time when I became identified with the Yankees, I was a strong National League rooter.

Baseball player. Yeah, that was my dream before acting, or alongside acting.

When I was in the West Coast watching the Giants, Rich Aurilia was a guy I always liked.

I am a baseball player and I enjoy getting batters out and that is what I want to continue doing.

I know Reggie Jackson is a good player.

Billy Loes was the only player in the majors who could lose a ground ball in the sun

It took him 75 steps to get from third to home. I thought we were going to have to go out there and help him. A lot of players start thinking double then maybe wind up with a triple because the outfielder slips.

That boy Mantle is a good one.

Jesus Alou is in the on-deck circus.

Mike Trout is unbelievable. He's one of the best players in baseball right now, if not the best.

If I have to win one game, I’d have a hard time taking anybody over Dustin Pedroia as my second baseman.

Enos Cabell started out here with the Astros, and before that he was with the Orioles.

If I had to pick the greatest team player in baseball today-and I have some of the greats on my own club-I would have to pick Pie Traynor.

When I was a little kid, I wanted to be a baseball player. This is something I think about. The more I think about it, I'm convinced that God wanted me to play baseball.

He (Ted Simmons) didn't sound like a baseball player. He said things like 'nevertheless' and 'if, in fact.

About a veteran player thrown out trying to steal second: There was larceny in his heart, but his legs were honest.

Tony Gwynn, the fat batter behind Finley, is waiting.

Mark (McGwire) is the man.

Sammy Sosa's a September player, so you have to watch out for him. It's crunch time, time to make history.

I think the best all-round baseball player ever was Joe DiMaggio.

I never wanted all this hoopla. All I wanted was to be a good ball player and hit twenty-five or thirty homers, drive in a hundred runs, hit .280 and help my club win pennants. I just wanted to be one of the guys, an average player having a good season.

I wasn't quite sure how a player got to the big leagues. As far as I knew, he was just there one day.

The best hitter I ever saw was Ted Williams.

The most important part of a player's body is above his shoulders.

Andy Pettitte is my friend...I think he misremembers.