Whitey Herzog Quotes

Why shouldn't we pitch to Babe Ruth? We pitch to better hitters in the National League.

Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles.

Now I've had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.

Striking out Ruth and Gehrig in succession was too big an order.

Baseball needs more superstars.

I'm not a headline guy. I know that as long as I was following Ruth to the plate I could have stood on my head and no one would have known the difference.

The Babe was a great ballplayer, sure, but Cobb was even greater. Babe could knock your brains out, but Cobb would drive you crazy.

Joe Morgan was the one guy that absolutely put our team really over the top. ... Then we had George Foster come in; Ken Griffey Sr. was as good a two-place hitter as there has ever been in the game, and Cesar Geronimo won four Gold Glove awards. I mean, how could you ask for a better team?

I'm playing in the World Series. Can't get any better than this.

Baseball is a little bigger gamble than most, and the stakes are pretty high.

When push comes to shove, baseball is one of my favorite things in the world.

Baseball is a team game.

The game of baseball is better when the Dodgers are playing well, just like when the Yankees are playing well, or the Cubs, the Phillies, the big-name teams.

Baseball can be slow in many ways. The action starts with when the pitcher delivers the ball. But the action really starts when the crack of the bat happens.

People think of the greatest home run hitters of all time and think of Babe Ruth; they don't think about that Warren Spahn hit more than anybody.

Baseball is the life.

Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.

The thing I like about baseball is that it's one-on-one. You stand up there alone, and if you make a mistake, it's your mistake. If you hit a home run, it's your home run.

Baseball's what I do.

Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.

I hit a grand slam off Ron Herbel and when his manager Herman Franks came out to get him, he was bringing Herbel's suitcase.

Clemens and Maddux have defined our era, I believe. And Randy Johnson is right behind them and still going.

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

I was a big Dave Winfield guy growing up.

Baseball has long been a national pastime that many Americans have cherished.