Slugging Quotes

I've always loved hitting, and even as a kid, I always hit.

I believe that you're a hitter first and you're a slugger second type deal.

When I was a kid, watching All-Star week on TV, the Home Run Derby was a highlight for me.

At the Home Run Derby, you're expected to hit home runs. You're up there trying to hit home runs.

If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.

I consider Billy Keeler, Mike Tiernan, Ed Delihanty and Larrie La Joie the toughest hitters I had to pitch to, but I did not dread them. Remember, Hughie Duffy was a member of our team, so I did not face him. In my opinion, Duffy was the greatest hitter.

The fans love the home runs, the home run competition between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.

The farmer doesn't care for the pitchers' battle that resolves itself into a checkers game. The farmer loves the dramatic, and slugging is more dramatic than even the cleverest pitching.

There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.

Jacks are home runs. So are dongs, bombs, and big flies. Baseball people express their fondness for a thing by thinking up lots of different ways to say it.