Pete Rose, Cincinnatti Reds and Philadelphia Phillies
Reversal of Fortune
Garry Maddox has turned his life around. He used to be depressed and miserable. Now he’s miserable and depressed.
Harry Kalas, Phillies announcer
Marriage Guidance
When you win you eat better, sleep better and your beer tastes better. And your wife looks like Gina Lollobrigida.
Johnny Pesky, Boston Red Sox manager
Count Up
That’s Hendricks’ 19th home run; one more and he hits double figures.
Jerry Coleman
Tight Fit
Watching Ferando Valenzuela force himself into a Dodger uniform is like seeing Kate Smith struggling to fit into a pair of Brooke Shields’ designer jeans.
H. G. Reza, sportswriter
Mystery Woman
Who is this ‘Babe’ Ruth? And what does she do?
George Bernard Shaw
Sound Not Vision
Blind people come to the park just to hear Tom Seaver pitch.
Reggie Jackson, New York Yankees
Grandma
Only if she was crowding the plate.
Early Wynn, Cleveland Indians, when asked if he’d throw ‘at’ his grandmother
Mixed Messages
We’re all sad to see Glen Beckert leave. Before he goes, though, I hope he stops by so we can kiss him goodbye. He’s that kind of guy.
Jerry Coleman
3. Media Moments
Time Zone
The way he’s swinging the bat, he won’t get a hit until the 20th Century.
Jerry Coleman, referring to Dave Roberts
Medical News
X-rays of Dean’s head show nothing.
Newspaper headline
Time Zone
It’s a beautiful day for a night game.
Frankie Frisch, St Louis Cardinals
Identity Crisis
I don’t think so. What paper does he write for?
Yogi Berra, when asked if he knew Ernest Hemingway, the writer
Against All Odds
Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.
Gerald Ford
Educational Problems
At the end of six innings’ play, it’s Montreal 5, the Expos 3.
Jerry Coleman
Numerical Disadvantage
There’s someone warming up in the bull-pen, but he’s obscured by his number.
Jerry Coleman
Iceberg
He [Charlie O. Finley] is so cold-blooded, he ought to make anti-freeze adverts.
Reggie Jackson