Post your favorite comments by a MLB ballplayer

[Buythatcard]

Mickey Mantle

"If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself."

[TUM301]

Pretty sure it was Coach John McCay during a post game interview during the Tampa Bay Bucs 26 game losing streak.

REPORTER-"coach can you comment on the offensive side of the ball`s execution"?

McCay- "I`m in favor of it" .

classic !!!

[wolf441]

" I just be the Can, that's all I be"

Oil Can Boyd

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by wolf441

" I just be the Can, that's all I be"

Oil Can Boyd

Oil Can also commented after a game in Cleveland got postponed due to fog: "That's what they get for building a stadium right on the ocean."

[dealme]

I heard Tony Gwynn tell the story that when Rickey Henderson had recently joined the Padres, he walked onto the team bus and looked around for a seat. He says to anyone that can hear, "Where's Rickey going to sit?" Steve Finley responds to Rickey, "Rickey, you can sit anywhere you want...you have tenure." In vintage Rickey fashion, he replies, "Tenure, man, Rickey got 15 year"

To hear Tony Gwynn tell it was great since he could barely get through the story without cracking up. I was never a huge Henderson fan until I heard his HOF speech and came to realize how much he absolutely loved the game of baseball. What a great character!

Mark

[Joshchisox08]

Originally Posted by dealme

I heard Tony Gwynn tell the story that when Rickey Henderson had recently joined the Padres, he walked onto the team bus and looked around for a seat. He says to anyone that can hear, "Where's Rickey going to sit?" Steve Finley responds to Rickey, "Rickey, you can sit anywhere you want...you have tenure." In vintage Rickey fashion, he replies, "Tenure, man, Rickey got 15 year"

To hear Tony Gwynn tell it was great since he could barely get through the story without cracking up. I was never a huge Henderson fan until I heard his HOF speech and came to realize how much he absolutely loved the game of baseball. What a great character!

Mark

Maybe I'll have to listen to that as Henderson is up there with Bonds on the hatred level but if Tony said he was ok then perhaps I've misjudged .................a little.........

[Mountaineer1999]

"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth." ☆Mike Tyson

[mybuddyinc]

Originally Posted by scooter729

Oil Can also commented after a game in Cleveland got postponed due to fog: "That's what they get for building a stadium right on the ocean."

"The only difference between pitching in the minors and pitching in the majors is: In the minors I drank a six pack before the game, in the majors I drink a six pack after the game" -- Oil Can Boyd

[Michael Peich]

One can't leave Yogi out of this thread:

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."

"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."

And my favorite, "Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical."

[JustinD]

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf."—Pitcher Tug McGraw, asked whether he preferred grass or Astroturf.