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Today a verse from a revered sportswriter-poet from early in the 20th Century, Ring Lardner. “My eyes are very misty Some have thought this poem was written as [...] Today, a quote from reliever-writer, Jim Brosnan, who kept a journal during Cincinnati’s 1961 National League pennant winning season. The book, appropriately titled “Pennant Race” was his second book. His first offering, of similar nature, was The Today, one of my favorite baseball quotes of all-time, courtesy of former Reds relief pitcher Jim Kern. Kern is reported by Sports Illustrated (April 9, 1979) as having made this statement while pitching for the Rangers, recalling a moment when he was removed for a reliever. “I told him I wasn’t tired. He told [...] Quote today is from Sparky Anderson and his idea of managing a baseball game: “My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work.” – Sparky Anderson. Seaver was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1992, being named on 425 of the possible 430 ballots at the time. [...] Here’s a Sports Illustrated August 4, 1980, quote from Cesar Geronimo, adding perspective to becoming Nolan Ryan’s 3000th strikeout victim; Geronimo had also been Bob Gibson’s 3000th strikeout victim in 1974: “I was just in the right place at the right time.” — Cesar Geronimo Geronimo won four Gold Gloves for outfield defense and was known as [...] From Reds great, second baseman Joe Morgan, on being elected to the Hall of Fame: “I take my vote as a salute to the little guy, the one who doesn’t hit 500 home runs. I was one of the guys that did all they could to win. I’m proud of my stats, but I [...] Prospects or suspects? Desperate move or marketing ploy? Trade bait or the future? Baseball fans have become more and more fascinated with prospects. Losing teams tire of seeing the same players run onto the field day after day, only to see them return from the battle with loss after loss, failed promises from the [...] A quote from father to son on learning the game of baseball: “I told him who to watch. I said if you want to be a catcher, watch Johnny Bench. If you want to be a right-handed power hitter, watch Mike Schmidt. If you just want to be a hitter, watch me.”–Pete Rose This [...] Today, a quote from the greatest manager in Reds history, one George “Sparky” Anderson. “Most managers think winning creates chemistry. I think chemistry creates winning.”—Sparky Anderson Interesting quote from the manager of our great dynasty, the Big Red Machine, from the 1970s. It’s said by many that the end of the dynasty began with the [...] From the man who set the standard for hustle and work ethic for every player to don a Cincinnati Reds’ uniform…. “You have to get your uniform dirty.”—Pete Rose Source was the book “The Wisdom of Old-Time Baseball” compiled and edited by Criswell Freeman. For those that think baseball is over because of…. 1. Free Agency Today’s quote comes from the major league player that was on the “smiling side of the scoreboard” more than any other player in baseball history: “The winning ‘we’ attitude starts at the top of the organization.”–Pete Rose Quote found in the book “The Wisdom of Old-Time Baseball” compiled and edited by Criswell Freeman. Smiling side of the scoreboard [...] Johnny Bench, arguably the greatest catcher to ever play the game of baseball, was one of the most feared hitters of the 1970’s. However, even the greatest hitters go into hitting slumps. Bench comments on slumps below: “They’re like sleeping in a soft bed. Easy to get into and hard to get out [...] |
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