Sean Doolittle Quotes

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.

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

Growing up, my favorite player was either Derek Jeter or Manny Ramirez.

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

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

Three of my childhood dreams went unfulfilled. I never saw a no-hitter, never saw a triple play, and never caught a ball that had been hit into the stands. But I did see the Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in a World Series game when I was 10.

Baseball is the greatest thing in the world.

Well, my favorite sport as a kid was clearly baseball.

Baseball was the darling of all sports back then.

The national pastime is juiced.

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

More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.

Baseball represents family. It represents my childhood.

Baseball needs more superstars.

Baseball has better opening days and All-Star Games than the N.F.L. does. Ours stink.

I knew what the Dodgers uniform represented as a kid growing up in Brooklyn.

I rooted for the Milwaukee Brewers and its stars, Robin Yount and Paul Molitor. I went to a lot of games, including the World Series in 1982. The Brewers may have been a bad team for most of my life, but to have your team at its peak when you are thirteen years old is an experience I wish for every fan.

I was a big Dave Winfield guy growing up.

Since 1869, baseball has been doing pretty well.

They invented the All-Star game for Willie Mays.

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.

I went to my first game May 30, 1956, and Mantle was in the beginnings of his Triple Crown season. And he was drop-dead handsome.

When I grew up, baseball was the No. 1 sport.

Anytime you go to the All-Star Game, you recognize that it's special. It's an experience that you don't want to pass up.

I've definitely been to my fair share of Dodger games growing up. Didn't grow up too far from the stadium. That's where I first learned, first watched major-league baseball.