I don't like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.
Solo homers usually come with no one on base.
I let previous instances creep up in my thought process sometimes. I think that's where things go awry, and that's where the walks come in. I'm not giving up many hits, just putting them on base for free.
You try to take advantage of taking control of the game when you know you may have guys on base and counts aren't in your favor or whatever. You just try to figure out ways to slow the game down to get back to the pace that you want it to be at, to try to get the momentum back on your side.
(Rogers) Hornsby could run like anything but not like this kid. (Ty) Cobb was the fastest I ever saw for being sensational on the bases.
Problem with (John) Wockenfuss getting on base is that it takes three doubles to score him.
Base stealers are often considered their own breed: reckless, egocentric, even a touch mad.
Usually, my track record's pretty good with guys on base.
Lou Brock, along with Maury Wills, are probably the two players most responsible for the biggest change in the game over the last fifteen years - the stolen base.
There is no defense against the base on balls.
I wish I could go up every single time and have guys on base.
Base runners in postseason games are kind of tough to deal with at times.
There's plenty of situations where we'll come up with guys on base, less than two outs, and those are opportunities for us to help ourselves out.
Having a relentless lineup full of professional hitters works on so many levels. It works in terms of pure baseball reasons: if you get on base, you're going to score runs.
