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 * When you make a bad pitch and the hitter puts it out of the park and you cost your team the game, it's a real test of your maturity to be able to stand in front of your locker fifteen minutes later and admit it to the world. How many people in other professions would be willing to have their job performances evaluated that way, in front of millions, every afternoon at five o'clock. &mdash; Bob Feller


 * Chicks do dig the long ball. Umpires dig ground balls and two-hour games. Chicks don't dig that. &mdash; David Cone


 * The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen. &mdash; Bob Gibson


 * I'm mad at Hank (Aaron) for deciding to play one more season. I threw him his last home run and thought I'd be remembered forever. Now, I'll have to throw him another. &mdash; Bill "Spaceman" Lee