ninety feet of perfection.

“Steinbrenner’s dead? Good, I hated that guy.” – Bill Spaceman Lee after being notified of the death of George Steinbrenner

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“My first thought was, ‘Some of these guys have better control than my starting pitchers.’ My second thought was, ‘We’re dead.” – Dick Williams on rock throwing Tiger fans after the 1984 World Series

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“He’s the only guy I know who could hear a guy give him the finger from the back of the barroom.” – Mickey Mantle on Billy Martin‘s penchant for fighting

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“He’s listed as day to day, but then again, aren’t we all?” – Vin Scully

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“No. I only got old.” – Cool Papa Bell, when asked if he ever grew tired of playing Baseball

~ by duaneharris19 on December 19, 2012.

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