The field was even greener than my boy's mind had pictured it. In later years, friends of ours visited Ireland and said the grass there was plenty green all right, but that not even the Emerald Isle itself was as green as the grass that grew in Ebbets Field.
My high salary for one season was forty-six thousand dollars and a Cadillac. If I were to get paid a million, I'd feel that I should sweep out the st… - Duke Snider
My high salary for one season was forty-six thousand dollars and a Cadillac. If I were to get paid a million, I'd feel that I should sweep out the st…
- Duke Snider
You know you're pitching well when the batters look as bad as you do at the plate. - Duke Snider
You know you're pitching well when the batters look as bad as you do at the plate.
Today's baseball players are walking conglomerates. They have fantastic salaries, multiple investments, but we had one thing they don't have today, t… - Duke Snider
Today's baseball players are walking conglomerates. They have fantastic salaries, multiple investments, but we had one thing they don't have today, t…
In the split second from the time the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until it reaches the plate you have to think about your stride, your hip action,… - Duke Snider
In the split second from the time the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until it reaches the plate you have to think about your stride, your hip action,…
Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you're swinging. - Duke Snider
Swing hard, in case they throw the ball where you're swinging.
He (Jackie Robinson) was the greatest competitor I've ever seen. I've seen him beat a team with his bat, his ball, his glove, his feet and, in a game… - Duke Snider
He (Jackie Robinson) was the greatest competitor I've ever seen. I've seen him beat a team with his bat, his ball, his glove, his feet and, in a game…
We wept, Brooklyn was a lovely place to hit. If you got a ball in the air, you had a chance to get it out. When they tore down Ebbets Field, they tor… - Duke Snider
We wept, Brooklyn was a lovely place to hit. If you got a ball in the air, you had a chance to get it out. When they tore down Ebbets Field, they tor…
What a player does best, he should practice least. Practice is for problems. - Duke Snider
What a player does best, he should practice least. Practice is for problems.
He (Jackie Robinson) knew he had to do well. He knew that the future of blacks in baseball depended on it. The pressure was enormous, overwhelming, a… - Duke Snider
He (Jackie Robinson) knew he had to do well. He knew that the future of blacks in baseball depended on it. The pressure was enormous, overwhelming, a…
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