Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.
A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater. - Christy Mathewson
A young ballplayer looks on his first spring training trip as a stage struck young woman regards the theater.
- Christy Mathewson
No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw. - Christy Mathewson
No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw.
Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day. - Christy Mathewson
Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day.
I always tried to learn about the hitters. Anytime someone got a hit off me, I made a mental note of the pitch. He'd never see that one again. - Christy Mathewson
I always tried to learn about the hitters. Anytime someone got a hit off me, I made a mental note of the pitch. He'd never see that one again.
I am not a veteran environmentalist. I don't live in a house made of recycled tires, I've never handcuffed myself to a tree, and I don't grow my own … - Christy Mathewson
I am not a veteran environmentalist. I don't live in a house made of recycled tires, I've never handcuffed myself to a tree, and I don't grow my own …
I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching. - Christy Mathewson
I owe everything I have to them when I'm out there on the mound. But I owe the fans nothing and they owe me nothing when I am not pitching.
A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball. - Christy Mathewson
A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he is still creeping on all fours he should have a bouncing rubber ball.
You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained. - Christy Mathewson
You must have an alibi to show why you lost. If you haven't one, you must fake one. You self confidence must be maintained.
A pitcher is not a ballplayer. - Christy Mathewson
A pitcher is not a ballplayer.
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