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In high school I took a little English, some science, some hubcaps and some wheel covers.

William James "Gates" Brown
Detroit Tigers
OF
Contributed by: Scott

It's really a dream house. When you stop and think who you're in there with, it's so scary it's unbelievable.

On the Baseball Hall of Fame

George Lee "Sparky" Anderson
Detroit Tigers
Manager
HOF 2000

I had to figure Johnson out. I realized quickly that he wasn't a vicious pitcher, despite all that speed. I saw him wince when he fired one close to somebody's head, and he used to tell me that he was afraid someday that he would kill a man with that fireball. So I used to cheat. I'd crowd that plate so far that I was actually sticking my toes on it when I was facing Johnson. I knew he was timid about hitting a batter, and when he saw me crowding the plate he'd steer his pitches a little bit wide. Then with two balls and no strikes, he'd ease up a bit to get it over. That's the Johnson pitch I hit. I was depending on him to be scared of hitting me.

On Walter Johnson's gentleness

Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb
Detroit Tigers
OF
HOF 1939

A ball bat is a wonderous weapon.

Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb
Detroit Tigers
OF
HOF 1939

You've got to remember - I'm 73.

On why he thought he would only hit .300 against modern-day pitching

In 1960
Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb
Detroit Tigers
OF
HOF 1939

When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch.

Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb
Detroit Tigers
OF
HOF 1939

I rolled my eyes. That was vintage Wade. That's the reason he doesn't get respect. He's me-me, I-I. I don't take away his great accomplishment, but it takes 25 guys to win a championship.

On Wade Boggs kissing home plate after getting his 3000th hit

Kirk Harold Gibson
Detroit Tigers
OF

I know what the word 'media' means.  It's plural for 'mediocre'.

On the linguistic origins of media

Thomas Jefferson Davis "Tommy" Bridges
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Contributed by: Nick Johnson

To me, you're talking about two of the best gunfighters in the old West.

Stating that it is impossible to pick between catchers Johnny Bench and Ivan Rodriguez defensively

Larry Parrish
Detroit Tigers
Manager

He kind of lulls a hitter to sleep because his mechanics are smooth, not jerky. You time a pitcher on his windup, and so when he does it nice and slow, the batter goes nice and slow, and then the ball is suddenly there.

On Yankees closer Mariano Rivera

Alan Stuart Trammel
Detroit Tigers
Shortstop
HOF 2018

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