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If they put a picture of Tyra Banks on the plate, I might kiss it. Otherwise, I'm not getting near that filthy thing.

On what it would take to kiss home plate like Wade Boggs did after his 3000th hit

Douglas Metunwa "Doug" Glanville
Philadelphia Phillies
OF

A waste. It isn't how far, it's how far fair.

Upon hitting a ball that went over concession stands, seats, and completely out of the Oakland Coliseum, but was foul

José Capas Canseco
Oakland Athletics
OF

(He) wields a bat like a young tree and keeps opposing catchers with their backs against the stands where they don't get a fair chance to throw.

On Detroit Tigers OF Sam Crawford who followed Ty Cobb in the batting order, in discussing one of the reasons why Cobb was able to steal so many bases

During the 1912 season
Joseph Leo Birmingham
Cleveland Naps
OF
Contributed by: Lee Gibbs

If Branch Rickey were alive today, he'd be spinning in his grave.

On the state of the Dodgers and baseball in 1999

Ralph McPherran Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
OF
HOF 1975

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

When I look in the mirror, I look at the enemy. There is no one to blame for this but myself. I should have bought myself a mirror a long time ago.

Upon his return to the majors after a 1999 drug suspension

Darryl Strawberry
New York Yankees
OF

They can't kick you out of the Hall of Fame, can they?

After the 1999 season, on the risks of possibly being selected to manage the Cubs, who finished the season with the second-worst record in the league followed by the dismissal of their manager

Billy Leo Williams
Chicago Cubs
OF
HOF 1987

If I can't live off $12-million, there are serious problems.

Taking a shot at Texas Rangers OF Juan Gonzalez's refusing a contract similar to his $12-million-a-year deal

Larry Walker
Colorado Rockies
OF

Well, no matter how lucrative my career may get from here on, I can tell you it won't last one day longer than necessary. Nobody's going to have to rip the uniform off my back. I can hardly wait for the time when I'll be in a position to do that myself.

With reference to his terrifying fear of flying and a preference for family life taking the fun out of playing baseball despite winning the American League MVP the preceding season and having the most RBIs in the majors (667) from 1954 through 1959

Spring, 1959
Jackie Jensen
Boston Red Sox
OF

Every time I look at my pocketbook, I see Jackie Robinson.

Willie Howard Mays
San Francisco Giants
OF
HOF 1979; a.k.a. "Say Hey Kid"

Contributed by: Robert Ford

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