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78 quotes found searching on Team: Dodgers The Baltimore Elites had five pitchers who could pitch in any league -- ANY league. There was Robert Griffith, Andrew Porter, Bill Byrd, Jim Willis, and a left-hander, Tom Glover. I would take those five pitchers, put them right on the Dodgers, and all of those fellows would be starters in the big leagues. And that was just part of the pitching staff in the colored league when I was there.Brooklyn Dodgers C HOF 1969; a.k.a. "Campy" Last night I neglected to mention something that bears repeating.Ronald Ray "Ron" Fairly I've had pretty good success with Stan -- by throwing him my best pitch and backing up third.Carl Daniel Erskine I carry this with me always. It is a constant reminder that if I were to put just a thimbleful of liquor in it, it would ignite a chemical reaction in my system that would send me to a liquor store and I would completely fall away.In 1988 Y'know, it's a funny thing. When I pitched against the Dodgers, I didn't care if it was the last game I ever pitched. I really hated that club. If I could've gotten that feeling every time I pitched, I'd have been a lot better pitcher.Brooklyn Dodgers Pitcher a.k.a. "The Barber" Jackie Robinson was more than just my teammate. He had a tremendous amount of talent, ability, and dedication. Jackie set a standard for future generations of ball players. He was a winner. Jackie Robinson was also a man.Harold Henry "Pee Wee" Reese Brooklyn Dodgers SS HOF 1984 I’ll tell you what I think about it. I think that is very, very bad for that man to make an accusation like that. That is terrible. I have never, ever, since I’ve managed, ever told a pitcher to throw at anybody, nor will I ever, and if I ever did, I certainly wouldn’t make him throw at a (bleepin’) .130 hitter like Lefebvre, or (bleepin’) Bevacqua, who couldn’t hit water if he fell out of a (bleepin’) boat, and I guaran-(bleepin’)-tee you this, when I pitched, and I was gonna pitch against a (bleepin’) team that had guys on it like Bevacqua, I’d send a (bleepin’) limousine to get the ****sucker to make sure he was in the mother-(bleepin’) lineup because I’d kick that ****sucker’s ass any (bleepin’) day of the week. He’s a (bleepin’) mother-(bleepin’) big mouth, I’ll tell you that.July 1982 I don't let my mouth say nothin' my head can't stand.Brooklyn Dodgers Second Base HOF 1962 Search for quotes here! You can put in multiple words, or if you want to search on a particular phrase, "wrap it in quotes". |
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