Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Digging In to Bunt and Opening Day


A Hot Dog at the ballpark beats Roast Beef at the Ritz -- Humphrey Bogart


The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor. — Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879


 If a horse won't eat it, I don't want to play on it. — Dick Allen


A Baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings -- Earl Wilson 


The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then to pick it up. — Bob Uecker


  When you start the game, they don't say "Work ball!" They say "Play ball!" — Willie Stargell


Baseball is like a poker game. No one wants to quit when they're behind, and no one wants you to quit when you're ahead. -- Jackie Robinson


 There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer. — Honus Wagner


3 comments:

  1. It annoys me to see "Mascot, Atlanta Braves" on a mascots card..
    I think they did the same with the Jays mascot, Ace.

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  2. The Bunt base cards are my favorite cards from Topps this year.

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  3. HOT DOG!!!!!!!!! Ripken is gorgeous!

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