49 Quotes by Joe Garagiola

The Chicago Cubs are like Rush Street-a lot of singles, but no action.

Billy Loes was the only player in the majors who could lose a ground ball in the sun

I guess you don't really own a dog, you rent them, and you have to be thankful that you had a long lease.

Baseball gives you every chance to be great. Then it puts every pressure on you to prove you haven't got what it takes.

Being traded is like celebrating your 100th birthday. It might not be the happiest occasion in the world, but consider the alternative.

Never trust a baserunner with a limp. Comes a base hit and you'll think he just got back from Lourdes.

The wind always seems to blow against catchers when they are running.

My first baseman is George "Catfish" Metkovich from our 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates team, which lost 112 games. After a terrible series against the New York Giants, in which our center fielder made three throwing errors and let two balls get through his legs, manager Billy Meyer pleaded, "Can somebody think of something to help us win a game?" "I'd like to make a suggestion," Metkovich said. "On any ball hit to center field, let's just let it roll to see if it might go foul."

You really have to be some kind of a creep for a dog to reject you.