Yankees Birthday Quote of the Day

Today's recipient of the baseball quote of the day is one of young, exciting players in the MLB---The Red Sox, Mookie Betts. In a matter of a few years, he has turned into one of the best players in baseball. His 2015 numbers were impressive but it was this year, that put him over the top as one of the star's of the league. Though Mike Trout was the MVP, you could easily have made a case for Betts who finished second--.318 BA, 113 ribbies, 31 Home Runs, 26 stolen bases, 122 runs scored and led the league in total bases with 359. To top that off, he was also a gold glove winner in the outfield. What a future for Betts. In honor of his great play, he receives today's baseball quote of the day. "He gives you a threat even as the game begins. He's an exciting player." --John Farrell, on Betts

The Splendid Splinter was in the news recently with the passing of John Glenn. Turns out that Williams was John Glenn's wing man in Korea. Two great American heroes. What can you say about Williams that hasn't already been said? The man was a master with the bat and his service to our country as a major league baseball player puts him in the pantheon of great Americans. Lots have been said about him. In www.baseballquotations.com , we have over 130 quotes by and about him. Today's baseball quote of the day about Williams is one of my favorites, "He had a count of no balls and two strikes on him and figured he had the pitcher in the hole." --Jim Lemon, on Ted Williams

Being the cool guy that I am, I wear a lot of vintage Hall of Fame tee shirts....lots of all-time greats, but no matter where I go, the one that I get the most response to is Harmon Killebrew. Even in upstate New York, he is still a beloved figure. Killer was a hell of a ball player. He was as strong as most any player of his era as reflected by his six American League home run titles. He played for the Senators-Twins from 1954--1974, ending his career with the Royals in 1975. He was a 13 time all-star and 1969 MVP. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984. http://www.harmonkillebrew.com/ Of his great power, Paul Richards said of Killebrew, "He has enough power to hit home runs in any ballpark--including Yellowstone."

Chris Sale has been the most talked about player in baseball over the last few days. The blockbuster trade that brought him to the Red Sox is the talk of baseball. Now they are even more stacked then they were last year. How good is Sale? Well you should hear what the opposition says about him. Case in point, Anthony Rizzo's comments about his former crosstown rival. "He's the best in the biz....He made us look silly, but that's what he does."--Anthony Rizzo, on Sale

December 7th, 1947 was the birth date of the greatest catcher of all-time, Johnny Bench To be the best in the most difficult position in baseball screams out that this guy has got to be one of Top 25 Players of All-Time. Still his greatest honor isn't all those MVP awards or World Series victories with the Big Red Machine, it is being recognized as today's recipient of the Baseball Quote of the Day "You don't compare anyone to Johnny Bench. You don't want to embarrass anyone." --Sparky Anderson, asked how Thurman Munson compared to Johnny Bench www.baseballquotations.com

Yankee Hall of Famer and member of Murderer's Row, Tony Lazzeri was born on December 6th of 1903. Poosh Em Up Tony was a five time World Series winner and was selected for the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee in 1991. In honor of his birthday, this legendary Yankee second baseman gets the Baseball Quote of the Day, "He played so smoothly and so quietly that few realized that he was one of the greatest second basemen of that or any age." --George Sisler

Thurman Munson was as tough a ballplayer as there ever was. He also was a hell of a ballplayer who well might be in the Hall of Fame if his life was not cut so tragically short. He is richly deserving of our Baseball Quote of the Day Quote of The Day "I think he'd play with a bullet in his leg." --Billy Martin, talking about Munson

There are very few Gen Xers or Millennials who know of Bo Belinsky. That's too bad. He was the baseball playboy of the early-mid 60's. Ann Margaret, Amy Van Doren ('I needed her like Custer needed Indians', Belinsky once said), Playboy Playmates of the Year and who knows who else were part of the women that Belinsky was rumored to 'spend time' (G rated blog) with. While Belinsky had raw talent (as demonstrated by his no hitter in his first season as an Angel), the conventional wisdom was that his after (and pre) game celebrations greatly hampered his career. Well whatever the reason, the career 28 win and 51 loss Belinsky was a funny and charismatic guy. He had lots of very funny quotes (including the free one we gave you about Mamie Van Doren). Today's Belinsky quote was about the score of a game he pitched. "How can a guy win a game if you don't give him any runs?" --Bo Belinsky, after losing a game 15-0 Love baseball quotes tha...

Harold 'Pee Wee' Reese was the great Hall of Fame Brooklyn Dodger Shortstop. Besides his leadership on the field, he is also credited for his leadership off the field by his embracing of Jackie Robinson as a teammate and friend. Because of the kind of person and player, Pee Wee was, he gets the coveted Baseball Quote of the Day. "There is no doubt that he was the heart and soul of the Dodger team of that era." --Tony Kubek

The baseball lifer Don Zimmer was a very funny guy, but there were also some funny things said about him.  Today's Baseball Quote of the Day is from Casey Stengel and it is about Don Zimmer. Baseball Quote of the Day "We gotta trade him while he's still hot." --Casey Stengel, after Zimmer got two hits after going 0 for his previous 34

Today the Baseball Quote of the Day goes to the Mets own Noah Syndergaard    baseballquotations.com Thor is one of the most exciting pitchers in baseball. As a Mets fan, I am excited to see him in Flushing for many years to come. Baseball Quote of the Day "When you play video games, if you build a player, put all the attributes up to max 10, he's the player." David Wright, talking about Noah Syndergaard