Gaylord Perry Quotes

• The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round.

  Gaylord Perry

  Baseball, Years, Trouble

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• I'd always have it (grease( in at least two places, in case the umpires would ask me to wipe one off. I never wanted to be caught out there with anything though, it wouldn't be professional.

  Gaylord Perry

  Umpires, Two, Grease

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• Greaseball, greaseball, greaseball, that's all I throw him (Rod Carew), and he still hits them. He's the only player in baseball who consistently hits my grease. He sees the ball so well, I guess he can pick out the dry side.

  Gaylord Perry

  Baseball, Player, Grease

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• They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run.

  Gaylord Perry

  Running, Home, Moon

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• There is a difference between jaywalking and grand larceny.

  Gaylord Perry

  Differences, Larceny

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• Wait until Tommy Lasorda meets the Lord and finds out He's wearing pinstripes

  Gaylord Perry

  Baseball, Waiting, Lord

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• I reckon I tried everything on the old apple, but salt and pepper and chocolate sauce topping.

  Gaylord Perry

  Apples, Chocolate, Sauce

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• Going back down to the minors is the toughest thing to handle in baseball.

  Gaylord Perry

  Baseball, Handle, Minors

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• Primarily, every rule change over the past ten years has been against the pitchers - lowering the mound and the designated hitter.

  Gaylord Perry

  Change, Past, Years

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• Do for yourself or do without.

  Gaylord Perry

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