Dan Quisenberry quotes

A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six shooter, he fires until it's empty then takes the gun and throws it at the villain. (Dan Quisenberry)
The best thing about baseball is there's no homework. View quote
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The future is much like the present, only longer. View quote
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Most pitchers fear losing their fastball, but since I don't have one, I have nothing to fear but fear itself. View quote
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Coming into a game in the eighth or ninth inning is like parachuting behind enemy lines. And sometimes the chute doesn't open. You have to live with that. It's an occupational hazard. View quote
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Reggie Jackson hit one off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles. View quote
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Preschoolers have a way of grabbing your attention. Mine help me not to be a baseball player at home. View quote
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I don't mean to diminish the job, it's a good job and a real pressure job. But I don't think a relief pitcher should ever be the most valuable player of a league. We only play in maybe half of the games. Being a relief pitcher means part-time employment. We're bench players, and bench players shouldn't be M.V.P. View quote
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If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball. View quote
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Every year the World Series should go seven games for the dramatics of it. View quote
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Someone told me just recently that poets are eulogists. It's their job, to eulogize. I didn't know that, but it makes sense. Because in almost every poem of mine there is a loss. (Dan Quisenberry)

Dan Quisenberry

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Occupation: American Athlete
Born: February 7, 1953
Died: September 30, 1998
Quotes count: 11

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