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1. Who is the famous former Dodger GM (1943-50) who said: "Man may penetrate the outer reaches of the universe, he may solve the very secret of eternity itself, but for me the ultimate human experience is to witness the flawless execution of the hit and run"?
2. A quote in the late 1950s read: "When I was a small boy in Kansas, a friend of mine and I went fishing. I told him I wanted to be a real Major League baseball player like Honus Wagner. My friend said that he'd like to be President of the United States. Neither of us got our wish". What U.S. President said this?
3. A Hall of Fame Indians pitcher (1936-1956) said this: "Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put it's failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is. With a new game every day. And that's the way baseball is". Who said this?
4. This Texas native famous for his strikeouts, once said: "One of the beautiful things about baseball is, that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to reach down and prove something". Who said this?
5. "I ain't ever had a job. I just always played baseball". What African-American superstar pitcher, who spent most of his career in the Negro Leagues said that?
6. "Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten, and be considered a good performer". What legendary Red Sox outfielder, who retired with 521 homers, said this?
7. What former Dodger, Giants, and Cubs manager, known for his "lip" and his temper, once said: "You don't save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain"?
8. What former Indians star pitcher, who starred for the famous 1954 team that won 111 games, said, "The two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bullpen"?
9. What Hall of Fame and 300-win pitcher (Mets, Reds and White Sox), said the following: "There are only two places in this league. First place and last place".
10. "If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out". What great Kansas City hitter and third baseman said this?
11. This arrogant outfielder, who once hit three homers in a World Series against the Dodgers, was quoted to have said when fans were loudly booing him: "Fans don't boo nobodies". Who was this player?
12. "If people don't want to come to the ballpark, how are you gonna stop them"? What former Yankee catcher, famous for his malaprops, once said that?
13. What former Yankee outfielder, known as "The Yankee Clipper", once said: "You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to run forward, bend, scoop the ball, then your body says; Who, me"? Who said it?
14. "All players should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill". What great Yankee outfielder of old once said this?"
15. "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball, and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around". What Yankee pitcher, also a best-selling author, said this?".
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