Gaylord Perry Quotes

#1. There is a difference between jaywalking and grand larceny.

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

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

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

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#5. Wait until Tommy Lasorda meets the Lord and finds out He's wearing pinstripes

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#6. Do for yourself or do without.

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#7. 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.

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

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#9. I'd always have 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.

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

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