& lt;ol & & lt;li & Don Drysdale, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, after the team plane was forced to make an emergency landing: "There wasn't too much of a delay. We only had to change a spark plug and 30 pairs of shorts." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Rocky Bridges, minor league manager (now retired and living in Coeur d'Alene), on his new diet: "You mix two jiggers of Scotch to one jigger of Metrecal. So far I've lost five pounds and my driver's license." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Yogi Berra, Hall of Famer, after a Jewish man was elected mayor in Dublin, Ireland: "Only in America can a thing like this happen." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Jim Gantner, Milwaukee Brewers (and former Spokane Indians) infielder, looking back on the off-season: "We went on a hunting trip to one of those Canadian proverbs." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Joe Klein, Texas Rangers general manager, after country singer Charley Pride struck out twice while switch-hitting in an exhibition game: "Charley showed us he could hit three ways -- left, right and seldom." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Mookie Wilson, New York Mets outfielder, explaining why he got married at a ballpark: "My wife wanted a big diamond." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Keith Olbermann, ESPN sportscaster, describing a double play: "That play went 5-4-3 if you're scoring at home -- or even if you're watching by yourself." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Gary Gaetti, Minnesota Twins third baseman, asked why he no longer has a mustache: "I still have it. I just keep it shaved." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Jim Leyland, Pittsburgh Pirates manager, describing his mixed emotions when coach Gene Lamont left the Pirates to manage the Chicago White Sox: "It's like watching your mother-in-law drive over the cliff in your new Cadillac." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Yogi Berra, Hall of Famer, asked if nude fans who ran across the field were men or women: "I don't know. They had bags over their heads." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Bob Patterson, Chicago Cubs pitcher, describing the pitch he threw that was hit for a home run: "It was a cross between a changeup and a screwball. It was a screw-up." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Jeff Stone, journeyman outfielder, explaining why he didn't bring his television back from Venezuela: "It only gets Spanish stations." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Gates Brown, Detroit Tigers outfielder, reflecting on his high school days: "I took a little English, a little math, some science, a few hubcaps and some wheel covers." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Tug McGraw, relief pitcher, asked whether he prefers grass or AstroTurf: "I don't know. I've never smoked AstroTurf." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Kent Biggerstaff, Pittsburgh Pirates trainer, after chunky pitcher Rick Reuschel gained four pounds: "That's like putting one more suitcase on the Queen Mary." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Bob Uecker, journeyman catcher: "I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for $3,000. That bothered my dad at the time, because we didn't have that kind of dough to pay out, but eventually we scraped it up." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Mike Newman, New York Yankees executive, on the pressure of playing in New York: "It's full of people who stand in front of microwaves and yell, 'Hurry!'" & lt;/li & & lt;li & Dick Pole, Chicago Cubs coach, asked what people do back home in chilly northern Michigan in the summer: "If it falls on a Saturday, we have a picnic." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Ron Fairly, broadcaster (prior to his current job with the Seattle Mariners): "Last night I neglected to mention something that bears repeating." & lt;/li & & lt;li & George Brett, Kansas City Royals third baseman (and part-owner of the Spokane Indians), protesting when a friend asked him for his old bats: "These things don't grow on trees." & lt;/li & & lt;/ol &
& lt;ol & & lt;li & Don Drysdale, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, after the team plane was forced to make an emergency landing: "There wasn't too much of a delay. We only had to change a spark plug and 30 pairs of shorts." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Rocky Bridges, minor league manager (now retired and living in Coeur d'Alene), on his new diet: "You mix two jiggers of Scotch to one jigger of Metrecal. So far I've lost five pounds and my driver's license." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Yogi Berra, Hall of Famer, after a Jewish man was elected mayor in Dublin, Ireland: "Only in America can a thing like this happen." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Jim Gantner, Milwaukee Brewers (and former Spokane Indians) infielder, looking back on the off-season: "We went on a hunting trip to one of those Canadian proverbs." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Joe Klein, Texas Rangers general manager, after country singer Charley Pride struck out twice while switch-hitting in an exhibition game: "Charley showed us he could hit three ways -- left, right and seldom." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Mookie Wilson, New York Mets outfielder, explaining why he got married at a ballpark: "My wife wanted a big diamond." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Keith Olbermann, ESPN sportscaster, describing a double play: "That play went 5-4-3 if you're scoring at home -- or even if you're watching by yourself." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Gary Gaetti, Minnesota Twins third baseman, asked why he no longer has a mustache: "I still have it. I just keep it shaved." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Jim Leyland, Pittsburgh Pirates manager, describing his mixed emotions when coach Gene Lamont left the Pirates to manage the Chicago White Sox: "It's like watching your mother-in-law drive over the cliff in your new Cadillac." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Yogi Berra, Hall of Famer, asked if nude fans who ran across the field were men or women: "I don't know. They had bags over their heads." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Bob Patterson, Chicago Cubs pitcher, describing the pitch he threw that was hit for a home run: "It was a cross between a changeup and a screwball. It was a screw-up." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Jeff Stone, journeyman outfielder, explaining why he didn't bring his television back from Venezuela: "It only gets Spanish stations." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Gates Brown, Detroit Tigers outfielder, reflecting on his high school days: "I took a little English, a little math, some science, a few hubcaps and some wheel covers." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Tug McGraw, relief pitcher, asked whether he prefers grass or AstroTurf: "I don't know. I've never smoked AstroTurf." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Kent Biggerstaff, Pittsburgh Pirates trainer, after chunky pitcher Rick Reuschel gained four pounds: "That's like putting one more suitcase on the Queen Mary." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Bob Uecker, journeyman catcher: "I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for $3,000. That bothered my dad at the time, because we didn't have that kind of dough to pay out, but eventually we scraped it up." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Mike Newman, New York Yankees executive, on the pressure of playing in New York: "It's full of people who stand in front of microwaves and yell, 'Hurry!'" & lt;/li & & lt;li & Dick Pole, Chicago Cubs coach, asked what people do back home in chilly northern Michigan in the summer: "If it falls on a Saturday, we have a picnic." & lt;/li & & lt;li & Ron Fairly, broadcaster (prior to his current job with the Seattle Mariners): "Last night I neglected to mention something that bears repeating." & lt;/li & & lt;li & George Brett, Kansas City Royals third baseman (and part-owner of the Spokane Indians), protesting when a friend asked him for his old bats: "These things don't grow on trees." & lt;/li & & lt;/ol &
