11 Quotes & Sayings By Jim Bouton

Jim Bouton was a left-handed pitcher in the Major Leagues for fifteen years. He played for the New York Yankees, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, and Boston Red Sox. He retired in 1973. He is currently a sportscaster on the YES Network in New York City.

I think I should be allowed to be only fair,...
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I think I should be allowed to be only fair, or even mediocre, for a while. Jim Bouton
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The author says his young son, adopted from South Korea, occasionally burps and says thank you but otherwise is doing all right. Jim Bouton
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The pitching coach was bugged by the author's technique because he had never seen anyone do it before, and besides, it wasn't the coach's idea. Jim Bouton
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The author emphasizes the importance of self-forgetfulness when his statistics were marred by a bad outing. He forgot all of that outing to such an extent that he quipped, "What was my name? Jim Bouton
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Front offices are more interested in players that are far than players that are near. Jim Bouton
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The older they get, the better they get when they were younger Jim Bouton
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High school games would just as big a deal to me as any major league game. Jim Bouton
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Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field? Jim Bouton
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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 all the time. Jim Bouton
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Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field? Jim Bouton