The journey of a thousand leagues begins from beneath your feet.
Lao tzu
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I was so proud I could finish my career in the big leagues with the Braves.
Andy Pafko
I want to work hard and let them know I'm ready. I want to be in the big leagues, hopefully.
Angel Guzman
No. Losing is losing, and you never get used to it no matter if you're in high school or college or the big leagues.
Josh Willingham
There's been a general improvement in the leagues over a period of time.
Richard Lapchick
Any day I'm in the big leagues is a good day.
Koyie Hill
With my access, I've talked with most every owner, every general manager and every player in both leagues. There's not a lot of guys up for jobs all across baseball that can say that.
Steve Stone
Bringing a kid like him to the major leagues to just sit around would hurt. It would set him back.
Patrick Dempsey
The city needs more athletic fields, for both adults as well as youth leagues.
Suzette Cooke
I'm here for one reason. I want to play in the big leagues. I want to play every day.
Hanley Ramirez
I'm just ready to get to work, ready to get back to where I feel like I should be, and that's in the big leagues helping this team win. I'm very capable of doing that.
Terrence Long
Those guys are the future. I just wanted to go out there and do good. If you can do it, it gives you that much more motivation to play in the big leagues and do well at the big-league level.
Lastings Milledge
It's something you look forward to every year — playing different teams and playing different leagues to see how you compare.
Brad Wilkerson
If the pros come with the right money and it's a high enough figure for me, then of course I am going to take it because it's not every day that someone gets to go try for the big leagues.
Robert Brooks
I'm batting a thousand in the big leagues. I never thought that day would come. It kind of stung a little bit. I got it off the end of the bat, but I'll take that.
Chuck James
I had a chance and things didn't work out, but I'm excited to be back. They couldn't get me a spot in the major leagues, so I'm here.
Jason Pridie
I got that first one out of the way. I am just happy that we won a game. I'll never forget it. But I am more excited for my guys. It's a lot better for them than it is for me. These guys needed to get off to a good start and continue their journey to the big leagues.
Jeff Blauser
If I hit, I'll be in the Major Leagues and that's where I want to be.
Joel Guzman
We felt like he needed to get everyday at-bats to break out of his slump, and that's clearly not going to happen in the big leagues.
David Forst
I think it's very important in their development, and in our development as a program, to try and get guys in these leagues. These games are obviously going to help you develop.
Brett Boretti
It's awesome that the fans gave him a good cheer. Because it is painful. Anyone who's played hockey, even in beer leagues, knows that, as a forward, you don't have that much extra equipment.
Shean Donovan
They say the hardest part is staying in the big leagues.
Jordan Tata
I'm just enjoying it right now and having fun, ... I'm just doing my thing, playing in the big leagues. I just try to enjoy the time I have here.
Oscar Robles
That's why you have all these young umpires with limited experience, ... (The young umpires) were called up to the big leagues too soon. Their lack of experience shows each and every game.
Keith Hernandez
My biggest key to get back to the big leagues is getting consistent at the plate. My receiving is getting better, my throwing is better.
Justin Knoedler
This is the place where I made it to the big leagues. It should be exciting for me. It should be a good time.
Aaron Holbert
This first year [under the league's salary cap economic system] we're going to see what we have.
Ted Leonsis
I think it's a good thing we're doing it. The other leagues have it. People want to know if there are guys doing it, because it shouldn't be allowed.
Nick Schultz
Gregorio hasn't gone this deep before, so we felt it was best to take him out then. These aren't the Major Leagues. Even if a guy has a no-hitter or something going on, we have to make sure he doesn't do anything that might hurt him later on.
Lenn Sakata
I could throw fastballs. That's the reason I could become a major leaguer. But the reason I did well in the major leagues was that I could throw curves and change-ups and I could mix these different types of balls.
Chan Ho Park
It's not decided yet. I approve, but it needs to be coordinated with the major leagues.
Israel Roldan
They really busted into the big leagues. And accessing Web accounts over the phone is a good idea.
Francis Gaskins
I guess everybody wants to hit that long ball, I don't know. For me, (stealing bases) is what got me here and it's what got me 10 years in the big leagues.
Tony Womack
It's better here than in the minor leagues. The air is better, the food tastes better, the water is better. Everything about it.
Reggie Abercrombie
The league's hitting .193 off Eddie. He's been great for us all year, ... You saw tonight, he's down to 87-88 (mph). He's been 91-93 in the past.
Mel Stottlemyre
It's very difficult for any man to be successful with one swing per at-bat in the major leagues.
Tom Mccraw
Our job is to develop guys to perform in the big leagues. And the big leagues are all about winning ball games. So we want to develop guys who play the game to win.
Brian Harper
You never know if you're going to get back to the big leagues again. You hope to play enough to get a hit. You hate for that to be your only call-up and not to get a hit with 10 tries and never get back up again. That's what you fear the most.
Rusty Kuntz
We all know the situation - those umpires, regardless of whether they're in the big leagues or in A-ball, they have good days and bad days.
Jeff Blauser
They're in the big leagues now. And they're paying big league money for this chance.
Dennis Howard
We came in tonight looking to play with the league's best and we just couldn't handle what they threw at us. We embarrassed ourselves.
Melissa Mcferrin
One thing I've been focused on was my changeup. I got drafted on my curve, but I'm going to get to the big leagues by throwing my changeup and fastball with command and confidence.
Lance Broadway
It's not a milestone. When you first get to the big leagues, you don't think in terms of getting 1,000 hits. It's just something that can happen when you stay around awhile.
Richie Sexson
This is the best place to be to try to get to the big-leagues.
Billy Sylvester
We've had a lot of people comment that maybe our league deserves an automatic bid more than leagues that have automatic bids, without naming names.
Craig Thompson
I like what he's got. I like everything he's got. He belongs, [even] at such a young age. Everything is there. He's a no-miss. He'll be in the big leagues soon.
Jorge Posada
Baseball in the Navy always was much more fun than it had been in the major leagues.
Bob Feller
If I don't make it to the big leagues, nobody's going to remember I threw a no-hitter in Double-A.
Josh Beckett
He has a ton of talent. He has always put up numbers in the minor leagues. And he's a great cook - great Mexican food.
Chris Aguila
While they are doing well, the process to getting with the big leagues is quite a leap.
Neil Strother
They have looked good at the passing leagues.
Matt Ballard
My heart started pounding. I thought, 'Well, is this it? Am I going [to the minor leagues]?
Matt Capps
The challenge is to identify who the other leagues are so we can form our own association.
Peter Cardo
Do they want an extra infielder/backup catcher who has never played in the big leagues? For them to choose me, it's a bold decision. So for me to win a job, I've got to do more than open eyes. It's got to be a no-doubter.
Chris Coste
I wish I could have had a longer time in the major leagues. But I was very fortunate to be able to get the time I did get.
Bob Ayrault
He's had a heck of a year. We knew we had something special when we saw him last September and with what he did in the Minor Leagues last year. He keeps getting better and he'll keep getting better.
John Gibbons
We acquired a ready player for the major leagues. In our opinion, he's ready to go.
Bill Lajoie
It?s just an opportunity to highlight both leagues after the season.
Brad Bankston
It's like our moment has arrived. San Antonio seems to have hit the big leagues.
Henry Cisneros
He was excited. He put a lot of work into me, too. I was like his little project. It was kind of like making it to the big leagues again for him.
Josh Barfield
This league's got an unprecedented level of competition. It's been a battle all year.
Joe Humasti
He told me, 'Dad, I'm going to be in the big leagues in three years,' and he ended up being right.
Tom Kotchman
That's a really good part of it. You get to see different teams in different leagues and their styles of play.
Alison Septer
Thompson was regarded as one of the best receivers in the AIFL. He would have been in contention for the league's MVP last season if not for an injury that forced him to sit out the last 5 games.
Brent Williams
Because of the confidential nature of the league's substance abuse policy, we can't comment on any aspect of that program.
Harvey Greene
It's great. We're catching up to the boys as far as being one of the better leagues in the state. It's made us better, it's made everyone better.
Don Racine
We'll remember to watch for Miguel in the Big Leagues.
Karen Conway
So far as winning the league championship, it was a must-win for us. They hadn't been beat and we had two leagues losses by two points each, so it was a must-win.
Patrick Brady
A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.
Joe Dimaggio
It was a real honor to have our leagues recognized in the stadium.
Al Roberts
To win the championship, that could be the team we have to beat [in the league's tournament].
Larry Harrison
It's hard to win in the big leagues when you're not in the big leagues. I kind of had to bide my time and hope that the opportunity would happen.
Rick Helling
They haven't been intimidated. Every time they go to the plate, their confidence is enough that they feel like they belong here. That's great because the only thing that goes against you when you get to the big leagues is fear.
Carlos Lee
This will provide a glimpse of what life was like in the Negro Leagues.
Bob Kendrick
In Steve's former position, he was involved more in the business aspect of our Minor Leagues. Now, he will assume the day-to-day duties.
Mike Arbuckle
We'll say what we want, but it's the league's schedule.
Dick Ebersol
The friendships of the world are oft confederacies in vice, or leagues of pleasures.
Joseph Addison
The reality of getting to the big leagues is not very good. But I can still get it done. I still have the passion. But this wouldn't be a bad way to go out.
Jack Santora
The A-League's future path has to be through Asia.
Anthony Lapaglia
That's the goal and it's what the league wants. The league's willing to kick in to help get things going.
Bruce Urban
I'll probably play in the Cuba tournament if I'm not in the big leagues at the time. It would be another memorable experience.
Brian Sanches
I think I showed I do belong in the Major Leagues.
Damon Hollins
We play in one of the toughest leagues in San Diego. You just don't get a breather in this league.
Bryan Brockett
The way the league's going right now, the winner of our division might even be 9-7.
Darris Kilgour
There is no question he's a talent. He's been at the top of one of the best leagues for years.
Emilio Butragueno
My first base hit to win a game in the big leagues.
Edwin Encarnacion
He showed me his breaking ball and changeup, how he held it and threw it. He has a lot of experience in the big leagues. I think he'll really help the Latino pitchers because he speaks the same language.
Edison Volquez
That's when I thought this kid had a chance to be all right. That's something guys learn as they're going to the big leagues.
Ed Sprague
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