Gaylord Perry quotes:

I'd always have it (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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

There is a difference between jaywalking and grand larceny.

Do for yourself or do without.

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

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