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I really like The Catcher in the Rye a lot. -- Ethan Suplee
The wind always seems to blow against catchers when they are running. -- Joe Garagiola
Two hundred million Americans, and there ain't two good catchers among 'em. -- Casey Stengel
I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench. -- Sparky Anderson
No baseball pitcher would be worth a darn without a catcher who could handle the hot fastball. -- Casey Stengel
To me, White Boy Shuffle is sort of like Catcher in the Rye, the story is so universal. -- Ryan Phillippe
The great thing about catchers is that they do a lot of different things, and they're basically overlooked. -- Roger Angell
You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a lot of passed balls. -- Casey Stengel
The forbidden things were a great influence on my life. I was forbidden from reading A Catcher in the Rye. -- Amy Tan
A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops. -- Johnny Bench
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. -- Maya Angelou
Its nice to have a catcher who knows my mechanics, too. That way if I get into trouble he can stop it before I get out of control. -- Tim Wakefield
I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy. -- J. D. Salinger
Catcher in the Rye had a profound impact on me-the idea that we all have lots of dreams that are slowly being chipped away as we grow up. -- Judd Nelson
If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands. -- Bob Feller
A team of giants needs giant pitchers who throw good ideas but every pitcher needs an outstanding catcher. Without giant catchers, the ideas of the giant pitchers may eventually disappear. -- Max de Pree
Everybody who has ever read Sandman knows exactly what the Sandman looks like, which is more than anybody who has ever read The Catcher in the Rye can say about Holden Caufield. -- Neil Gaiman
A good catcher is the quarterback, the carburetor, the lead dog, the pulse taker, the traffic cop and sometimes a lot of unprintable things, but no team gets very far without one. -- Miller Huggins
Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it was only natural that I became a catcher. -- Mike Piazza
My first film goes into production in October. It's called White Boy Shuffle and it's based on a novel about a young black kid and it's sort of reminiscent of Catcher in the Rye. -- Ryan Phillippe
In the White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be in the catcher's position. Put points on the board. Show people you can govern. Deliver on what you said you were going to deliver on. -- Rahm Emanuel
Why can't a democrat get fired up about protecting the environment and enacting gun control legislation just as right wing republicans get fired up about making sure that children have access to assault weapons and banning 'the catcher in the rye' and 'harry potter'? -- Moby
A catcher must want to catch. He must make up his mind that it isn't the terrible job it is painted, and that he isn't going to say every day, 'Why, oh why with so many other positions in baseball did I take up this one.' -- Bill Dickey
I'm in love with dream catchers. I collect them from every trip I take." -- Gillian Zinser
All backups take their cue from Elrod Hendricks, the patron saint of erstwhile catchers. -- Stephen Rodrick
I cried with pride as I looked into the face of a midwife from the next generation of baby catchers." -- Peggy Vincent
That whole thing about, 'Hey, ex-catchers are the best managers.' Listen, pitching coaches have some brains, too. Sometimes they're not all there, but sometimes they are. -- Don Cooper
That whole thing about, 'Hey, ex-catchers are the best managers.' Listen, pitching coaches have some brains, too. Sometimes they're not all there, but sometimes they are." -- Don Cooper
A lot of these catchers don't understand that they are blocking the plate and they don't have the ball. You're not allowed to block the plate without the ball. -- Pete Rose
He likes to take strolls by himself and believes dog-catchers are friendly innkeepers who'll take care of a meal. He's gullible and has never learned to fight back against a ruthless world. -- Tom Hayden
I like teaching. I would like to help out with the young catchers; be there for them and obviously, you know, what it takes to get here. That's the biggest thing, I think. -- Jorge Posada

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