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 |  |  | #10924 |  | One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him. 
 |  |  |  | #10925 |  | Our [softball] team usually puts the other woman at second base, where the maximum possible number of males can get there on short notice to help out
 in case of emergency.  As far as I can tell, our second basewoman is a pretty
 good baseball player, better than I am, anyway, but there's no way to know
 for sure because if the ball gets anywhere near her, a male comes barging
 over from, say, right field, to deal with it.  She's been on the team for
 three seasons now, but the males still don't trust her.  They know, deep in
 their souls, that if she had to choose between catching a fly ball and saving
 an infant's life, she probably would elect to save the infant's life, without
 ever considering whether there were men on base.
 -- Dave Barry, "Sports is a Drag"
 
 |  |  |  | #10926 |  | P-K4 
 |  |  |  | #10927 |  | Pedro Guerrero was playing third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1984 when he made the comment that earns him a place in my Hall of Fame.  Second
 baseman Steve Sax was having trouble making his throws.  Other players were
 diving, screaming, signaling for a fair catch.  At the same time, Guerrero,
 at third, was making a few plays that weren't exactly soothing to manager
 Tom Lasorda's stomach.  Lasorda decided it was time for one of his famous
 motivational meetings and zeroed in on Guerrero: "How can you play third
 base like that?  You've gotta be thinking about something besides baseball.
 What is it?"
 "I'm only thinking about two things," Guerrero said.  "First, `I
 hope they don't hit the ball to me.'"  The players snickered, and even
 Lasorda had to fight off a laugh.  "Second, `I hope they don't hit the ball
 to Sax.'"
 -- Joe Garagiola, "It's Anybody's Ball Game"
 
 |  |  |  | #10928 |  | Repel them.  Repel them.  Induce them to relinquish the spheroid. -- Indiana University football cheer
 
 |  |  |  | #10929 |  | Reporter:   "What would you do if you found a million dollars?" Yogi Berra: "If the guy was poor, I would give it back."
 
 |  |  |  | #10930 |  | Rick:	"How can you close me up?  On what grounds?" Renault: "I'm shocked!  Shocked!  To find that gambling is going on here."
 Croupier (handing money to Renault): "Your winnings, sir."
 Renault:"Oh.  Thank you very much."
 -- Casablanca
 
 |  |  |  | #10931 |  | Rube Walker: "Hey, Yogi, what time is it?" Yogi Berra:  "You mean now?"
 
 |  |  |  | #10932 |  | Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching.  Working once a week, he might have lasted a long time and become a great star.
 -- Tris Speaker, commenting on Babe Ruth's plan to change
 from being a pitcher to an outfielder.
 Cerf/Navasky, "The Experts Speak"
 
 |  |  |  | #10933 |  | Sailing is fun, but scrubbing the decks is aardvark. -- Heard on Noahs' ark
 
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