Graig Nettles Quotations...

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Don't ask me how I came across this, surfing gone astray. But some pretty funny stuff.


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Graig Nettles was known for having a quick, sardonic wit. Among his remarks were:
  • When I was a little boy, I wanted to be a baseball player and join the circus. With the Yankees I have accomplished both. <SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-0>[1]</SUP>
  • [On George Steinbrenner's 1970s habit of appearing in the Yankee locker room to deliver pep talks] "The more we lose, the more Steinbrenner will fly in. And the more he flies, the better the chance there will be for a plane crash."<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-1>[2]</SUP>
  • [Discussing reliever Sparky Lyle's abrupt displacement in the bullpen by Goose Gossage] In one year, Sparky Lyle went from Cy Young to sayonara.
  • "The best thing about being a Yankee is getting to watch Reggie Jackson play every day. The worst thing about being a Yankee? Getting to watch Reggie Jackson play every day."
  • (another shot at former teammate Reggie Jackson) "If Babe Ruth were alive today, he wouldn't be able to bat cleanup. He didn't strike out enough. I guess I'm not able to bat cleanup because I don't strike out enough."
  • Nettles was also on the receiving end of teammates' wit. While riding through Cleveland (his previous town) on the team bus, Oscar Gamble announced that Clevelanders must still remember and appreciate Nettles, because they named a street after him. Nettles looked out the window to see the sign: "E5." (the term for an error by the third baseman)
 

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