Quotes by Jim Palmer

I hate the cursed Oriole fundamentals... I've been doing them since 1964. I do them in my sleep. I hate spring training.

Losing is no disgrace if you've given your best.

Most pitchers are too smart to manage.

The Chinese tell time by 'The Year of the Horse' or 'The Year of the Dragon.' I tell time by 'The Year of the Back' and 'The Year of the Elbow.' This year it's the 'Year of the Ulnar Nerve.' Someone once asked me if I had any physical incapacities of my own. 'Sure I do,' I said. 'One big one - Jim Palmer'.

The most important thing about my pitching is that I'm satisfied, that I know I'm being the best pitcher I can be.

The only thing Earl (Weaver) knows about big-league pitching is that he couldn't hit it.

There's only one cure for what's wrong with all of us pitchers, and that's to take a year off. Then, after you've gone a year without throwing, quit altogether.

Two weeks, maybe three. You never know with psychosomatic injuries You have to take your time with them.

You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you.