Dizzy Dean was a Hall of Fame pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals and a celebrated “country” radio baseball announcer.
“A lot of folks that ain’t saying ‘ain’t’ ain’t eatin.”
- In response to his critics who thought he was setting a bad example by using the word “ain’t” in broadcasts
“Bill Terry once hit a ball between my laigs so hard that my center fielder caught it on the fly backing up against the wall.”
“Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss?”
- What he supposedly asked a hitter he’d struck out all day
“You know how I say ‘Rizzuto slud into second.’ What’s wrong with that? As for saying ‘Rizzuto slid into second,’ it just ain’t natural. Sounds silly to me. Slud is something more than slid. It means sliding with great effort.”
“I always just went out there and struck out all the fellows I could. I didn’t worry about winnin’ this number of games or that number – and I ain’t a-woofin’ when I say that, either.”