Larry Andersen

American baseball player

Larry Eugene Andersen (born May 6, 1953) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and current radio color commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies.

Larry Andersen in Philadelphia in August 2010

Quotes

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  • We're still in the driver's seat. We just lost our map.
    • Larry Andersen cited in: Gordon Edes "Get That Man A Compass" in Sun Sentinel. September 19, 1993.
    • Phillies pitcher on their shrinking lead in the N East.
  • Why do people sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at the stadium when they're already there?
    • Larry Andersen cited in: Michael Pellowski, ‎Sanford Hoffman (1997) Baseball's Funniest People. p. 18.

"Now Some Comic Relief" (1989)

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Larry Andersen cited in: Franz Lidz "Now Some Comic Relief" in: sportsillustrated.cnn.com. May 01, 1989.

  • ROSES ARE RED. VIOLETS ARE BLUE, I'M A SCHIZOPHRENIC AND so AM I
    • He Made the saying popular on a T-Shirt he wore.
  • A few things have been eating at me. Was Robin Hood's mother known as Mother Hood? How do you know when you run out of invisible ink? Why does sour cream have an expiration date?
  • I don't know if my brain deteriorated, but it's definitely gone in the wrong direction. I was normal until 1978, when I stopped being a regular starter.
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