Johnny Vander Meer Professions : Baseball player Born : November 2, 1914 Died : October 6, 1997 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Johnny Vander Meer Kids are always chasing rainbows, but baseball is a world where you can catch them. Johnny Vander Meer chasing-rainbows baseball kids I have always been a firm believer that the game has never belonged to the owners. It has never belonged to the ballplayers. It belongs to the guy who puts his money up on the window and says, 'How much does it cost to sit in the bleachers?' That is who owns baseball. And it has got to be kept that way. Johnny Vander Meer guy baseball games All the publicity, the attention, the interviews, the photographs, were too much for me (after throwing his second no-hitter in 1938). Johnny Vander Meer publicity too-much attention Similar Authors Albert Belle baseball-player Bob Horner baseball-player Bob Wickman baseball-player Brian Gordon baseball-player Bronson Arroyo baseball-player Buster Posey baseball-player All Authors