Famous Quotes & Sayings

He sees little things that we can't even pick up. He'll just say, 'I've got this guy,' and then hit a slider 500 feet. He's not only talented and gifted, but he does his homework.

He seems to be involved in all things baseball in this area.

His record of success is outstanding and I believe that Pat is the right person to lead our baseball operations. I'm very excited that he has decided to join us, and I look forward to working with him.

His presence was invaluable, not just for the team, but for baseball itself.

John Hart

Jon is young, but he has the qualities that you look for in a leader, ... He has the respect of everyone in the organization, the business department, the baseball people, the veteran scouts. He's going to be a great leader.

Joe (Simpson) came up and said, 'Enjoy it. (The novelty) lasts about a month and then it's just baseball again,' ... And for me, that was pretty much right on. It was about a month and then it was more like, these are my teammates and have been and let's finish out the season and win the World Series.

John has been one of our leaders this year. He stays steady from a 38 to a 40 all year. Our number two is Drew Waldrop, who is averaging a 39 or 40. He is just joining us back from the baseball team.

Steve Blass

Jim Tracey is a quality baseball man with a vast knowledge of the game. He will work on fundamentals with our ball players and get the most out of them.

Bob DuPuy

I think it is very important that we have Major League Baseball in Washington, D.C..

I think in general, where he has had the influence, baseball has done well. Where he hasn't had as much influence, at the team level, there's a lot of room for growth there.

I think in general, where he has had the influence, baseball has done well.

Paul DePodesta

It became clear to us that the inefficiency in decision-making in baseball was vast.

I think it's more festive and I think it's more of a celebration that winter's over. Baseball season's here, which means summer's here and it's going to warm up. It's more than just a baseball game, I think, in Detroit, more than any other city I've been in. It's like a celebration that the freezing weather's out of the way for the most part.

Tim Hudson

I think it's just stumbling out of the box from a pitching standpoint. We just have to get some confidence back. It's just executing, that's about it.

I think it's just preparation. We work real hard in practice every day and like I said, it's team baseball. We just concentrate on the team instead of personal goals and that's definitely helped us.

Manny Acta

I think it's going to be a terrific atmosphere. The four teams here are going to have good baseball.

I think it's great that we have two teams playing baseball tomorrow where it's hard to get a ticket. That's outstanding.

I think it's critical that we that we establish interest in what we're doing beyond the 24 Hour. The 24 Hour has been the opening day, just as much as baseball has Opening Day for many years. There's an established history of having Daytona and then everything else. Quite clearly we want to make everything else equally important.

Harmon Killebrew

He might not have looked good in a baseball uniform, but he made that uniform look good on him.

Phil Garner

He might be the best all-around player in baseball today. If we're going to put our money somewhere ...

Johan Santana

Today, I think we showed what Latin baseball is all about. That's what we do.

We expect to have a successful year. And to define success, does that necessarily mean winning? No, not necessarily, but keep in mind that the most important thing in minor league baseball is player development.

There is no debate of two facts: that Major League Baseball wants to be in D.C., and there are at least three places where the Nationals can be relocated. But no one should be thinking about the Nationals right now because it is Washington's team.

We talked about this game being like a boxing match. A boxing match can go 12 or 15 rounds. We wanted to play seven innings of baseball tonight.

Jeff Bagwell

We talked about taking a month or so to try to strengthen my shoulder and try to see how my shoulder reacted to non-baseball things. Not throwing a baseball, not hitting a baseball every day.

Bob DuPuy

We're optimistic it will be voted in Turin, and baseball and softball will be reinstated, ... We were encouraged.

Mark Shapiro

We're obviously not playing the kind of baseball we're capable of playing right now. But we've got 142 games to go. We're still .500 (10-10). It could be worse, but I think it will get better.

Weren't playing very good baseball and they really put one on us. We felt like we needed to show up and play.

When I am not playing baseball I like to sleep and hang out with my friends playing Xbox.

Eric Byrnes

We've gone through some times this year where we haven't had some guys produce a whole lot of runs. There's a reason we rank where we are, offensively. I know there weren't a lot of monster years put up, but it seems like this is a good baseball team, and we can score some runs.

We think baseball is a great facilitator. It brings people together, and that's the underlying purpose of our visit,

I actually find baseball kind of boring. It's not my life. Pitching is something I enjoy doing and I'm probably going to get a lot of people that are a little chapped at me for saying that, but just don't take it the wrong way.

He was just incredible. My locker was next to his from day one when I got called up. There was just a way about him. He didn't get a moment's peace, and in a baseball clubhouse that's a sign everyone loves you.