Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think everybody in baseball knows he's a good player. Playing in Tampa Bay like he did and then going to Seattle ... when you play in the same outfield with Ichiro (Suzuki), you're not going to be top dog, that's for sure.

Manny Acta

I think everybody in baseball knew, even before the All-Star break last year, that we were going to play this Baseball Classic, and everybody that had the desire to play prepared themselves to play for this tournament. Yes, they didn't have 100 at-bats or whatever before this, but we got all the way to the seventh game. We played two rounds, the guys saw enough pitches, they had enough at-bats. There are no excuses.

Nolan Ryan

We do it both as a business and out of love of the game of baseball,

Jake Peavy

Those guys know that when you step on the baseball field, friendship is out the door. I'm going to do everything I can to get them out.

Those guys have been very, very good down there. That's baseball. You have to play nine (innings) and give credit to (Tulsa) for not rolling over with two outs in the eighth.

Sean Casey

Yeah, I thought I had some friends over here. But, hey, that's baseball.

We even have some of the boys peeking over the fence watching our games. That did not used to happen. We kind of got their attention. Everybody knows about the baseball program. We're trying to establish that respect for our softball program. Support has been tremendous. What's neat is that some kids are stopping me in the hall and telling me they are coming out for softball next year.

We have some of the future, we have some of the present and we have some of the past as far as Cardinals baseball goes here. It's really neat to have a nice group of guys with us.

We are thrilled to be a part of this terrific opportunity for Charlotte; we look forward to working with the professionals with Minor League Baseball and the Charlotte Knights baseball club to ensure a top-quality experience for all attendees.

We are thrilled Coach Montague joined the Marist baseball staff. His work ethic and baseball knowledge are unparalleled. His energy on and off the field carries over to the players and that is why he gets the most out of his players.

We are thrilled Coach Montague joined the Marist baseball staff, ... His work ethic and baseball knowledge are unparalleled. His energy on and off the field carries over to the players and that is why he gets the most out of his players.

Alex Rodriguez

We played so well down the stretch, ... To end in this fashion, it's disappointing. I played great baseball this year, and I played like a dog the last five games.

Willie Randolph

We played some good teams, some good baseball at times. Just didn't get over the hump.

Ned Yost

We played solid and consistent baseball all day long. We didn't make any glaring mistakes. That's our goal, to try to be as consistent as we can be, day in and day out.

Joe Torre

Well, they're playing at home. They're the best club in baseball at home, so you don't think about them. You think about us.

We have a lot of excitement at the school for baseball this season. We have about 30 kids out for practice and they are looking forward to the season.

We happened to come out on top. We're just playing better baseball right now.

I tell you, when you think about playing football, baseball, soccer, well, everyone knows how to run or walk. But skating is very unnatural. It's the development of that talent, then kicking the speed up a couple of notches, and it's just very thrilling.

Curt Schilling

I think I can help us win one, but if I don't get back and throw dominating baseball, this team can still win a World Series.

I think in a certain sense, we lost through history what it meant for a black Latino to break into the game. And that's partly because folks kind of looked at the story of baseball as two distinct eras, of segregated and integrated and forget about the folks who made the transition.

Tony Perez

I think he's just going through a phase, ... I think he sees that baseball is what he wants to do, what he loves. He has all my support, but he has to be willing to listen. What you say can't go in one ear and out the other.

J. J. Johnson

I think he's going to be a very good baseball player overall. He's got some things to work on defensively -- we all do. He's going to get it in because he's a hard worker.

David Wright

I think he's definitely earned the respect of baseball players everywhere.

It did for an instant. But we still had a lot of baseball left, and you can't wrap it up after that play.

Wade Boggs

It couldn't happen any better, ... This is a Hollywood script. It's so good for baseball. It's great for the rivalry between New York and Boston. And there might be baseball Monday, you never know.

Aaron Rowand

I stop watching baseball when football season starts,

I think Joe will be coaching baseball until the end.

Sandy Alderson

I think Kevin's critical to our baseball operations. Going into next season we're going to have as strong a baseball operations staff as any club in baseball, and it starts with Kevin.

Sandy Alderson

I think Kevin's critical to our baseball operations, ... Going into next season we're going to have as strong a baseball operations staff as any club in baseball, and it starts with Kevin.

I think I would rather hold back on the celebration until mid?September. It's not always now we start but how we finish that's important. Myself and my staff and these young men as they start getting an understanding of playing baseball at the professional level and if they do that they'll have success. They go hand in hand.

Just in baseball terms, he's a leadoff hitter who can work the pitcher, make him throw up to 20 pitches. I'm sure Johnny Damon is going to come back to haunt us.

We in the baseball community have been anxiously awaiting this for years.

Julio Franco

You have to do things other people aren't willing to do. There are a lot of things written in baseball that are sometimes wrong.