Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Ellis

Sure, we'd have liked to win all three. But it's a tough ballpark to play in. They threw three good pitchers at us. We still find ourselves in a good position. You don't want to lose a series. But the position we're in, we're OK.

Some of the amphitheaters have big ticket fees and high services fees and big parking prices and high food and beverage prices, ... You can go to a minor-league ballpark where a beer is $3 or $4, or you can go to an amphitheater where a beer is $8 or $9.

Our goal is to just develop some consistency, so we know when we come out to the ballpark how we're going to play. We haven't done that except for pitching and good defense. We've had a hard time getting going offensively.

Jim Edmonds

Our fans are the biggest key for us, that's where we get our energy from. Really the ballpark is just secondary right now for us, it's the fans that make a difference.

Jason LaRue

Our ballpark is obviously a launching pad. I see balls that are routine pop flies that in any other ballpark would be an out and in our ballpark they go out. You have to live with it because that's where you're playing, but it can be very frustrating.

Shawn Estes

Playing in this ballpark allows me to do that. If anything, it was a confidence builder. Unfortunately, I won't be able to pitch for a while, but when I do come back, I'll have this to build off of.

Jim Edmonds

Really, the ballpark is secondary for us. It's the fans that will hopefully put us over the top.

Paul Tracy

I think we are definitely getting there with the car. We still have some progress to make with our race set-up, but there is no question we are right in the ballpark with the car as far as overall speed. I am really happy working with this team, and so far everything has gelled together really well.

It allows the ballpark to model itself on what we as a team do best.

Ned Yost

I thought it was beautiful. It thought it played real nice. I think it's a real classy ballpark -- a clean ballpark.

Jim's very much a kid at heart. He shows up at the ballpark and he's a 12-year-old. He's in the uniform and he's excited. That's the way it should be.

Buck Showalter

John was outstanding. We all know how our ballpark plays for left-handers if they can command the inner half of the plate and change speeds on the outer half.

Rollie Fingers

I didn't like The Astrodome or any of the Astro-Turf fields. Probably my worst ballpark was The Met in Minnesota; I hated that place. I was so glad when they tore that place down, you have no idea.

Richie Sexson

I'd like to believe so. No one can ever say with certainty who's going to go to a World Series. But you have to come to the ballpark every day convinced you are going to win.

Ryne Sandberg

I don't know where I'd go and want to win a championship other than here, ... That's still what I'm striving for. That's still why I'm with the organization and coming out to the ballpark as often as I do -- to be a part of that and to win a championship here.

I don't know of a single case of a ballpark that is integrated into a neighborhood that isn't doing well. Anyplace that's been done it's been a success.

He just brings what you need on a club. The energy, the passion for the game and just the love to be out there. He's smart enough to know that you have to bring that with you to the ballpark every day because it may be your last day.

I was looking for the fastball. When I hit it I thought I had hit it out. But this is a tough ballpark to hit it out of.

Getting back to our ballpark is something we're looking forward to. Our fans are terrific, and it will be a big lift to our guys to play in front of them for the first time this season.

Just like the baseball team, we feel it's important for the ballpark to get re-engineered, for the ballpark to take on a different look and continue to remain fresh.

Baseball is a great game to watch and have a conversation with when you're sitting in the ballpark or enjoying it on television. When you come home from a long day at the office, seeing things a little quicker is more desirable.

Tim Salmon

It didn't matter what we would do, win or lose, we were going home from the ballpark dejected because Seattle was so hot,

I think the kids are buying into what we are trying to do. They are going to come to the ballpark ready to play every night, and it doesn't matter whether it is a Pascagoula or a Gulfport.

Red Schoendienst

Going from that old ballpark it was a real old one and coming over here was something. It was really a pleasure.

Moises Alou

He's holding up pretty good. That's a tough guy. It's not easy to come to the ballpark and perform and deal with all the stuff going on outside. The fans have been terrible.

I don't think people should be alarmed that they're talking about this. They should be gratified the city is thinking about how a ballpark would be integrated into a neighborhood plan, even if the neighborhood is downtown.

For me, this was the last piece of a complicated puzzle that involved building a ballpark and redeveloping San Diego. I think this was our most significant signing in the 11 years I've owned the team.

He was just trying to drive it to the big part of the ballpark and get one, and he ended up getting all three.

Buddy Bell

He was good. I know he threw a few too many pitches in the first inning, but he settled in. You know, I think a lot of times the first time in a real stadium other than a Spring Training ballpark gets your hearts started a little more -- maybe throwing through his stuff a little bit -- but I thought he was really good.

Charlie Manuel

I wish we could fill our ballpark every night. The players would like that, too. But that's just how it is. We've got to keep going. They'll come if we win.

I worked in the Midwest League for four or five years and we received national exposure when our ballpark flooded, but it was nothing like this. Our original intent was regional, but this promotion has gone nationwide.

Luis Sojo

He's got to suck it up. He's the best player in baseball and he's used to doing good. It's a shame, though. You can see how much this guy wants to win. Every time he gets to the ballpark it's all about baseball. These guys don't talk about anything else.

He hit it right into the one spot of the ballpark where it would go out.