Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have to steal bases to be successful. We're not a big three-run homer team, and speed shows up to the ballpark everyday.

We're delighted, and I'm betting millions of Nationals fans are too. This clears one of the last hurdles in the process and gets us ready to finally break ground on a ballpark that gives the Nationals a new home and sparks an exciting economic revival in southeast.

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

We want the game-day experience to continue to be safe and enjoyable for White Sox fans while they are at the ballpark and as they travel home after the games. We are very happy to reward our fans with such a great opportunity for demonstrating responsible behavior.

The fact that the project was funded by private money has made the project very challenging at times. It put a tremendous burden on the team to invest in the ballpark and to provide significant working capital. If it weren't for the generosity of our corporate partners, we would never be able to maintain the pricing we have. Washington Federal Savings Bank is the perfect example of a great corporate partner and friend of the team. Not only were they one of the founding partners, but they have also come on board as the team's presenting sponsor.

We want to make coming to the ballpark a fun time for everyone, and we don't just want to live off the All-Star game. We want to give people many reasons to come to PNC Park. We have a great product to offer.

Greg Maddux

We'll see. I enjoy coming to the ballpark every day. It's a good life. Mentally I don't want to give it up.

The team's slightly re-engineered. There are some familiar faces, some new faces. Just like a baseball team, we feel the ballpark should be re-engineered and refreshed. We've spent a lot of time and a lot of effort to keep it highly desirable for the fans. When this ballpark is 30 years old it will still look young.

Felipe Alou

No question there was one guy who could dominate this ballpark and hit balls out ? that was Barry. We miss him on the field, an MVP guy. We've been spoiled here.

During the game you will be able to see into the ballpark from the sidewalk, but there is a corridor where fans with tickets may be standing in, so we can't guarantee what the view will be.

Demand is very high. But some of that is because of reduced capacity for the start of the season. Obviously, it's also because of the new ballpark and also because we've had the best record in baseball over the last two years. It's all those things at once. You would expect demand to be high.

Clint Hurdle

Sometimes a change of scenery can help out with the confidence level. That's as good an outing as you're going to see at this ballpark for as long as it stands here.

AT&T played a critical role in the development of our ballpark and helped to keep Major League Baseball in San Francisco.

They've been popping up a little earlier. I'd say about 10 percent have hatched already, at most. That's just a ballpark figure.

Dusty Baker

They say you come to the ballpark and you'll see something you haven't seen, and I haven't seen that before when you hit the guy on the helmet with a double-play ball. They get a run out of that and another run on the two-out base hit.

Dusty Baker

They say come to the ballpark and you'll see something you haven't seen before. I haven't seen that before, you hit a guy in the helmet on the double-play ball.

This is the first of many years of a strong commitment to creating events for all members of the Hispanic community. What we've found is that actually bringing the community to the ballpark brings a lot of joy and pride within the Hispanic community.

Tommy Lasorda

This is something that we needed so desperately in this game. And to see the reaction of the fans all over the country is really and truly amazing, and to see the excitement at that ballpark today was stimulating. All of us in baseball should really say to those guys congratulations for what they've done for the game.

Lance Berkman

It's a good place to hit, there's no doubt about that. I don't make too much of those kinds of things, but it's certainly a ballpark that is more favorable for the hitters.

I travel all over the country and I don't know if you can see another city where literally every fan wears the team colors the way Cardinals fans do. We saw people outside our hotel at 9 in the morning walking around in Cardinals clothes. I think that's what strikes me even more than the ballpark -- the fans here.

Some people will have a tough time adjusting. They're used to coming to the ballpark with maybe 15,000 people there, and that's not going to happen anymore.

Joe Torre

To me, it's exciting, ... You go to the ballpark every day with a need to win. It's an everyday need.

Jim Edmonds

A three o'clock start in any ballpark is tough, but it's especially tough here. I'm not looking forward to too many more of those.

That was a big win for us. Our team, at this point of the year, needed that. We've got to stay focused and come to the ballpark every day to play the way we're capable of playing.

That's why you come to the ballpark every night.

We felt D.C. deserved to distinguish itself. Another red brick ballpark would be just like those in other cities.

I haven't seen excitement in this ballpark like last (Saturday) since Stanton Cameron hit that three-run homer to beat San Bernardino 3-2

He's one of the most respected pitching coaches in the game. He's got two World Series rings to show for that. I think he's got a tremendous work ethic. Nobody at the ballpark is here longer during the day than Larry. He spends countless hours trying to get them better. I think he's totally dedicated trying to get everyone to maximize their ability.

The ballpark played kind of small tonight. So guys may have been nibbling at the strike zone a bit.

That is probably a story that needs to be told nationwide. Everyone's raving about the Cardinals Ballpark Village, but look at what's happening in the heart of downtown. I think it will be the living room of St. Louis.

It's important to have the ballpark get a new look.

Freddy Garcia

It's an exciting ballpark to play, ... Those people here are crazy.

Kyle Davis

Its tough. I felt really good. I pitched well early and, actually, that was the only pitch that I felt was not a very good pitch and it got hit out of the ballpark in a big situation.