Famous Quotes & Sayings

We're doing everything it takes to win. I'm definitely enjoying going to the ballpark every day.

We're ready for spring training. I think fans are going to see the same thing in 2006 as they did in 2005 in terms of the ballpark experience. Yesterday's decision doesn't change anything in terms of the way we do business.

The seven-year prison sentence is not that great, but it's not out of the ballpark for sentences in Mississippi.

Not like it used to be. It didn't seem like we were excited -- this whole ballpark just seemed quiet all night to me.

Clint Hurdle

After the line of games he put together going into this start, I had my mind made up when I got to the ballpark that if he gave us good effort through six innings, that's going to be plenty. Leave his confidence at a high and turn it over to the people who have gotten us in position to build some of the momentum we've been building.

Miguel Tejada

I just want to be in the lineup every day. I can forget what happened the day before. I love being at the ballpark and love playing the game. It's not about a streak. It's just about me wanting to play.

Bud Selig

I made the decision, and I meant what I said that the competition was incredible and there will be a lot of disappointed people, ... I have to try to be fair. I understand they had only had a game 12 years ago, but they met all the criteria other than that. They have a gorgeous ballpark ... and Kevin McClatchy was about as tenacious as you can get.

It was a great trip. The ballpark is fantastic. The kids had a great time. I think they will remember this for the rest of their lives.

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.

The two months that I'm in Spring Training is tough. The family obligation weighed heavily. We spent a lot of time talking about that. The truth of the matter is during spring, I'm at the ballpark the majority of days for 12, 15 hours. I wouldn't get a whole lot of time with them.

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.

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

If you're going to see a benefit from the stadium, it's going to come from Ballpark Village.

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.

I have no problem with Matthew taking that deal, from the figures that I understand the ballpark to be. He's a young man who can set himself up for the rest of his life, so that's a sound decision on his behalf. You can't knock back that sort of money, but we're very sorry to see him go.

I had a pretty good idea at the abilities of all of these guys at the beginning of the season. But, if there was one player who?s been a surprise, I would have to say that?s been Zach Brooks (senior). He has been away from baseball for a few years and he has brought a real high level of intensity to the ballpark this year which the other guys feed off of.

Scott Podsednik

I recall standing out in left field after Paul did what he did, thinking about, man, what does that man feel like now? ... So to go out and hit one out of the ballpark for a game-winner is pretty indescribable.

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.

The guy loves to text message kids. He was at the major-league All-Star last summer. He's text messaging their top recruits, saying, 'I'm here at the ballpark thinking about you.' (That meant) the kid was thinking about Charlie Weis in the middle of the summer.

Their ballpark is a very, very hitter-friendly place. It's a little bowl set way down there, and the wind always seems to be blowing out.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Vin Scully

A lot of people in the ballpark are now beginning to see the pitches with their heart.

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.

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.

You wouldn't be able to go to the ballpark and buy a shirt or cap with the team name on it.

Ozzie Guillen

You might want to go to your room, call your mom and cry, but when you come to the ballpark and put on the uniform, you have to be a man. I have 30 men to lead.