Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

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.

It shows they're in the ballpark as far as sales go.

Gary Gaetti

It's been a great ballpark for everybody the fans and players yet it's probably time for something new when you see it the way we see it. There's a lot of great memories here.

Jon Daniels

It's been a focus. All things being equal, in our ballpark it would be preferable to have a left-hander.

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.

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

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.

I'm glad how the kids responded and came to the ballpark today ready to play. It was a solid effort on our part to play a first-place team and keep us in the thick of the race.

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.

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.

Aaron Rowand

I'm just excited to start the season. I think the ballpark is great and I'm looking forward to contributing to this team in any way possible. I was brought here to help the team win and I'm going to do everything I can to help.

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.

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.

Vin Scully

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

Vladimir Guerrero

The fun thing was coming to the ballpark every day knowing I was fighting for something for the first time in my career. I was fighting to go to the playoffs and I was looking at guys who had been there before to guide me.

Ron Santo

The Cardinals built their ballpark around their team -- they had speed,

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.

I come to the ballpark every day with the mindset that I'm going to pitch that day. Being in the relief position, I know I have to be ready to go and support the starters.

I don't like this place. I got my first major league win here, and that's the most success I've had. (Texas has) probably the best-hitting infield in the game and it's a tough ballpark to pitch in.

I don't like this place, ... I got my first major league win here, and that's the most success I've had. (Texas has) probably the best-hitting infield in the game and it's a tough ballpark to pitch in.

I'd guess that more people go to a ballpark than to a Chevy dealership, but it's pretzel logic to punish us for doing the promotion,

Roger Kahn

I covered a team that no longer exists in a demolished ballpark for a newspaper that is dead,

Carlos Beltran

It just feels great to come out to the ballpark and have every game mean something.

Rafael Furcal

It's hard because one time you come in feeling 100 percent then when you try to do something you can't do it like you used to do. But I'm feeling much better than before. I'm coming to the ballpark feeling better each day.

Jermaine Dye

It was kind of funny to me. When you come to an opposing team's ballpark and something happens that may have not gone their way, they'll let you know about it. He thought it was kind of funny. He said he's known now. I told him he could probably go to Hollywood now and become a movie star.

Sandy Alderson

It's a world-class city with a beautiful downtown ballpark that's done this kind of thing before, ... There's plenty of hotel space. All that was the reason why we got the World Baseball Classic. It had little to do with me.

Rafael Palmeiro

I've always known to come to the ballpark and play and be in the lineup. I've never missed time because of injuries. I've had days off, where I knew coming in that I wasn't going to play, but I've never sat out 10 days in a row during the season. That was totally new to me. To play a whole career and not know what that's like, that's unusual. Now I'm dealing with it as best I can.