Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Joe Torre

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

We'll have to compare the numbers from this year to ratings for the years prior to the Red Sox and Cardinals. I think this will be a memorable World Series with incredible ratings. I think the numbers will hold up extremely well and will be in the ballpark with last year.

We all anticipated the team's success, but not to the degree it has been successful. Our success dictated we make some changes in the ballpark throughout the years. That way we can ensure we're serving our guests.

Roberto Alomar

To my mom, I don't know how to describe my mom. She is the most wonderful person in my life. She gave me love. She took me to the ballpark when I was just a little boy running around, hanging around.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Freddy Garcia

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

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.

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.

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.

Carlos Beltran

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

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,

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.

Ron Santo

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

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.

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.

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.