Ballplayer Quotes

You're always hoping for a no-hitter when a guy goes that deep in a ballgame. We figured it'd be Eckstein who would break it up. He's a good little ballplayer. It's hard to corral him. - Dusty Baker

You never know what to expect in your first year. It all boils down to your players. They performed and did a great job. We had some nice ballplayers and some kids that have a chance to move up in the organization. - Tom Brookens

You never know what teams are thinking upstairs, but when he showed up at camp you could tell right away he was a ballplayer. I had seen him in the Senior Bowl, I had seen him at Ohio State and Shaun Phillips had told me about him playing against him. - Nick Hardwick

You never had the opportunity to play with some of the great ballplayers, but being that close around them, and being in the same category, was a great feeling, to feel that vibe of all the best players who played the game. - Rickey Henderson

You look at a team like Creighton which has struggled with injuries and things like that, but they still have a roster of veteran ballplayers. For us to be as young as we are and finally be able to show some poise during their runs and execute down the stretch, it says a lot about how far our team has come in the last month. - Robin Pingeton

You know, he's a very good ballplayer and very sound, fundamentally. The thing is, we have a lot of guys in that outfield. I'm just glad I don't have to call those shots. - Kyle Lohse

You know us ballplayers. We always feel like we can do just about anything. You've got to have that confidence playing this game that we play. - Carnell Williams

You have a first baseman like that, that really promotes confidence at second, short and third, so he really has an impact out there. I'd just like to see him push a little further, because this guy is a really good ballplayer. - Joe Maddon

You get very excited about him. [He has] everything: catching, throwing, hitting, switch-hitter. He's got it all. He's a ballplayer. - Bobby Cox

You don't hear enough about basketball in Whistler however there are hundreds of people in Whistler who are quality ballplayers. I am just trying to raise awareness and connect people who play the game. - Laura Birks