Dodgers Quotes

You might have to go back to Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, that group [of mid-'60s Dodgers], or the group Baltimore had in '66. - Mike Scioscia

Why wouldn't I root for the Mets? ... I want them to win the same way I want the Yankees to win. I want them to play each other [in the World Series], just like the old days when we played the Dodgers every year. Anyone who lives around here should want that. - Yogi Berra

When the Dodgers left, it was not only a loss of a team, it was the disruption of a social pattern. A total destruction of a culture. - Joe Flaherty

We were talking, but we never talked about a contract. I was part of the Dodgers, and I always will be, but we just didn't have the right timing. I had a job and I wasn't looking. That's why I was flattered even to be considered. - Bobby Valentine

We want to beat the Dodgers. That's our main rival. - Adam Eaton

We need to call the [Los Angeles] Dodgers and see if we can get [Eric] Gagne, the guy with 66 saves. You go eight and one-third, you have to get the last two guys out. We were unable to do that and I know it's irritating and disgusting to our football team. - Jon Gruden

We loved it. The kids have uniforms with the likeness of a cat. The cheer is like letting out a mountain lion growl. Unlike the higher leagues that have familiar names like the Yankees or Dodgers, this is unique. - Patrick Burke

We know we have what it takes to win the division. Both those teams (San Francisco, L.A.) would tell you that. We're as good as anybody. I don't think those two teams are overlooking us. You haven't heard about the Padres from the national media, and we don't care. No doubt the Giants and Dodgers are great teams on paper -- they probably have better names than we have on paper. But that doesn't always get it done. - Jake Peavy

We knew it would translate well to radio, but what we didn't expect was the personal and emotional reaction we got from listeners - people telling us they feel like kids again listening to the ballgames on the radio. We hear that especially from displaced fans - a Dodgers fan who lives in Dallas or a Red Sox fan who lives in Los Angeles. - David Butler

We have a lot of confidence in Cora. Tito loves him and he's such a smart player. This guy's had a good on-base percentage several years with the Dodgers. - Jed Hoyer