Leaguers Quotes

You hope with playing South Africa first, you can start well and get on a roll. This has the potential to become a big thing in our country and pick up steam. We're not just sending a bunch of guys into it. We've got proven major leaguers on this roster. - Larry Walker

What Cuba has shown to the world is not only that we could play up to par with other major leaguers. We are not professional, we are amateur. We don't get paid for doing this. We deserve a high place in baseball because we do this with sacrifice, with human value and courage and sportsmanship, and because we give our utmost in order to come to the field and show what good baseball is all about. - Frederich Cepeda

We're always thrilled when we get ex-big leaguers to play for us. Now, we're getting a former major league announcer to work for us. - Dave Wright

We have some minor leaguers who are pretty good players. I didn't really know that much about how good baseball in South Africa was before this. - Kalin Dreyer

We get paid pretty well as major-leaguers. I don't think it would be morally correct to not want to play just because there is a week left. - Jody Gerut

We get former Major Leaguers and former Indians with genuine interest involved and more familiar with our development approach. Cory is clearly interested in that. This is an opportunity for us to take a look at his ability to communicate. - John Farrell

Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by watching games on TV. By the time they're out of high school, the good ones are almost ready to play professional ball. - Mickey Mantle

To keep the game going and expand the venue, MLB is trying to create a greater global interest and places to develop big leaguers. - Rick Magnante

This tournament doesn't tell the truth about major-leaguers. - Stan Javier

This is huge for the Cuban people, who on occasion had their doubts that we would be able to match up against the major leaguers. Our country has to be very happy. - Yoandry Garlobo