Leagues Quotes

You've got to root for the guy when you see what he's been through just to survive eight or nine years in the big leagues. He'll give me a big hug and tell me he loves me, and I feel the same way about him. - Jack McKeon

You've definitely got to be careful. That last pitch he could have hit 450 feet. Their whole lineup is awesome. They're approaching a major-league record for homers. With the tying run at the plate, everyone in that lineup you approach as if they can hit a home run. Young hit a tough pitch. He showed why he's leading the major leagues in hits. I just tried to keep the ball down against Teixeira. - Huston Street

You're talking about a guy that got moved from the 9 hole very shortly to the 6 hole and then, in his first full season in the big leagues, being put in the 3 slot in the lineup. And he didn't blink. . . How he handled that mentally and emotionally, as much as what he did statistically, really drove the confidence that we had in making an offer like this. - Mark Shapiro

You're still playing to maybe get a call-up to the big leagues. Or it might mean you're coming back to our organization next year or there might be scouts in the stands from other organizations. - Bill Evers

You're right, a lot of the guys we have aren't household names, but, you know, these guys, in their own leagues, they are heroes. I think the entertainment value is going to be there. I mean you're going to get 25 bucks worth of entertainment. Your not paying $1,500 to be in a front-row seat watching Holyfield and Lewis. That's why I think the money value of this event is there for sure. - Darryl Wolski

You're asking him to do a lot but if it's a possibility here and he could bring a lot of offense to the table then we're going to consider him. If he can get back to the big leagues I think he'll take it any way he can. - Phil Garner

You're always concerned about it and you wonder how they're going to handle it. We've only played a few games. It's a period of adjustment for anybody changing leagues. You don't know the pitchers, you don't know the umpires, you don't know the philosophy of the pitching coach on the other side -- especially when you've been in the other league. - Dusty Baker

You'd be surprised at how many women are joining those leagues. - Trip Hawkins

You want them to get a taste for this. You're an organization. It's not just the big leagues and then the minor leagues. It's all one big process. - Bob Melvin