“He'd be good anywhere, but I think he'd be real good for the Marlins with those young pitchers. Joe knows how to handle a staff, and the first thing he'll do is get himself a good pitching coach he knows and trusts.”
“When you walked on the field, you felt like playing baseball. The electricity, the atmosphere, and it was always good baseball. Because it was the Cardinals, you always moved to another level. I think both teams did that. And the fans are just like Cubs fans, very knowledgeable.”
“I'm surprised. I would not replace it. The only thing I would do to replace this is to change the broadcast booths. I wouldn't change anything else. I'm definitely going to miss this place.”
“I thought this, in '66, when they built [cookie-cutter parks] in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Philadelphia, they were nowhere near this ballpark when those places were new. I didn't mind all three of them going. They were built more for football than baseball. This was a baseball park.”
“Think about it -- not only is he a power hitter, but he doesn't strike out much. When he goes to the plate, in my mind, that pitcher is in trouble and that's the way he is. There's no doubt in my mind that this guy is going to put up big numbers if he stays healthy.”
“Early in the season, we weren't getting guys on a lot in the top of the batting order. But Derrek was taking advantage of whatever he had. We've been doing better for him in that category in recent weeks.”
“It's much more difficult to do now. The pitching is diluted and so more home runs are hit. That makes that category, at least, a lot more competitive.”
