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> [No matter how much technology changes scouting, no matter how much free agency and big TV contracts change the business of baseball, I hope and pray that the heart of the game will never change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/no-matter-how-much-technology-changes-scouting-no-matter-how-much/)

[Pat Gillick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-gillick/)

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## More by Pat Gillick

> [There's always, I guess, a philosophy that if you come in, you want to change all the parts, you want to change everything over.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/there-s-always-i-guess-a-philosophy-that-if-you-come-in-you-want-to/)

[Pat Gillick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-gillick/)

> [I was lucky to go to work every day for 50 years, to a job that I loved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/i-was-lucky-to-go-to-work-every-day-for-50-years-to-a-job-that-i-loved/)

[Pat Gillick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-gillick/)

> [My label in Toronto was 'Stand Pat' and I think that was a fair assessment. I tried to be patient, but if a trade…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/my-label-in-toronto-was-stand-pat-and-i-think-that-was-a-fair/)

[Pat Gillick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-gillick/)

> [If I was involved with the NFL, I'd seriously consider adopting some of the rules used in Canada. I've heard, unofficially, of course, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/if-i-was-involved-with-the-nfl-i-d-seriously-consider-adopting-some/)

[Pat Gillick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-gillick/)

> [Philadelphia loves its team, and being able to win a World Series for the city, fans, players and our Phillies organization meant so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/philadelphia-loves-its-team-and-being-able-to-win-a-world-series-for/)

[Pat Gillick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-gillick/)

> [We fought like heck for every player and every advantage, but we knew we were part of something bigger than ourselves. To me, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/we-fought-like-heck-for-every-player-and-every-advantage-but-we-knew/)

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> [Baseball is about talent, hard work, and strategy. But at the deepest level, it's about love, integrity, and respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/baseball-is-about-talent-hard-work-and-strategy-but-at-the-deepest/)

[Pat Gillick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-gillick/)

> [Building a baseball team is like building a house. You look for the best architects, the best builders - and then you let them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/building-a-baseball-team-is-like-building-a-house-you-look-for-the/)

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> [I was trying to land an 18-year-old strapping first baseman from Blanco, Texas, population 200. His name was Willie Upshaw. It turned out there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/i-was-trying-to-land-an-18-year-old-strapping-first-baseman-from/)

[Pat Gillick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-gillick/)

> [No matter how much technology changes scouting, no matter how much free agency and big TV contracts change the business of baseball, I hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/no-matter-how-much-technology-changes-scouting-no-matter-how-much/)

[Pat Gillick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-gillick/)

> [What was the first name of the Houston club? It wasn't the Astros. It was the Colt .45s. A lot of guys now will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/what-was-the-first-name-of-the-houston-club-it-wasn-t-the-astros-it/)

[Pat Gillick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-gillick/)

> [You need to have camaraderie in the clubhouse. Wherever you're working, be it a baseball team or at a business, you want to walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/you-need-to-have-camaraderie-in-the-clubhouse-wherever-you-re-working/)

[Pat Gillick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-gillick/)

> [Texting is a lot like an answering machine. If you don't want to talk to somebody, it's like screening your calls. To me, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/texting-is-a-lot-like-an-answering-machine-if-you-don-t-want-to-talk/)

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> [Safeco Field is a lot like a National League park. Because of that, we're more of a pitching-defensive type club. Anaheim and Oakland -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/safeco-field-is-a-lot-like-a-national-league-park-because-of-that-we/)

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> [For me, the most important thing is running a good clubhouse. The X's and the O's - you sit up in the stands and,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-gillick/for-me-the-most-important-thing-is-running-a-good-clubhouse-the-x-s/)

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