Away Quote by Jacob Ruppert

He's (George Steinbrenner) the one who gave me a chance to get to the World Series. This is where I wanted to be all…

— Roger Clemens

Joe Morgan was the one guy that absolutely put our team really over the top. ... Then we had George Foster come in; Ken…

— Johnny Bench

There was a point at which I thought I'd never get the most valuable player, especially the years I played at Minnesota. We never…

— Rod Carew

It was in the open market that we found Joe DiMaggio with the San Francisco Seals. A bad knee had scared everybody else off…

— Jacob Ruppert

Good hitters don't just go up and swing. They always have a plan. Call it an educated deduction. You visualize. You're like a good…

— Dave Winfield

Ted Williams is one of the best hitters ever to play the game, and I didn't get a chance to see him play, so…

— Tony Gwynn

You never want to have Yadier Molina up with the bases loaded in the World Series, but, dammit, you wouldn't want a better hitter…

— Gerrit Cole

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…

— Pat Gillick

Without Fred Taylor I would never have become the player I became. Because he was selling defense and I bought it.

— John Havlicek

I told him (Pete Rose, Jr.) who to watch. I said if you want to be a catcher, watch Johnny Bench. If you want…

— Pete Rose

I got Jimmy Hall from Wet Willie and he also plays now with Hank Williams Jr.

— Gregg Allman

Charlie Finley has soured my stomach for baseball. He treated me like a damn colored boy.

— Vida Blue