Acquisition Quote by Jerry Coleman

Pete Rose came over to the Phillies in '79 and he became the catalyst that helped us to put it all together.

— Steve Carlton

I was sort of obsessed with the Phillies as a young kid.

— Frank Vogel

I was taught coming up in the Phillies organization to be seen and not heard by people like Pete Rose, my hero growing up,…

— Ryne Sandberg

I'm glad Phil Jackson got the rings for Chicago. You traded me away from New York, cool. It's all business; it's all love, whatever.…

— Iman Shumpert

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

— John Havlicek

Only God knows why I didn't make it with the Mets, but yes, in a short period of time, I got the opportunity with…

— Pedro Martinez

My first year with the Giants they cut Phil Simms. That was the best thing to ever happen to me because George Young loved…

— Jason Sehorn

Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson were not giants, they were giants in the ring, they drew money, people loved them and that's what you…

— Jim Ross

Enos Cabell started out here with the Astros, and before that he was with the Orioles.

— Jerry Coleman

We suffered a setback and there were too many trades until Dave Taylor came along and Charlie Simmer.

— Marcel Dionne

Here are the facts: when Eric Bischoff came to work for WCW as a 'clean up batter' on the announce team working alongside Tony…

— Eric Bischoff

Matt McGinn and Taylor Phillips played a big part in getting me where I am.

— Kane Brown