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May 19, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
Kris Benson is a slacker for not pitching a shutout every time out. Jose Guillen fails to grasp the concept of small sample size. Craig Monroe earns the first complimentary Tigers quote all season. Plus more quotable notables from around the league.
May 12, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
Kerry Wood makes pitch count advocates shriek in horror, Mike Piazza may see a dramatic decrease in his squatting, Jose Canseco is no Jim Bouton, and Billy Beane has some sort of waffle-related disease.
May 5, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
A.J. Burnett doesn't think Jeff Torborg and Brad Arnsberg had anything to do with his injury. Mark Prior doesn't think he should back down when facing Barry Bonds or anyone else. Todd Jones just doesn't think.
April 28, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
Kevin Millwood celebrates his no-no, Todd Helton lobbies for Mark Prior Boulevard, A.J. Burnett becomes Brad Arnberg's latest injury victim, and Juan Pierre laments pro wrestler Buff Bagwell...er...Fernando Vina's 20th inning single.
April 21, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
Randy Johnson isn't used to handling questions over lousy performances, Derek Lowe dishes out a DIPS hit, Tom Prince pulls to within 1394 steals of Rickey Henderson's record, John Schuerholz might have to field Millwood-Estrada questions until the day he dies, and Darren Baker offers a hitting lesson to Barry Bonds and company.
April 14, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
Tony Pena weighs in on the end of Royals' winning streak, Mariners chairman and CEO Howard Lincoln opposes Forbes' recent findings, and Mike Cameron accuses Kevin Appier of throwing a spitball--which results in an exchange for the ages.
April 7, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
Derek Jeter talks dislocation and David Cone returns to the majors. Sammy Sosa on his 500th home run and George W. Bush. Bud Selig credits revenue sharing with Anaheim's World Series win. Mike Hargrove on old saws and exercise equipment, and Kevin Youkilis talks about other types of tools.
April 1, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
The Red Sox and Yankees on the aftermath of last night's mishaps, Rob Dibble has a new appreciation for performance analysis, Scott Boras discusses Josh Beckett's paralyzing fear of Jeff Torb...er...blisters, and Jose Contreras and Miguel Tejada announce plans to pull their pants up to their chests and move to Florida.
March 31, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
The miracles of revenue-sharing save the cash-strapped, small-market Angels, in the spring, a manager's fancy turns to thoughts of manufacturing runs, and we had April 5 in the pool for the first misguided comparison of performance analysis to rotisserie leagues.
March 17, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
Dusty Baker: "We can rebuild him. We can him bigger, stronger, faster, hackier."
Lee Stevens: "I feel like I've got enough production left in me to swindle a team into paying me $4 million a year. Then you too can resent me, as much as Expos fans did."
Benito Santiago: "It's ridiculous that I'm not signed until I'm 67 years old."
March 3, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
The Devil Rays look to take a page from the World Champion Angels' playbook. Lou Piniella and Art Howe like their new shortstops. Barry Bonds, on how walking is harder than hitting.
February 17, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
The week in quotes from George Brett, Lou Piniella, Lenny Dykstra and more.
February 3, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
NICE GUYS FINISH LAST
"The main factor for Craig was that he was being asked to move to a new position in the last year of his contract. We had empathy for that and we wanted to show what he has meant to the Astros over the years."
--Gerry Hunsicker, Astros general manager, on signing 37-year-old Craig Biggio
QUOTABLE CATCHERS: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
"I'm going to spring training to win a job...It would be pretty stupid for me to say, 'They've given me this job,' when I've been in the big leagues for all of six minutes."
--Josh Bard, Indians catcher
"I'm not an underwear model...I'm a baseball player. I like food. I'm building my body up to break it down during the season. If I'm going to catch 130 games this season, I've got to be strong."
--Bard, on gaining 15 pounds in the off-season
"Blocking the plate is a pride thing...I had a play against Paul Konerko last year. I went 0-for-5 that day, but I tagged him out at the plate and we beat Chicago by a run. I considered that a good day."
--Bard
January 6, 2003
by Ryan Wilkins
"I am a Bud Selig man. I consider him a good friend. he's a master at building people together. But while I'm loyal to Bud Selig, the biggest beneficiary in this whole plan are the Milwaukee Brewers. That doesn't seem quite right. I don't know how he sleeps at night sometimes." --George Steinbrenner, Yankees owner
December 16, 2002
by Ryan Wilkins
"My baseball people tell me we still have a very good team."
December 2, 2002
by Ryan Wilkins
The week in quotes, November 19-December 1.
November 18, 2002
by Ryan Wilkins
The week in quotes, featuring Omar Vizquel, Bob Melvin, Bud Selig and more.
November 11, 2002
by Ryan Wilkins
"John Henry and the Red Sox were great to me. They were willing to pay me more money than I could believe. But it's more than money, I've never been about money. I made one decision based on money in my life--when I signed with the Mets rather than go to Stanford--and I promised I'd never do it again." --Billy Beane, Athletics general manager, on turning down an offer to join the Red Sox
November 4, 2002
by Ryan Wilkins
"I think this is the biggest single move to win--to win--that this organization has made. No one (involved with the Rays) has lost the passion to win. We lost the momentum, and Lou starts that momentum, and we need that momentum." --Chuck LaMar, Devil Rays general manager, on the hiring of manager Lou Piniella
October 28, 2002
by Derek Zumsteg
"I could imagine it in my dreams, but I never thought I'd do it until now. It helped take the tension down a little bit for us, but games aren't won in the first or second inning. They're won in the ninth inning." --Barry Bonds, Giants outfielder, on homering in his first World Series at-bat
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