Padres Quotes #2.

It’s been awhile since I did the first segment of “Padres Quotes,” so I decided to do a part two and kick it off with one of my favorite all-time baseball quotes. Rest in peace, Professor. You were one of the good ones…

“If you have baseball in your soul, it doesn’t go away. It’s there forever.”Dick Enberg


“That’s the longest I’ve been on the field in some time.”Kurt Bevacqua after taking part in the infamous 1984 brawl with the Braves


“When I was a kid, man, my dad used to buy me the Ted Williams glove at Sears with the Ted Williams shoes with the eight stripes on them. I used to play little league, and I was Ted Williams-ed out.”Tony Gwynn


“I feel sorry for teams who don’t have what we have.”Jake Peavy on Trevor Hoffman

“Rickey is ok with this as long as Rickey knows when Rickey is going to play”Rickey Henderson on sharing time in left field with Greg Vaughn during the 1996 season

Padres Quotes #1.

One of the more popular segments I do over at 90 Feet of Perfection, is my “Baseball Quotes” posts. I figured, why not do the same thing here on The 5.5 Hole but related to the Padres and San Diego baseball. Enjoy!

Matt Kemp Padres Brown“Anything Tony Gwynn Sr. wore, I wanna wear.”Matt Kemp on the Padres brown uniforms

TIm Flannery Padres
“Not a chance, you go to hell for wearing that uniform!”Tim Flannery, when asked if he’d ever take a job with the Dodgers

Dick Williams Padres
“My first thought was, ‘Some of these guys have better control than my starting pitchers.’ My second thought was, ‘We’re dead.”Dick Williams on rock throwing Tiger fans after the 1984 World Series

Mark Grant Padres
“Just when you think you got this game licked, the baseball gods will creep up on you and bring you to your knees.”Mark Grant

Jack McKeon Padres
“If you don’t pick Tony Gwynn, all of you are fired.”Jack McKeon, on drafting Gwynn