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I never saw a ball hit so hard before or since. It's probably still going.

When pitching for Pittsburgh in 1935 against Babe Ruth who was then with the Braves, describing the home run he gave up, Ruth's last career dinger, which sailed over the roof of Forbes Field

Guy Terrell Bush
Chicago Cubs
Pitcher

I kind of look at it like an odometer. It just kind of rolls over. So now it's at one year instead of 101.

Upon the Cubs being mathematically eliminated from post-season contention, making it official that they'll go 101 years without a World Series title

09/30/2009
Ryan Dempster
Chicago Cubs
Pitcher

I've seen all the best players of the past twenty years and no one's been better than Joe. I never tired of watching him bat. It was a pleasure to see him swing and when he hit the ball there was a ring to it that pleased the ear.

On former teammate "Shoeless" Joe Jackson

Edward Trowbridge "Eddie" Collins, Sr.
Chicago White Sox
2B

Joe Jackson hit the ball harder than any man that ever played in the big leagues, and I don't except Babe Ruth.

On former teammate "Shoeless" Joe Jackson

Edward Augustine "Big Ed" Walsh
Chicago White Sox
Pitcher

My assumption is that I'm probably going to face the best left-hander on somebody's team with guys on base and their chance for glory. I'm going to go try to get that guy out, and if I do my job, nobody will notice. If I don't, I'll read about it in the paper.

Upon being acquired by the White Sox prior to the 2011 season and discussing his possible role as a situational reliever

William McDaniel "Will" Ohman
Chicago White Sox
Left-Handed Relief Pitcher

The number of times a catcher is injured in a season is surprising. At one time in 1909, for example, George Gibson of the Pittsburgh Pirates had black and blue marks imprinted by nineteen foul tips upon his body, a damaged hand, a bruise on his hip six inches square where a thrown bat had struck, and three spike cuts. Yet he had not missed a game and was congratulating himself on his "luck."

In 1910
John Joseph "Johnny" Evers
Chicago Cubs
2B
HOF 1947

I'll have to get nervous all over again.

When his first opening day start was postponed to the next day due to weather

April 10, 1959
Robert Carl "Bob" Anderson
Chicago Cubs
Pitcher

I liked when he didn't talk for about an inning and a half. Then all of a sudden, he'd be like, "The 2-2." You were like, "Where were the other 15 pitches?"

Commenting on growing up listening to White Sox broadcaster Hawk Harrelson

Jeffrey Alan "Jeff" Samardzija
Chicago Cubs
Pitcher

Give me a new ball. One you can see.

After an opposing player drew a walk, to home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott after which Pierzynski was promptly ejected from the game

Anthony John "A.J." Pierzynski
Chicago White Sox
Catcher

There are people back home washing cars who did that to me.

After the first 4-strikeout game of his major league career, when asked by reporters if it had ever happened to him before

Ronald Dale "Ron" Kittle
Chicago White Sox
LF

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