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Fact is, I've got so much speed today, I'll burn the catcher's glove up if I don't do something.

As he poured a bucket of ice water over his pitching arm before a game

George Edward "Rube" Waddell
Philadelphia Athletics
Pitcher
HOF 1946

I would walk down the lockers and Tug would see me coming and announce real loudly, "L.C., are you pitching today?" I'd say "Yes." And he'd shout, "So am I!" That was the ritual.

On teammate (1975-83) and former Phillies relief pitcher Tug McGraw

June 29, 2003
Larry Richard "L.C." Christenson
Philadelphia Phillies
Starting Pitcher

I've never seen a crowd leave a no-hitter early.

Countering the claim that offense has taken over the game of baseball

Terry Mulholland
Philadelphia Phillies
Pitcher

We were given bats instead of rattles.

The Hall-Of-Famer on his upbringing in Cleveland with brothers Frank, Jim, Joe and Tom, all of whom also played in the major leagues

Edward James "Ed" Delahanty
Philadelphia Phillies
OF
HOF 1945; a.k.a. "Big Ed"

Hell, no. If I could have cut that hit into singles, I'd lead the whole damn league.

Upon being congratulated after hitting a tremendous home run in St. Louis, with Mike Donlin, then with the Cardinals, telling him, "That's one you can be proud of, Ed."

Edward James "Ed" Delahanty
Philadelphia Phillies
OF
HOF 1945; a.k.a. "Big Ed"

It's going to be the greatest break you've ever had.

To Hall of Fame third baseman George Kell upon trading him to Detroit in 1946, Kell's third full season in the majors

Cornelius Alexander "Connie Mack" McGillicuddy
Philadelphia Athletics
Manager
HOF 1937

Pitchers! I wanted them dead.

The 20-season Hall of Famer reflecting aggressively on his .334 career batting average

Aloysius Harry "Al" Simmons
Philadelphia Athletics
OF
HOF 1953

Wasn't that curious? As long as I was on the staff with him, in a sense competing with him, he wouldn't tell me that I was tipping my curve.

On pitcher Schoolboy Rowe who was Roberts' teammate for two years and, only upon Rowe's retirement from baseball, telling Roberts that he was giving his curveball away

After the 1949 season
Robin Evan Roberts
Philadelphia Phillies
Pitcher
HOF 1976

You ignorant ill-bred foreigners. If you don't like the way I'm doing things out there, why don't you just pack up and go back to your own countries.

In 1910
Charles Albert "Chief" Bender
Philadelphia Athletics
Pitcher

Even Napoleon had his Watergate.

Commenting on his team's ten-game losing streak

Daniel Leonard "Danny" Ozark
Philadelphia Phillies
Manager

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