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I'm a firm believer in going out and playing my hardest. I'm doing my job. As long as I am doing my best, I shouldn't take a bow because I am doing my job.

Turk Wendell
New York Mets
Pitcher

I notice the mounted police are circling the field along with German shepherds to keep the fans from storming the diamond. All of a sudden, one of the horses makes a "deposit" on the turf and I thought, "If I don't get Wilson out, that's what I'll be in this town." Then I noticed one of the dogs and thought, "K-9 Corps -- that's what I need, a K in the 9th!"

While pitching for Philadelphia in 1980, on striking out Willie Wilson of Kansas City in Game 6 of the World Series to give the first World Championship to the Phillies

Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw
New York Mets
Pitcher

We actually like their team. Well, at least 24 of the guys.

Commenting on the New York Yankees and Roger Clemens before the 2000 World Series.

Todd Pratt
New York Mets
Catcher

For anybody to think less of us because we're a wild card, it's ridiculous. That's a non-issue. Our goal was to get in the playoffs, no matter how we did it. We figured then we'd have a one-in-eight shot of winning it all. Now it's down to a one-in-two shot.

Upon the Mets winning the 2000 NL pennant as a wild card team

Dennis Cook
New York Mets
Pitcher

It's amazing how what was three hours of great pitching can be ruined in the course of three to four minutes.

On losing Game 5 of the 2000 World Series to the Yankees on a single in the 9th inning

Alois Terry "Al" Leiter
New York Mets
Pitcher
Contributed by: Mag

I remember one game when a Met pitcher was losing his stuff. I said to Casey, "This guy's getting clobbered," and Casey said, "I know, I want him to go nine innings so I can get rid of him tomorrow."

When he was bench coach for the Mets under manager Casey Stengel

Wesley Noreen "Wes" Westrum
New York Mets
Manager

He had Whitey Ford's stuff and Edsel Ford's luck.

On pitching teammate Ken MacKenzie

Don Richard "Richie" Ashburn
New York Mets
OF
HOF 1995

Either he throws the fastest ball I've ever seen, or I'm going blind.

On Sandy Koufax

Don Richard "Richie" Ashburn
New York Mets
OF
HOF 1995

Don't bother, Case; he didn't touch first either.

To manager Casey Stengel who had come out of the dugout to argue the call against Marv Throneberry that he hadn't touched second base upon hitting a triple

In 1962
Solomon Joseph "Solly" Hemus
New York Mets
Third Base Coach

Ya gotta believe!

In 1973 when the Mets won their second NL pennant

Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw
New York Mets
Pitcher

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