Clubhouse Quotations

It's hard to be a clubhouse guy without being a great guy. I mean, the nature of the job is, you know, you're picking up dirty clothes and you're doing all the tasks that the players - that nobody else wants to do.

In baseball, you pack your uniform in the clubhouse after a ball game, and you see it hanging up in your locker when you get to your next city.

What he's done in the clubhouse and with the young players, I can't say enough about him. His value to the ballclub goes well beyond his numbers.

Usually during the regular season, if you're starting pitcher, you're kind of walking back and forth from the clubhouse to the dugout and not really paying attention to what's going on.

We're fine, we're fine, no comments. What's in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse.

With these young guys, we have the intensity we need. It's almost like we're 10 years old playing in Little League again, but winning's more important now. It's just a lot of fun in the clubhouse now before the game and after the game.

We know we're here to win now, and that's actually great to hear when you're a player who's been around. Everybody in this clubhouse will be disappointed if we're not in the World Series, because we're not rebuilding. We're here to win now, and that's an urgency that feels great.

We're not going to use them. Making the trip for no reason, Boston is real uncomfortable, the clubhouse is small.

We have new neighborhoods and new amenities on the way. A series of new neighborhoods with a wide variety of residential offerings is in the final stages of planning and our extraordinary new waterfront beach clubhouse will soon be breaking ground.

We wanted to try to get all the way to the clubhouse and settle it on the last hole and we got there.

We were trying to get him to come back into the clubhouse where he was the greatest leader I've ever seen. He wanted to do it.

There are expectations this year. I'm not saying great expectations, but I think people are reasonably expecting us to be a lot more competitive than we've been the last couple of years. I know the guys in the clubhouse have a different feeling.

The expectations for our team have been higher every year. Our players are ready for it. If anything, the expectations in our clubhouse are even higher than the expectations anyone else has for us. That's what you live for. You want expectations to be high like they are now.

This winter we talked about getting the clubhouse back. The guys we got are clubhouse people.

No one in this clubhouse is dwelling on our record,

Ned told me that I'd really like the group of people that we have here. I thought initially that it might just be part of his sales pitch. But, it's true, he wasn't lying. That clubhouse is a very close knit group of guys that are fun to be around.

Obviously, Dr. Kremchek's reputation speaks for itself. We have (glowing) reports and reviews from us for his work with Dempster and Scott Williamson. Plus he has a general concern for players from the other clubhouse over the years whether it was a significant injury or not.

Nobody's more disappointed in the clubhouse than me right now,

On the first one, I couldn't believe it. I went running to the clubhouse and one of my friends (Tonya Estep) was watching and before I could say anything, she said she knew, she saw it,

I don't come into the clubhouse and pat guys on the (butt). They know where they can find me.

But it would not necessarily be called for since they have performed. You can look at the situation now and look at the glass half-empty or half-full. Everybody needs to be comfortable with the deal, but the city has to let the developer follow its own path. It's been conveyed to the council previously that the clubhouse wouldn't proceed unless the hotel did. As of right now they're not bothering with the hotel until they can get the deed changed.

I feel very positive. No matter how bleak it might look, this clubhouse is going to stay positive.

I feel more accepted in this clubhouse this year. I feel like I'm one of the guys in here now. And last year, it wasn't their fault, it was my fault. I was one person trying to get to know 100 people. You're going to have a better rapport with people in your second year than your first, this is a more comfortable feeling.

From the time I was 3, I wanted to be a major-league player. To accomplish that at 35, get my name on my jersey, be in the clubhouse with major-league players, see my family for the first time in three months, be in my home state and pitch the day I got called up, was incredible.

I get the feeling from the dugout and from the clubhouse that a lot of guys are still confident.

He was around every day in the clubhouse in Minnesota and was in spring training all the time. He was just a joy. He was fun and he was happy every day.

He has a very consistent personality. Some guys, you can walk into the clubhouse and tell who's hot and who's not by whether they're grumpy or not.

He is a genuine, good guy, one of the best teammates that you can have. He lights up a clubhouse with a smile like Cliff Floyd has, and he has it every day. Some players are jerks, but it is fun to root for him. His homers kill the other team, and he does it with a smile on his face.

He is a clutch player, a class athlete, he's great in the clubhouse and he has three Super Bowl rings. He just adds stature to your team.

He'd probably acknowledge he took that approach in big-league camp. But he's really become more comfortable with his surroundings in the clubhouse and on the field.

Today I was in the clubhouse and we were watching the highlights. You do get goose bumps. But in the meanwhile, you've got to be careful. No matter what you do today, just prepare yourself for tomorrow. Don't get too cocky.

We sustained damage to the outfield fence. Both the center field and the right field fence had damage. The clubhouse and the soccer field also took some blows.

He's a clubhouse leader, great for young players to be around, knows how to play the game, accepts his role willingly and does it as well as any of the other top flight guys that come off benches and play, that you can think of. What's there not to like about this guy?

He?s a good kid, works hard and has a good work ethic. You look in our clubhouse and he fits in very well.

He's having a lot of fun. He said they have a pretty good chemistry in the clubhouse and all they talk about is just win. That's what it's all about in the World Classic. I wish the best for them.

He's getting to the clubhouse before a lot of guys wake up. He's definitely on a mission. You can tell just by the way he's working that it's going to be a special year for him.

He's fun to be around in the clubhouse -- a real character. Dewy is just ... Dewy. He's hard to explain. He keeps the game free and easy by just being himself.

He was just incredible. My locker was next to his from day one when I got called up. There was just a way about him. He didn't get a moment's peace, and in a baseball clubhouse that's a sign everyone loves you.

He was in the clubhouse before the game. He was really easy to speak to. He dressed well. He was a peach of a guy.

He wanted to prove something to us. He was saying 'You might have given up on us once but I'm going to show you.' We're glad to have him back, and he's going to be a big part of our team. He's an inspiration to our clubhouse chemistry, and I'm big on that.

He comes into the clubhouse and says hello but doesn't put any pressure on you, ... It makes you feel good and inspires you to keep working.

Greenies have been part of the clubhouse culture longer than card games.

I think it's going to be awesome. I don't think there's any other way to put it. Emotions will be running high. All the guys in this clubhouse know what we have, and other people are starting to pay attention, so we'll just have to go out and prove it.

I think the pool and clubhouse at Northgate are important,

I think the pitchers threw the ball a little better today, and that's always encouraging. It's just a buildup. I didn't learn anything today, though, that I didn't already know. But it is definitely a way to gauge where we are. So now we go forward from here. The enthusiasm and attitude around the clubhouse is high.

I thought he'd be hitting balls Monday morning at the golf course, because it's a tough course to finish on and it's a major championship. If anything, just him being there at the clubhouse and being seen might have affected the way they played on Monday.

It is going to be funny for me to go into the clubhouse in Vero Beach and not know half the players. In fact, I really wish we had the names on the back of the uniforms more than ever this year.

It happened very quickly. I didn't make good pitches and I left the ball up. It's very disappointing. The team put a lot of confidence in me, giving the ball in this situation. Everyone in that clubhouse was confident. But we aren't going to walk away hanging out heads.

It is hard to describe what he meant to this team and this organization. As a teammate, he was the best -- No.1. Having him at the tail end of games and having his mentality in the clubhouse was everything.

I went into spring training that first year (with the Cubs) in '82 and No. 23 was hanging up in my locker, ... I thought it was kind of an odd number. I believe I asked for 14 and (former Cubs clubhouse manager Yosh Kawano) totally turned me down and said that number's been taken and retired.

I think there's a spirit in that clubhouse that, hopefully, one by one, our fans our going to pick up on as well. I think our fans are going to be proud of this team and that's probably as important as anything in the long run.

I remember when replay first came to TV. I can't remember who it was now, but a manager came out to beef about a call, and I ran him. He said he was going back into the clubhouse and watch replay. I told him, 'Go ahead. I am the replay.'

other than to say that in this clubhouse ... there are some very good leaders and I think their influence in this situation will be very helpful.

Pitch the ball, catch it and put it into play, you're going to have to show me that it doesn't work, because I've seen it work. We have the components in this clubhouse to make it work, I really believe that.

Spring Training is about playing, and we will be playing, so I don't think it will affect us that way. Maybe it could have an effect on managers and general managers, because all the players won't be together in the clubhouse and they might not have enough time to see everybody.

Look at him. He's the first one on the field, just a total pro. From the day he got here, he didn't have a big-league attitude. I expected maybe a Barry Bonds kind of scene, with the hype and the entourage, but Vlad is all about business. He would have fit in perfectly in that clubhouse over there.

I think I may have to warm up earlier next time. Actually, the clock in the clubhouse was eight minutes slow and I got to the bullpen a little late. I'll be ready next time.

I think he's a much better player than I anticipated, ... Just being around him every day and seeing what he brings to the table, to the clubhouse and to the field. Just the way he goes about his business.

I think his personality in the clubhouse and his ability to communicate with the pitchers will be good. That's not taking anything away from Josh. Josh brought a ton of communication with the pitchers and he did an excellent job with that, communicating back and forth. I know Dougie really well. He's a very good friend a great teammate.

Just him being there at the clubhouse and being seen might have affected the way they played on Monday.

We'll also operate a clubhouse and skilled-care facility. These different types of construction can be more or less spread out and the heights of the buildings will also be different.

That was some violent, violent weather. We're sitting in the clubhouse watching on TV and wondering, 'What in the world is happening? Is this really a tornado? It was like, 'Wow.

That was a huge day for Canada. Everybody in the clubhouse was jumping around. They kept playing that ball Utley hit.

I wasn't really concerned about the people outside the clubhouse and organization. I wanted to develop a reputation with my teammates. I wanted them to respect me. No matter how hard you play or what you do, you can't control what people on the outside think.

You kind of get nervous when you come in and see everyone around a new team and you're not sure what kind of clubhouse it is. I knew it was going to be a good clubhouse, but I didn't know it was going to be this good.

We're building a new clubhouse and a driving range. Our current clubhouse has been there since 1895, and we're getting a bigger membership.

We have some guys that should get keys to the clubhouse because they beat the clubhouse guys here. It's a little bit different, because we've got some hard-working guys. They influence the other guys, and that's a positive effect.

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We don't have to go out and set the world on fire. We've got good veterans in this clubhouse who will work with us.

We still have a lot of fight in the clubhouse and plan on playing in the postseason.

Was it worth the wait or what? Forty-four years is a long time everybody, but I tell you what -- it's all worth it. It's bittersweet right now. It feels great. We love you guys very much. It's an unbelievable feeling right now for everybody in that clubhouse and you guys should enjoy it just as much as we are.

There are areas of the clubhouse that have been off limits and will remain off limits. I don't see them going into the trainers' room.

Well, there is a lot of discussion about that in our clubhouse and hopefully in the future we can get that rectified. It's a shame that that happens, but that's the way it is right now. We've got to deal with it.

We can't wait for tomorrow. We're a step closer to what we're trying to accomplish here. I know nobody in this clubhouse wants to go to Atlanta. We'd like to have that day off. We're going to try to do everything we can to win tomorrow. All of our energy is going to go into tomorrow.

When people finish a round of golf, they want to come into a nice clubhouse with their friends. Because of the age and condition of the building, we haven't been able to offer that.

We sat in the clubhouse and watched the fog roll out and roll back in, ... They kept telling us every 15 minutes. I think the hardest part was trying to figure out what time we actually were going.

We sat in the clubhouse and watched the fog roll out and back in, ... The hardest part was figuring out when we were going to go. It's just been a long day.

We think we have some pretty talented people that can help us do the things we need to do, and they've been good out in the clubhouse up to this point. We'll wait and see. It's going to be a long year, but up to this point, it seems like there's a nice flow going.

(Fielder) has been in a major league clubhouse his whole life. He's not awed or wide-eyed by this. He knew he was destined.

The Grand Clubhouse is already under construction. The moment our first residents move in, which should be early summer, we want them to enjoy the lifestyle and have a gathering place to meet new friends.

We had to answer to the media after the game, no matter what. There were obviously a lot of games last year, more than any in the past, that I would have rather just gone home as soon as the game ended, just sneak out of the clubhouse and not even show my face, but that's not the way you're supposed to do it. You've got to be a professional, and that's part of it. That's how I was taught when I came up.

This whole clubhouse could be different, ... I don't even know where to start.

This team is probably a little more carefree, a little more willing to joke around in front of the media. They have a lot of fun in the clubhouse here, it's always loud in the clubhouse here.

To have that guy in your clubhouse four or five more years shows the loyalty of the organization. The chemistry of this team is great, and to have something like this happen, where you know things are going to be set for a while, it shows the commitment and helps build that chemistry.

Viz is another guy that I think is great with not only the Latino guys but he's also great for guys like me. Anybody can draw on his wealth of experience. They set a standard for the right way to play the game and the right way to conduct yourself in the clubhouse and on the field. Their example is very important.

We feel like we are building from the clubhouse out. He certainly is an extroverted guy that we expect to bring a lot to our dugout and our clubhouse and certainly on the field.

You have to recognize that the fans here are very supportive. I've been around long enough to understand the frustration level. I've obviously been here longer than some of our guys. They want it as much as the guys in the clubhouse want it.

This new clubhouse will be the centerpiece of the Legends at Forest Lakes and will become a major meeting, banquet and dining facility.

We had so many veteran players and to be in that clubhouse before the hubbub, ... Instead of throwing champagne, the guys were sitting down, in case (manager Walter) Alston wanted to say something.

Everybody in this clubhouse wants to be in that situation with the game on the line, with the bat in their hands. I was fortunate to come up with guys on base.

Every team needs people like that. It's not just what he does as a third base coach, and I happen to be believe he's very good at what he does. Having this guy as a buffer between my office and the clubhouse ... that's huge.

Everyone thinks the clubhouse had problems last year. We didn't have problems. It was just frustration because we weren't playing well. That's when trouble starts.

As soon as you walk in that clubhouse and see all those great names (it's serious). It's going to be tough to put that team together again.

Are you kidding me? Tiger Woods leaves the PGA Championship on Sunday night to go home even though he was the leader in the clubhouse and eligible for a potential playoff the following morning? What is Monday the day the recycle bins are picked up at Isleworth?

Eric brings a lot of energy to the field and the clubhouse every day and I know our fans are going to enjoy the enthusiasm with which he plays the game.

Even if it's below .500, and we get to the postseason, if we go out there and do something special, then I think people will forget about it, ... We've got nothing to lose. Whatever our record is, nobody expects much of us. As long as 25 guys in the clubhouse do, that's all that matters.

There's really not one person in this clubhouse we could have been without,

There's probably a lot of kids confused in that (Pirates') clubhouse right now because they don't know what's going on.

There's still work that needs to be done. You want to throw in the towel? Then go home and we'll get somebody else that's willing to work, but I refuse to believe the guys in the clubhouse are going to do so.

Is Oliver Perez important to us? And Kip Wells? Sure, they are. But we've got a whole clubhouse full of guys that are important to us.