"As a hitter it was hard,
it changed my style. I used to hit more home runs early, but this
stadium took that notion away, I became more of a slap hitter
in this park because the ballpark sort of dictated it."Busch Stadium:
"As a hitter it was hard,
it changed my style. I used to hit more home runs early, but this
stadium took that notion away, I became more of a slap hitter
in this park because the ballpark sort of dictated it."-Lou Brock
Colt Stadium:
"I don't care what ballpark
they ever talk about as being the hottest place on the face of
the earth,Colt Stadium was it. There was just no relief, no place
to hide. It was the hottest stadium that ever existed."-Rusty Staub
County Stadium:
" When you're playing, you
think County Stadium and all the other ballparks will last forever.
But then you find out that they don't."-Cecil Cooper
Fenway Park:
"I feel like I'm turning my
back on an old friend."-Carlton Fisk
"I loved Fenway. When you
came to the ballpark, to me it was like being at home. It was
just like going to your home."-Carl Yastrzemski
"Management assumes no
liability for damage or injury resulting from baseballs that may
be hit out of the ballpark."-Boston Red Sox
Polo Grounds:
"To hell with it. This place messed
up more good hitters than any park in history."-Duke Snyder
Riverfront Stadium:
" This has been
a great home for us."-Johnny Bench
Shibe Park (Connie Mack Stadium):
"Connie Mace Stadium had character.
It looked like a ballpark. It smelled like a ballpark. It had
a feeling and a heartbeat, a personality that was all baseball."-Richie Ashburn
Tiger Stadium:
"My first impression was when we
came into the old train station. I was sitting by Johnny Pesky,
and he said that we'd be passing by the stadium on our way in.
It looked almost like a battleship from the outside."-Al Kaline
Veterans Stadium:
"I stand at the plate in the Vet
and I don't honestly know whether I'm in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati,
St. Louis, or Philly. They all look alike."-Richie Hebner
Wrigley Field:
"I hate this place. Wrigley Field
is the worst setting there is to play baseball in."-Bill Buckner
"Wrigley Field
is one of the most beautiful spots on Earth."-Ernie Banks
"An afternoon
at Wrigley is the greatest buy in the country. It's sitting in
the sun, drinking a few beers, and telling a few lies. You can't
beat the price of entertainment."-Bill Veeck
Yankee Stadium:
"Some ball yard ."-Babe Ruth
"When I came up to the
Yanks from Newark at the end of the 1946 season, I took one look
at the stadium and thought: Geez, what a big place."-Yogi Berra