Philly Quotes

(on his roots) I never really thought of my neighborhood in South Philly as being a neighborhood, it was more a state of mind. For people who aren`t familiar with those kinds of places, it`s a whole different thing. Like 42nd Street in New York City is a state of mind.

Any win is important nowadays. Obviously, Philly has been playing well and their score was posted on the scoreboard before we started. They lost and we knew we had a golden opportunity to gain a game. We went out and did it. So it`s two more off the magic number, whatever it is. It`s probably 100. But nonetheless, it`s another day in the books and we gained a game.

I didn`t get a lot of awards as a player. But they did have a Bob Uecker Day Off for me once in Philly.

(Sometimes, it feels like the Marlins are. Even with their World Series rings and their spandex-clad cheerleaders the Marlins rank second to last in the N.L. in attendance. The Miami Dolphins, fresh off a four-victory season, can expect capacity crowds.) In New York, in Philly, you know they`re revved up, ... Here, it`s like the fans have a football mentality.

I listen to some of the comments on WIP - they`re playing parts of the press conference - and I can see where people would read into things. But if anyone was at the press conference, I think would sense how much I enjoyed Philly and how I loved working for those people.

John Kerry couldn`t even order a Philly cheesesteak properly.

The awe factor ended this summer, three months ago, once I first got into Philly,

Philly`s the early front-runner for the Stanley Cup. Getting Forsberg is really the icing to their cake. He has had his injury problems, and he did get hurt (last season) in Sweden, but he fits right into their mix.