Ron Santo Quotes


Ron Santo

The Cardinals built their ballpark around their team -- they had speed,

I know when we were ahead by eight games, I still felt we were ahead by eight inches, ... You`re doing everything you can and things just aren`t going your way. There`s nothing you can do about it.

It was against the Pirates and it was about 50 degrees,

I know getting inducted into the Hall of Fame had to be something, but that flag is going to be hanging there after everybody is gone.

I felt great, everybody felt good,

I`ll talk about the `69 Cubs, but I feel bad about what`s happening to the White Sox. Instead of talking about how they might lose it, let`s talk about how good they are and how they are going to win it.

I truly believe the White Sox are going to win it,

He`s a Cub, there`s no doubt about it. Not only is he a great ballplayer and a Hall of Famer, but he`s a Chicago Cub.

Oh, they`ll go back, absolutely. Absolutely. Hey, they didn`t stop coming, and that`s a big thing.

I`ve always loved this stadium, ... I`m going to miss it. I didn`t like the turf, but the atmosphere was fabulous. You always felt like it was baseball here.






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