In 1990, weary of repetitive interviews, Phillies pitcher Don Carman posted this list of responses on his locker. “You saw the game,” he told reporters. “Take what you need.”
- I’m just glad to be here. I just want to help the club any way I can.
- Baseball’s a funny game.
- I’d rather be lucky than good.
- We’re going to take the season one game at a time.
- You’re only as good as your last game (last at-bat).
- This game has really changed.
- If we stay healthy we should be right there.
- It takes 24 (25) players.
- We need two more players to take us over the top: Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
- We have a different hero every day.
- We’ll get ’em tomorrow.
- This team seems ready to gel.
- With a couple breaks, we win that game.
- That All-Star voting is a joke.
- The catcher and I were on the same wavelength.
- I just went right at ’em.
- I did my best, and that’s all I can do.
- You just can’t pitch behind.
- That’s the name of the game.
- We’ve got to have fun.
- I didn’t have my good stuff, but I battled ’em.
- Give the guy some credit; he hit a good pitch.
- Hey, we were due to catch a break or two.
- Yes.
- No.
- That’s why they pay him _____ million dollars.
- Even I could have hit that pitch.
- I know you are, but what am I?
- I was getting my off-speed stuff over so they couldn’t sit on the fastball.
- I had my at ’em ball going today.
- I had some great plays made behind me tonight.
- I couldn’t have done it without my teammates.
- You saw it … write it.
- I just wanted to go as hard as I could as long as I could.
- I’m seeing the ball real good.
- I hit that ball good.
- I don’t get paid to hit.