“Rafael Palmeiro is a friend. He testified in public and I believe him. He's the kind of person that's going to stand up in front of the Klieg lights and say he didn't use steroids, and I believe him.”
A. Bush
“In conversation the game is, to say something new with old words. And you shall observe a man of the people picking his way along, step by step, using every time an old boulder, yet never setting his foot on an old place.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“It depends on usage. Coming out of the gate, it would be Guillermo Mota and Rafael Betancourt because of their experience. But it could also be other guys. We'll just have to see how the bullpen evolves.”
Eric Wedge
“Rafael is an unbelievable player. I think he somehow brings out the best in me, because I played some of my best tennis against him at the U.S. Open.”
James Blake
“The next race will be either the San Rafael Stakes (a Grade 2, $150,000 race Jan. 15 at Santa Anita) or your race. It's $100,000 more up there. The grade isn't important; what matters to me is another $100,000. We'll see how he's doing for the next couple of weeks and how the weather is.”
Dan Hendricks
“I figured I'd lead out and I was hoping El (Rafael) would get it to me. I knew it was good as soon as it left my hand. As a kid you practice shots like that all the time. I never thought I'd be in that situation, though.”
Anthony Nelson
“My name is Austin Smith and my favorite player is Rafael Palmeiro, period.”
Austin Smith
