“It's awful hard to repeat, but this weekend is what baseball is all about, ... Go Sox!”
Wade Boggs
“It will be a few weeks yet before balls start crashing into this backstop, but for the Red Sox, baseball and spring training are right around the corner.”
Charles Steinberg
“It was disappointing. I love being a baseball player. I love the city. I loved being a Red Sox. But it's a business. They do what they do to benefit the team.”
Bronson Arroyo
“If anything prepares you to be president, it's being a Red Sox fan.”
Senator John Kerry
“The White Sox (early 60s) are rightly called the 'Hitless Wonders' -- their idea of offense is a walk, an error and a hurricane.”
Joe Garagiola
“[Could Johnny Damon envision himself in Yankees pinstripes?] I know what I mean to the Red Sox, and I would love to end my career here, ... I can't even think about it until I'm out of a Red Sox uniform.”
Johnny Damon
“[Johnny Damon , the Red Sox' center fielder who is in the final year of his contract, said he and his agent are waiting to hear from the team to begin talks on a contract extension.] I'd like to finish up my career here and get locked up for a long time, ... I know it's always been Red Sox policy to wait until after the season, but that can get hairy. I don't want to be looking over my shoulder at the All-Star break and thinking, 'OK, what's going on here.' ”
