“There’s nothing wrong with this team that more pitching, more fielding and more hitting couldn’t help.”
Bill Buckner
“If I managed the Cubs, I’d be an alcoholic.”
Whitey Herzog
“Noise pollution can’t be that much of a problem. There’s nothing to cheer about.”
State rep. John F. Dunn, arguing for the installation of lights at Wrigley Field
“It’s hard to put your finger on it. You have to have a dullness of mind and spirit to play here. I went through pyschoanalysis and that helped me deal with my Cubness.”
Jim Brosnan, former Cubs pitcher:
“It’s easier for most Latin guys and it’s easier for most minority people because most of us come from heat,” Baker said. “You don’t find too many brothers in New Hampshire and Maine and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan…. We were brought over here for the heat, right? Isn’t that history? Weren’t we brought over because we could take the heat?”
Dusty Baker from USA Today article: 07/07/03