Crafty left-hander Don Carman is a frizzled veteran who has
heard his share of locker room interviews.
And what he's heard, mostly, were cliches. Even from his own
mouth.
"It occurred to me that all over baseball, guys were saying
the same thing," The Phillies' reliever said Thursday.
During interviews, he said, "I've found myself thinking that,
boy, I've said this a thousand times before."
So he typed up a list of his favorites and hung it over his
Veterans Stadium locked, topped with this invitation to reporters:
"You saw the game... Take what you need."
1. I'm just glad to be here. I just want to help the club anyway
I can.
2. Baseball's a funny game.
3. I'd rather be lucky than good.
4. We're going to take the season one game at a time.
5. You're only as good as your last game (last at-bat).
6. This game has really changed.
7. If we stay healthy, we should be right there.
8. It takes 24 (25) players.
9. We need two more players to take us over the top: Babe Ruth
and Lou Gehrig.
10. We have a different hero every day.
11. We'll get 'em tomorrow.
12. This team seems ready to gel.
13. With a couple breaks, we win that game.
14. That All-Star voting is a joke.
15. The catcher and I were on the same wavelength.
16. I just went right at 'em
17. I did my best and that's all I can do.
18. You just can't pitch behind.
19. That's the name of the game.
20. We've got to have fun.
21. I didn't have my good stuff, but I battled 'em.
22. Give the guy some credit; he hit a good pitch.
23. Hey, we were due to catch a break.
24. Yes.
25. No.
26. That's why they pay him xxx million dollars.
27. Even I could have hit that pitch.
28. I know you are but what am I?
29. I was getting my off-speed stuff over so they couldn't sit on
the fastball.
30. I had my at 'em ball going today.
31. I had some great plays made behind me tonight.
32. I couldn't have done it without my teammates.
33. You saw it... write it.
34. I just wanted to go as hard as I could as long as I could.
35. I'm seeing the ball real good.
36. I hit that ball good.
37. I don't get paid to hit.