Bob Carpenter Quotations

One third of building, the roof peeled back and everything caved in. It was destroyed.

He went into the locker room, changed from his uniform into a coat and tie and was on the air that night.

Here in Charlotte County, Monday and Tuesday the kids are off and we had a full, which causes us problems.

He is such a great personality in Cardinal lore.

I think it's a thrill for the fans to be able to see major league ball players close up.

We have to take each case at a time. He's not going anywhere.

We have some of the future, we have some of the present and we have some of the past as far as Cardinals baseball goes here. It's really neat to have a nice group of guys with us.

Wal-Mart has the finest security in the area. But when you have such high volumes of people, it's bound to happen. But people need to be cautious. Crooks know its easy pickings because so many leave their purses unattended while shopping. I see it all the time when I'm there.

UC had not narrowed it down to the Central Valley yet, and guys from Redding to Chula Vista were promoting their cities. I remember Sonny Bono promoting Palm Springs.

This was pretty substantial, the fact that they got 10 cases of beer to wash down all the food they were going to eat someplace.

At this point it's still under investigation. They think she might be homeless in Sarasota County. We need to get a hold of her.

I've been on the caravan for probably 10 years or more. The great thing about Cardinals baseball is everywhere we go people just love this team.

The school is no longer the center of social life. Kids are either working to help their families or hanging on the street corner.

Right now, the system is in dire straits. Lake Okeechobee is a chocolate mess. Everybody understands that.

Stores have got to stop leaving cash in the business they do this all the time. There's a lot of cash and they seem to know it.

This isn't particularly different than any other campaign you might run.

This building was designed as a category two and since Charley came through, the county worked on it. It is now a category five building. That roof has been strengthened beyond belief.

This guy had just some unbelievable seasons coming out of the bullpen.

It seems like yesterday we started. It's been 17 years, and worth every minute.

It's terribly disappointing. Carol has been a part of the campus before it even existed. I don't think this campus would exist if it weren't for Carol.

It seemed like the whole world was caving in on him.

It was like -- oh my God, I can't believe it. So everybody came out and there were kids lying on the ground, running all over the place.

The celebration's over. Now we get to educate.

I'm sure you'll see a lot more charges. They're just beginning to scratch the surface.

I had mixed emotions (about leaving) at first, but no regrets now. Had I stayed in St. Louis, I might not even have a job next year.

If Scott could play somewhere around 150 games, I think we'd have a good chance of getting back to the World Series.

In this case, we had elderly people. There wasn't much they could do except hide in there.