Red Schoendienst Quotations

When I was playing, there were only eight teams in each league, and you didn't have any playoffs.

When there were just eight teams in each of the big leagues, I was always told, 'It's hard to come up, but it's just hard to stay in the big leagues.' That's because there's always somebody. The Cardinals had so many minor league clubs and had so many good ballplayers.

I managed Dal Maxvill, and he's now our general manager. I managed Bob Gibson. He's a broadcaster. Tim McCarver. Bill White. Nellie Briles. He used to be a broadcaster. I tried to count them up one time.

Going from that old ballpark it was a real old one and coming over here was something. It was really a pleasure.

Look at all the memories we have here. I'm just glad we get to come back for some more baseball.

You always believed that as good as you knew you were, there was always somebody who could take your place. I tried to work as hard as I could to make sure that didn't happen.

There are a lot of memories here, no doubt. I managed the first big-league game here. Not that I could say it'll be sad. I'll be looking forward to the new ballpark.

There's nothing to it. Baseball isn't that tough to play.

I've put in 63 years now in the big leagues as a player, coach, manager. And now just being around these young guys, it keeps you going pretty good.

This is still a good-looking park. But the new stadium will be better for the fans. It's not like we're going to another state or another city. We're going next door. I look at it as progress.

There's a lot of memories here. No question about it.

I've had a good time here in baseball. I love baseball. That's why I'm still around.

I'm not much of a jewelry man. I don't even wear a watch half the time.

I'm just the same as anybody else now. To get TB again, I'd have to go out and catch a whole new case of it. Let's forget about it. I'm a ballplayer.

I just like still being around, seeing who's who and keeping up with what's going on.

I don't like to compare clubs or players from way back. It's different today. Your ballparks are better. In the days when I played, we had eight teams in each league. Now you have more.