Patrick's Softball Speaks Out On . . .
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On Playing Ball . . .
"You
know, if the wind had been blowing a little harder, that one might have
gone out."
-Darin Pesta
"So Mike,
would you say that was Sosa like or McGuire like?"
-Darin Pesta, reflecting upon having finally hit his first career homerun
at the tender age of 28.
MIKE: "How
do you explain the fact that you have a batting average over .800?"
GARY: "Well,
I think I'm at my ideal playing weight"
ROCKET: "Gosh, I hit that one a long ways!"
GARY: "Ya Rob, that was the prettiest God Damn fly ball for an
out that I've ever seen."
“We're just
going to get our ass kicked today!”
-Tim Sullivan, Sunday morning of the Glencoe Tournament
“That's
the longest home run I've ever had hit off me! . . . . . (several innings
later) I stand corrected.”
-Tim Sullivan, Sunday afternoon of the Glencoe Tournament
“I hate
to lose more than I love to win. I hate to see the happiness on their
faces when they beat me.”
-Jimmy Connors, submitted by Gary Schmiesing
“John, all
we do is bring home the hardware!”
-Mike Tollefson, after clinching our second League Title
On Drinking . . .
"Why
is it that beer tastes so good on Wednesday night?"
-Beth Schmoll, #1 fan
"I can taste
my first ten beers already . . . "
-Michael Busch, anticipating the 2007 Patrick's Party
"Mommy, that
party you're going to . . . is that a beer party?"
-Allison Schmoll, age 6, inquiring about the 2007 Patrick's Party
“I, Timothy
J. Sullivan, hereby declare myself ‘Last Man Standing’ at
the 1998 Patrick's Softball after-bar party. Hail to those whom can handle
their liquor.”
-Tim Sullivan, March 15, 1998, 5:05am
"One of these
years, that party is going to kill me!"
-Loren Horsager on the Fundraiser Party
“Beer is
proof God loves us and wants us to be happy”
- Ben Franklin, submitted by Darin Pesta
On Life . . .
"Some
people claim that there's a woman to blame."
-Jimmy Buffet, professed by the team every Wednesday night for a decade