Philadelphia Phillies: 25 Best Soundbites in Phillies History

“Different people, different backgrounds, different ideals… We walk in different doors at the beginning of the day and we walk out of different doors at the end of the day, but when it is time to go out on to the field, we all go through the same door.” — Scott Rolen

In a very brief sense, that’s what the sport of baseball is all about. For most of the season, each team is composed of a roster of 25 men plus a number of coaches and other experts coming from all kinds of different walks of life, and at the end of the day, they have to work together in unison if they want to win. Great teams know how to put their differences aside and just win ball games.

Obviously, you don’t get any of that inspirational jargon, like the quote above from former Philadelphia Phillies‘ third baseman Scott Rolen without a few interesting characters on each club. For as many players who would love nothing more than to stay as far away from a camera as possible, there are those who just can’t resist jumping in front of one and grabbing a microphone, and that is where most of the great soundbites come from.

The Phillies have had their share of players who can produce a great quote come through their organization over their history, and if a reporter needed that perfect quote to complement his story, here are 25 of the best soundbites he could go to.

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