“Geez, what are you guys all doing here? I thought I traded all of you guys.” — Allard Baird, Royals GM, joking while walking through the clubhouse just after the trading deadline
MONKEYS EQUALS WINNING
“You have to respect the monkey, that’s for sure. Every time he peeks his little head out, something happens for them. You got to respect him or kidnap him, one or the other.”
–Desi Relaford, Mariners infielder, on playing at Edison Field