Steve Garvey Quotes
Calm down. You have a job to do. I will stay out here with you as long as you want.
Clairew Smith, a young black, female sports reporter, had been insulted and demeaned when she entered the team clubhouse after the game. The Baseball Commissioner had ruled that female reporter should have access to the team clubhouse after the games just like the male reportsers. But the team managment, none the less threw her out. Most of the players were in favor of the women being allowed in an finally pesuaded the managment to relent. But just after Smith had been ejected Steve Garvey followed her out into the hallway where she was crying. Then he made this statement and he did staey with her until she could regain her composure and write her column for the day. It was this kind of behavior that made Garvey a favorite amongst everyone and especially women.
Garvey, Steve. My Bat Boy Days: Lessons I Learned from the Boys of Summer. Zondervan, 2008.
Steven Patrick Garvey is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres from 1969 to 1987. Garvey was the 1974 National League Most Valuable Player Award winner, a two-time National League Championship Series MVP (1978 and 1984), and a 10-time All-Star. He holds the National League record for consecutive games played (1,207).
