Jake Peavy Quotes

I've always wanted to see a game at Fenway.

The first time I went to Fenway Park was probably 1950. It was the early '50s, and it was my father taking me to the game.

I really like Kansas City Royals stadium - Kauffman Stadium.

I miss baseball.

Yankee Stadium is a mistake: Not mine - the Giants'.

For me, there is a strong family connection to Boston and anything connected to Boston, which includes Fenway.

For years, I have been harboring memories of my first major league game at a place named Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

When you talk about the American League, you think of Fenway. When you talk about the National League, you think of Wrigley and the fan base that they have in Chicago.

I like Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. With the waterfall and things like that, I think it's pretty cool.

The first time that I ever saw Babe Ruth was in the Boston Red Sox clubhouse.

Now, you tell me, if I have a day off during the baseball season, where do you think I'll spend it? The ballpark. I still love it. Always have, always will.

I like the hot dogs at Dodger Stadium.

Ted Williams is one of the best hitters ever to play the game, and I didn't get a chance to see him play, so all I could do was read books and look at pictures.

Here's the thing: I had never been to Boston, my whole life. Probably because I'm a Yankee fan.

I grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and I'm a huge Red Sox fan. I've probably been to Fenway 40 times. I've been pretty lucky as a sports fan because the Patriots have won Super Bowls and the Red Sox have won World Series during my lifetime.

I'd love to play in a Red Sox game. It would be so awesome to actually walk out on the field and play, just for one inning. I'd also steal everything I could get my hands on in the clubhouse, which is why they won't let me do it.

I love being a Yankee, and it's hard not to. It's a special place to play.

My favorite event each year is the Yankees-Red Sox series. Love seeing passions run hot among the fans, especially when both teams are in the running for the playoffs.

I have my loyalty to the team of my youth. Everyone I knew was a Red Sox fan. The team that I grew up with was constantly the underdog but managed to prevail.

I miss the ocean; I miss Fenway.

It wasn't like it is now. But for the types of teams we had, the fans were very good here. On some Thursday afternoon games, we'd get 25,000 fans. That was remarkable. This has always been a great Red Sox city.

Having been aware of the Red Sox since the 1946 World Series, having been growled at by Ted Williams as a young reporter in 1960, having been present at the horror of 1986 and the comeback of 2004, I have seen the highs and lows of some other people's favorite team.

I'm a California Angels fan because that's the first game my dad took me to see, and they stuck with me.

I am old enough to remember every Red Sox season since 1975. Baseball is long. Baseball takes forever. It's day in, day out, for six solid months - seven if you're lucky. Winning is always fun.

When you think about Boston, Harvard and M.I.T. are the brains of the city, and its soul might be Faneuil Hall or the State House or the Old Church. But I think the pulsing, pounding heart of Boston is Fenway Park.