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June 3rd, 2009

June 03, 2009 — The banal media interview. Don Carman, pitcher for the Phillies, had a particularly creative solution for it. He created an “at-a-glance” reference list of 37 of the handiest responses, which he posted at his locker. Perusing the list, one wonders if Carman had been inspired by the movie, “Bull Durham.”

Crash Davis: It’s time to work on your interviews.
Ebby Calvin LaLoosh: My interviews? What do I gotta do?
Crash Davis: You’re gonna have to learn your clichés. You’re gonna have to study them, you’re gonna have to know them. They’re your friends. Write this down: “We gotta play it one day at a time.”
Ebby Calvin LaLoosh: Got to play… it’s pretty boring.
Crash Davis: ‘Course it’s boring, that’s the point. Write it down.
Nuke: Jesus.
Crash: Write, write—”I just wanta give It my best shot and, Good Lord willing, things’ll work out.”
Nuke: “…Good Lord willing, things’ll work out.”

You can find “the list” and other interesting facts about Don Carman at Baseball Almanac. Enjoy! . . .Your friend in baseball.

1.  I’m just glad to be here. I just want to help the club any way I can.
2.  Baseball’s a funny game.
3.  I’d rather be lucky than good.
4.  We’re going to take the season one game at a time.
5.  You’re only as good as your last game (last at-bat).
6.  This game has really changed.
7.  If we stay healthy we should be right there.
8.  It takes 24 (25) players.
9.  We need two more players to take us over the top: Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig.
10. We have a different hero every day.
11. We’ll get ‘em tomorrow.
12. This team seems ready to gel.
13. With a couple breaks, we win that game.
14. That All-Star voting is a joke.
15. The catcher and I were on the same wavelength.
16. I just went right at ‘em.
17. I did my best and that’s all I can do.
18. You just can’t pitch behind.
19. That’s the name of the game.
20. We’ve got to have fun.
21. I didn’t have my good stuff, but I battled ‘em.
22. Give the guy some credit; he hit a good pitch.
23. He (we) were due to catch a break or two.
24. Yes.
25. No.
26. That’s why they pay him _____ million dollars.
27. Even I could have hit that pitch.
28. I know you are but what am I?
29. I was getting my off-speed stuff over so they couldn’t sit on the fastball.
30. I had my at ‘em ball going today.
31. I had some great plays made behind me tonight.
32. I couldn’t have done it without my teammates.
33. You saw it… write it.
34. I just wanted to go as hard as I could as long as I could.
35. I’m seeing the ball real good.
36. I hit that ball good.
37. I don’t get paid to hit.

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