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\"Harvey<\/a>
You can always count on Harvey Kuenn for a good quote.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The following quotes were gathered by the Milwaukee Sentinel in the champagne-soaked visitors’ clubhouse. You can also read the game recap of this epic game here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Harvey Kuenn, on his visit to the mound in the eighth:<\/strong> “I was close to taking him (Sutton) out,” Keunn recalled. “But when he said he could get the next guy out, and being an honest guy like Sutton is, I certainly wasn’t going to take him out.”<\/p>\n

Ted Simmons:<\/strong> “Yesterday, I felt like my heart was wide open and I felt they were ready to pluck it out. But this morning, I woke up and just started thinking about the game. Last year (when the Brewers won the second half title of the strike season) there was an asterisk. But this is what people in this business seek. This is a credential, and I earned it. And it was the hardest thing I’ve ever earned.”<\/p>\n

Paul Molitor:<\/strong> “For the last three or four days, all I’ve been talking about is how resilient this team has been all year. If we had lost, I don’t know what I’d be saying right now. But we regrouped one more time. The home run by Robin in the first inning was just a sign to them that we weren’t going to roll over and play dead.”<\/p>\n

Bud Selig:<\/strong> “All these kids are so happy and I’m so happy for them. But we still have a long way to go, we still have the Angels in front of us.”<\/p>\n

Gorman Thomas:<\/strong> “Damn, this is why I love this game. Down to the last moment. I love it.”<\/p>\n

Paul Molitor, about Selig’s talk before the game:<\/strong> “He just came in and told us how much he loved us and if we won or lost it wouldn’t change a thing. We were loose beforehand but that just gave us a little extra incentive to win for the man. He’s lived and died with this, through the good years and all the bad years. This has to be very gratifying to him.”<\/p>\n

Harvey Kuenn on team’s chances today:<\/strong> “Honestly, there wasn’t a doubt in my mind and I don’t think there was any doubt in the minds of the guys who put on the uniform.”<\/p>\n

Jim Palmer:<\/strong> “Robin’s a fine player, but there are three or four MVP’s on that club. I don’t know why they always single him out.”<\/p>\n

Don Sutton on discussion with home plate umpire Don Denkinger prior to the bottom of the third:<\/strong> “He said that somehow a mysteriously scuffed ball had gotten into the game. He asked me not to throw it if I found one. I asked him if I was supposed to play policeman and check all the balls. He said, ‘no, he’d take care of that, but he would certainly be happy if I didn’t find anymore.’ I said, ‘Me too because they sure are hard to throw straight.'”<\/p>\n

Don Sutton on accusations:<\/strong> “I’ve never cut a baseball in my life. I’m tired of hearing this stuff. I’m the most accused and least convicted guy in America.”<\/p>\n

Don Sutton:<\/strong> “Robin Yount is the best athlete I have ever played with. He’s not an All Star, he’s not an MVP, he’s All World. I’ve played with some great people but he stands taller than the rest.”<\/p>\n

Robin Yount<\/a>, on losing the batting title to Willie Wilson by .00092 points:<\/strong> “The batting title was the last thing on my mind. There were more important things to talk about. If it was up to me, they wouldn’t have that award (MVP). One guy can’t carry a team for 162 games. The only awards that should be given in this game are team awards.”<\/p>\n

Harvey Kuenn on Don Sutton:<\/strong> “He had a sore throat this week. He took something for it and broke out in a rash. I don’t think he had a rash today though. He had a good fastball, changeup, slider and curve, but no rash.”<\/p>\n

Don Sutton:<\/strong> “I had a sore throat, I took a penicillin shot to get rid of it \u2013 something I’ve done my whole life and it kicked back on me for the first time. I took penicillin to get rid of the cold, cortisone to get rid of the penicillin and water to get rid of the cortisone. I guess you could say it was better pitching through chemistry.”<\/p>\n

Don Sutton:<\/strong> “The key thing wasn’t what I did, it was the play Benji made (in the 8th). I have thought all along that this club could win with or without me. This is the best collection of talent I’ve ever been associated with. I’m just happy to be along for this ride.”<\/p>\n

Harvey Kuenn on Yount:<\/strong> “He’s the best overall shortstop I have ever seen. There’s no question in my mind he’s MVP, and it’s just a shame he didn’t win the batting title. There are not enough words to describe him.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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