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The following quotes were taken by the Milwaukee Sentinel on the field and in the clubhouse following the Milwaukee Brewers’ 4-3 win over the California Angels today to advance to the World Series. Recap of the game can be found here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Cecil Cooper's seventh inning hit was the focus of conversation, but there were multiple heros on this day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cecil Cooper on seventh inning hit:<\/strong> “When I walked up there all I could think about was getting another chance. You have to go up there thinking about staying under control, going the other way. I thought I might see (left hander Andy) Hassler in that situation.”<\/p>\n

Cecil Cooper:<\/strong> “I’m just so excited I got a base hit and we won. It took me away from being a goat.”<\/p>\n

Cecil Cooper:<\/strong> “For a minute I thought it would be caught because when you hit line drives they have a tendency to hang, especially with the wind blowing in like it was. I was motioning for it to go down. It got down.”<\/p>\n

Jim Gantner on scoring go-ahead run:<\/strong> “I think I flew most of the way home. When Cecil walked up there, I had a feeling he was going to get a hit and I knew I was going to score from second. I had already made up my mind that I was going to score.”<\/p>\n

Bob McClure on Marshall Edwards’ eighth inning catch of Don Baylor fly ball:<\/strong> “I thought it was out when he hit it. I just stood on the mound and said stay in, stay in and then I saw it go in his glove.”<\/p>\n

Marshall Edwards:<\/strong> “I knew I had to jump. You know how tall I am.”<\/p>\n

Harvey Kuenn:<\/strong> “We haven’t done things easy all year and that was just another example of it.”<\/p>\n

Pete Ladd, who saved the game:<\/strong> “Pure ecstasy. I don’t ever think I’ve ever jumped for joy like that when I saw the ball hit Cecil’s glove. I didn’t care who was up in that situation. I wanted the ball in that kind of an opportunity. I’ve faced (Carew) three times now, and I’ve gotten him out three times. I’m sure in the future he’ll get his hits off me, and that’s fine \u2013 as long as he didn’t get one in that situation.”<\/p>\n

Charlie Moore on his throw to nail Reggie Jackson at third in the fifth inning:<\/strong> “It turned out to be a big play because it kept them from scoring another run. Inside I was cheering myself on.”<\/p>\n

Bob McClure on throwing one pitch to Reggie Jackson in the eighth:<\/strong> “I wasn’t even trying to get him to hit into a double play. I was trying to get a strikeout and see what would happen to the next hitter (Lynn). But it worked out.”<\/p>\n

Paul Molitor:<\/strong> “I think what happened today typifies t he character of this team. Today was a great example. We were down, but not out. We came back.”<\/p>\n

Pete Vuckovich, on if the Brewers are invincible:<\/strong> “That’s a heavy word. There are too many good teams and good players for anyone to be invincible. But we’re a very confident team. I’m so proud to be a part of this unit.”<\/p>\n

Cecil Cooper on tagging Bob Grich with an empty glove:<\/strong> “I didn’t argue. I knew I had made a bone headed play. I simply panicked. Realized I couldn’t reach him with the ball in my bare hand, so I tried to do it that way. I turned to Bobby at first base and told him I screwed up. And I told the guys when I got to the dugout, ‘Just give me another chance to redeem myself.'”<\/p>\n

Bud Selig, on comparing this win to final day win against Orioles:<\/strong> “I don’t know. Last weekend was gut wrenching. I’ve never been filled with such anxiety. I called it an ordeal. That’s what it was.”<\/p>\n

Bud Selig, pointing to swarming fans on the field:<\/strong> “Look at that scene. That makes it worth it. It’s like living a dream.”<\/p>\n

Paul Molitor:<\/strong> “One of the more gratifying things has been playing for Mr. Selig. Some of it goes back to Baltimore last week when he told us ‘win or lose’ he was proud of us. That’s why it was so great to go full cycle and win it for him.”<\/p>\n

Harvey Kuenn, on his pick for ALCS MVP (Fred Lynn won it):<\/strong> “Why, I would have to pick Pete Ladd. And why would you have to say why?”<\/p>\n

Pitching coach Pat Dobson on Ladd:<\/strong> “When he came here (July 15) he was a one pitch pitcher. He had no slider. But he’s very easy to instruct. He learned the slider and it’s helped him 100%. It’s a pitch he needed for his career.”<\/p>\n

Rollie Fingers on Ladd:<\/strong> “What he did was no surprise to me. If he has his control you know he’ll be ok. This just goes to show you that one guy doesn’t win it for you.”<\/p>\n

Don Sutton on Harvey Kuenn:<\/strong> “The man is like a conductor of an orchestra. He can’t play a single instrument but he sure blends everyone else together. He’s much like Walter Alston. He doesn’t believe people come to watch manager’s manage. He believes they come to see the players play.”<\/p>\n

Harvey Kuenn:<\/strong> “Words can’t express how I feel. I’ve had a lot of thrills in this game, and this is the biggest of my whole life. This is a club molded of 25 guys and coaches. Everybody loves everybody else. They don’t care who gets the winning hit or who’s the winning pitcher as long as we win.”<\/p>\n

Ben Oglivie:<\/strong> “We knew we couldn’t give up. We knew we had to be stalwart. We’ve had to fight a continuing battle all year. This club always battles.”<\/p>\n

Gorman Thomas:<\/strong> “I could care less about my knee right now. I’m going to go out and get smoked tonight.”<\/p>\n

Charlie Moore on his dance in right field:<\/strong> “I couldn’t stand still. I guess when you’ve never been there before, you don’t know how to react. I guess I kind of reacted stupidly. But there are no regrets. Not one regret.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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