Phil Garner

Born on today's date, Phil Garner.

"My grandfather was an old fire-and-brimstone preacher. He'd stand up there and tell parishioners, 'I want to throw all the beer in the river! I want to throw all the wine in the river! I want to throw all the wild women in the river! I want to throw all the cards in the river! Now let us turn to page 229 and sing together, Shall we Gather at the River.

Roy Oswalt

"That soft-spoken quality belies the fact that he has an edge to him. It's what we would call a backcountry edge." - Phil Garner

Dave Parker

On this date in 1978, Dave Parker is named the NL MVP after hitting .334 with 30 home  runs and 117 rbis.

"Until I joined the Pirates, I never realized how big Dave Parker is. I'd put him up against the French Army." - Phil Garner

Ozzie Guillen

On this date in 1995, Ozzie Guillen of the White Sox shoves Jeff Cirillo of the Brwers touching off a bench-clearing brawl which included the two managers Phil Garner and Terry Bevington swinging at each other.

"Great players don't need a psychiatrist. Last five years, you see a lot of this in baseball. When players fail, they need a doctor. I was from an era in baseball when Budweiser and vodka took care of psychiatric things. You fail, you get drunk and you come back the next day to see how good it feels. The psycho guys - the doctors, they never played the game. If a psychiatrist really worked, I would need one now."

I bet when an umpire calls a balk....

....the others are silent because they don't agree.

Probably rolling their eyes.

Think he's a drama queen.

Never got attention as the middle child (of 10).

Phil Garner

Born on today's date, Phil Garner.

"My grandfather was an old fire-and-brimstone preacher. he'd stand up there and tell parishioners 'I want to throw all the beer in the river! I want to throw all the wine in the river! I want to throw all the wild women in the river! I want to throw all the cards in the river! Now, let us turn to page two twenty-nine and sing together, Shall we Gather at the River."

Phil Garner

Born on today's date. Phil Garner.

"My grandfather was an old fire-and-brimstone preacher. He'd stand up there and tell parishioners 'I want to throw all the beer in the river! I want to throw all the wine in the river! I want to throw all the wild women in the river! I want to throw all the cards in the river! Now, let us turn to page two twenty-nine and sing together, Shall we Gather at the River."

Dave Parker

On this date in 1978, Dave Parker of the Pirates is named the NL MVP after hitting .334 with 30 home runs and 117 rbis.

"Until I joined the Pirates, I never realized how big Dave Parker is. I'd put him up against the French Army." - Phil Garner

Phil Garner

Born on today's date, Phil Garner.

"My grandfather was an old fire-and-brimstone-type preacher. He'd stand up there and tell his parishioners 'I want to throw all the beer in the river! I want to throw all the wine in the river! I want to throw all the wild women in the river! I want to throw all the cards in the river. Now, let us turn to page two twenty-nine and sing together, Shall we Gather at the River.'"