“When there were just eight teams in each of the big leagues, I was alw...” — Red Schoendienst Quote

When there were just eight teams in each of the big leagues, I was always told, 'It's hard to come up, but it's just hard to stay in the big leagues.' That's because there's always somebody. The Cardinals had so many minor league clubs and had so many good ballplayers.

I managed Dal Maxvill, and he's now our general manager. I managed Bob Gibson. He's a broadcaster. Tim McCarver. Bill White. Nellie Briles. He used to be a broadcaster. I tried to count them up one time.

I don't like to compare clubs or players from way back. It's different today. Your ballparks are better. In the days when I played, we had eight teams in each league. Now you have more.

I've had a good time here in baseball. I love baseball. That's why I'm still around.

I wasn't sure I was ever going to get the opportunity to play in the big leagues. So when I got it, I didn't know if it was going to be my last time ever taking the mound, which had been my dream since I was a little kid.

I got to the big leagues when I was 20. I thought I had it all figured out. Went to spring training that next year and started off well, got sent down, and I pouted pretty much all of 2000. And it wasn't the right way to handle it.

My first year in the big leagues, I made $17,000. It was easy to go out and get another $17,000 relief pitcher. I never worried about innings or pitches. I just pitched.

Just about every Latin American country has sent players to the big leagues, from the Dominican Republic to Costa Rica.