Mel was wonderful for our pitching staff. He worked very well with the veterans as well as the young guys, which was really big for us, especially with what we went through early. We could have been down in the dumps, but we could count on Mel and [manager] Joe [Torre] to keep us together. Things worked out well. Tom Gordon
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![That's always a good thing, especially late, to see where you are. A couple of outings ago, I got threw a total of 25 to 30 [pitches]. That's when I knew I was getting over the hump, and starting to build up my arm. - Tom Gordon Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=VGhhdCdzIGFsd2F5cyBhIGdvb2QgdGhpbmcsIGVzcGVjaWFsbHkgbGF0ZSwgdG8gc2VlIHdoZXJlIHlvdSBhcmUuIEEgY291cGxlIG9mIG91dGluZ3MgYWdvLCBJIGdvdCB0aHJldyBhIHRvdGFsIG9mIDI1IHRvIDMwIFtwaXRjaGVzXS4gVGhhdCdzIHdoZW4gSSBrbmV3IEkgd2FzIGdldHRpbmcgb3ZlciB0aGUgaHVtcCwgYW5kIHN0YXJ0aW5nIHRvIGJ1aWxkIHVwIG15IGFybS4g&author=ICBUb20gR29yZG9uICAgIA==&num=8 "That's always a good thing, especially late, to see where you are. A couple of outings ago, I got threw a total of 25 to 30 [pitches]. That's when I knew I was getting over the hump, and starting to build up my arm. - Tom Gordon Quotes")
![You might as well call the kid 'Crash,' because that's what he's going to do. [He] crashes into everything he can out there. When I see a ball hit anywhere close to center field, I know he's got it. - Tom Gordon Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=WW91IG1pZ2h0IGFzIHdlbGwgY2FsbCB0aGUga2lkICdDcmFzaCwnIGJlY2F1c2UgdGhhdCdzIHdoYXQgaGUncyBnb2luZyB0byBkby4gW0hlXSBjcmFzaGVzIGludG8gZXZlcnl0aGluZyBoZSBjYW4gb3V0IHRoZXJlLiBXaGVuIEkgc2VlIGEgYmFsbCBoaXQgYW55d2hlcmUgY2xvc2UgdG8gY2VudGVyIGZpZWxkLCBJIGtub3cgaGUncyBnb3QgaXQuIA==&author=ICBUb20gR29yZG9uICAgIA==&num=4 "You might as well call the kid 'Crash,' because that's what he's going to do. [He] crashes into everything he can out there. When I see a ball hit anywhere close to center field, I know he's got it. - Tom Gordon Quotes")
![Mel was wonderful for our pitching staff. He worked very well with the veterans as well as the young guys, which was really big for us, especially with what we went through early. We could have been down in the dumps, but we could count on Mel and [manager] Joe [Torre] to keep us together. Things worked out well. - Tom Gordon Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=TWVsIHdhcyB3b25kZXJmdWwgZm9yIG91ciBwaXRjaGluZyBzdGFmZi4gSGUgd29ya2VkIHZlcnkgd2VsbCB3aXRoIHRoZSB2ZXRlcmFucyBhcyB3ZWxsIGFzIHRoZSB5b3VuZyBndXlzLCB3aGljaCB3YXMgcmVhbGx5IGJpZyBmb3IgdXMsIGVzcGVjaWFsbHkgd2l0aCB3aGF0IHdlIHdlbnQgdGhyb3VnaCBlYXJseS4gV2UgY291bGQgaGF2ZSBiZWVuIGRvd24gaW4gdGhlIGR1bXBzLCBidXQgd2UgY291bGQgY291bnQgb24gTWVsIGFuZCBbbWFuYWdlcl0gSm9lIFtUb3JyZV0gdG8ga2VlcCB1cyB0b2dldGhlci4gVGhpbmdzIHdvcmtlZCBvdXQgd2VsbC4g&author=ICBUb20gR29yZG9uICAgIA==&num=4 "Mel was wonderful for our pitching staff. He worked very well with the veterans as well as the young guys, which was really big for us, especially with what we went through early. We could have been down in the dumps, but we could count on Mel and [manager] Joe [Torre] to keep us together. Things worked out well. - Tom Gordon Quotes")
