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    Players aim for elusive Fall Classic dream
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    "I'm going to play this game to get to the playoffs and the World Series, but if I don't get there it's not a disappointment because many guys don't get to the World Series." "I'd love to win a World Series ... We'd all love to do that, and that's why we play. But if it doesn't happen ... ." ... ." In retirement, he wouldn't be endlessly haunted by that. Full Article at MLB.com
    I'd love to win a World Series ... We'd all love to do that, and that's why we play. But if it doesn't happen ... .
    Lance Berkman – Lance Berkman SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
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Players aim for elusive Fall Classic dream
  1. You want to at least check off, 'Going to the World Series.' Not that many people get the opportunity to win it. A runner-up ring isn't the same as a world championship ring, but it's something.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  2. It's not a lost season ... You go out and play to the end because you're a professional, and see what happens.
    Jason Kendall – Jason Kendall SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  3. Getting to the World Series is not something you can plan ... I'm going to play this game to get to the playoffs and the World Series, but if I don't get there it's not a disappointment because many guys don't get to the World Series.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  4. I don't take it for granted, and I've enjoyed every moment of it ... I love to win. Every spring, I'm excited by the possibility of winning. It's been the blessing of being put in the right position -- I've been on teams where talented people feed off each other's energy and pull in the same direction -...
    SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  5. Once you get a little older, you realize how difficult that is to do. That's why I think it's so hard to win even one. You win one, and I bet you can really appreciate it a lot. It takes 25 guys to make that happen.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  6. I have played the game hard for my entire career and have tried to play with integrity my entire career ... So if it's not in the cards for me to win a ring then I won't be a defeated person. It is definitely something I would miss, but every time I would look in a mirror there would be a lot of satisfa...
    SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  7. I play because I like the game, not necessarily just to stay in it to win a ring.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  8. Once you get there, especially as a young player, you expect to get back there every year
    Brian Giles – Brian Giles SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  9. You're an established Major League veteran. The only thing left is the World Series and winning a ring.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago
  10. It takes more than one person to get a ring.
    SOURCE: MLB.com 1 month ago

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