Great Gil Hodges Quotes

There are only two Met managers in history to win World Series. Every Met fan knows who they are---Joe Frazier and George Bamberger. Just wanted to see if you were paying attention. Of course, it is Gil Hodges and Davey Johnson. Hodges was one of New York's most beloved sports figures, first as the great Brooklyn Dodger First Baseman. Joe Torre said of Hodges, "He played first base like a lefthander---he was so smooth." Of course, Met fans remember him as the Manager of the Miracle Mets of 1969. To his credit, even though he passed away forty years ago, he still is loved by his players.

Here are some great quotes about the managerial abilities of Gil Hodges:

"We should've been completing long after 1969, with his leadership we probably would have."
--Ed Kranepool, on Hodges as a manager

"I loved the man I really did. I think if you talk to anybody, the reason we won was him. He made us all better."
--Bud Harrelson, on Hodges.

"He was the most important man in my career."
--Tom Seaver, on Gil Hodges

Time to put the Gil Hodges in the Hall of Fame.