JAKE PEAVY BASEBALL BIRTHDAY QUOTE OF THE DAY FOR MAY 31ST

Mr. 'Intensity', Jake Peavy, was born on this day in 1981. The former Cy Young Award winner started his MLB career in 2007 and he is still pitching strong today.

In honor of his birthday, Peavy is the recipient of the Birthday Baseball Quote of the Day,

"He's willing to fight for you--to die for you.
--Tim Flannery, talking about the competitiveness of Peavy

MANNY RAMIREZ BASEBALL BIRTHDAY QUOTE OF THE DAY FOR MAY 30TH

One of the best hitters of the last twenty five years, Manny Ramirez was born on this day in 1972.

He played in the majors from 1993--2011 and was a 12 x all-star with a career .312 batting average and 555 home runs. I know his career was controversial but there was no doubt that the man could hit under any circumstances.

"He doesn't know much about situations. He just likes to hit. He could be in the jungle naked surrounded by lions and still hit."
--Omar Vizquel, on Manny Ramirez

ERIC DAVIS BASEBALL BIRTHDAY QUOTE OF THE DAY FOR MAY 29TH

Happy Birthday to long time Red, Eric Davis who was born on May 29th, 1962.

Has there ever been a player in baseball history who came into the league with more hype than Eric Davis? Even though he ended up having a terrific career, it would have been impossible to live up to the hype when he came to the majors.

He played in the majors from 1984--2001, playing with the Reds for the first seven years of his career.

Of his potential, Pete Rose said,

"He reminds me of Willie Mays except he has more speed."
--Pete Rose

"A player like Eric might come around every seventy years."
--Dave Parker

Kirk Gibson Baseball Birthday Quote of the Day for May 28th

Birthday Quote of the Day to Kirk Gibson, born on this day in 1957. Though many of us remember him for his many years with the Tigers, he is credited for hitting one of the most clutch home runs in baseball history with the Dodgers in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series off Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley.

Here is the Kirk Gibson Baseball Birthday Quote of the Day,

"He's a lot like Jabber and Walton in basketball. He can turn this franchise around."
--Sparky Anderson, talking about Gibson during his rookie year with the Tigers