“There's just so many people in the Midwest that everybody wants to help, wants to help, ... You know, they want to do more than give money. You think you've done so much until you get there and you see how much there is, how much devastation there has been or what-have-you. And you feel like it's just a drop in the bucket.”
“I'm pleased to receive this award, ... I have been a constant with this organization for many years now, but we wouldn't be here today if I wasn't surrounded by many other talented people along the way. I'm extremely proud of the Burlington community's dedication to professional baseball as evidence by the fact the Bees have survived and now prospered as the smallest full-season market in the Minor Leagues. I'm also pleased with the response we've gotten on a regional basis from the baseball fans all over Southeast Iowa and Western Illinois that have adopted the Bees as their hometown team.”
“Both have the same idea and would love to have a building with their names on the front, and I don’t mind putting their names there in big-old letters.”
