This is my ninth year as general manager and, when you find players who can perform on the big stage in New York, it makes it that much more important to retain those players. |
This is what I want to do, ... Go do it. |
This one gained steam rather quickly. This deal started probably about 10:30 or 11 o'clock, |
This particular free-agent market is difficult. Because of that, it's going to promote a lot more aggressive trade discussions. |
To be as far back as we were, to come back and fall short, it just wouldn't be right. We've had to deal with a lot this year, but we still have work to do. |
Tommy was a very important piece for us. What he did the last two years was remarkable. The eighth inning in New York is like the ninth inning anywhere else. He's been there, done that, and he's going to be fine in Philadelphia. |
Until he's throwing off the mound, I guess it will be a question mark. He's got a full, clean bill of health, but he has to go out there every five days and mow hitters down without complaint. |
We are delighted to add Tony to our 2006 coaching staff. His knowledge, passion and experience provide an awesome opportunity for this organization. |
We are not permitted to comment on it, |
We didn't hit with runners in scoring position. That's going to happen. If we did, our record obviously would be better. There's not much to judge from six games. We know we've got our work cut out for us. |
We didn't hit with runners in scoring position. That's going to happen. If we did, we obviously think our record would be a little bit better. But again, there's not much to judge in six games. Pitching is the key for us, more so than the offense. That's what makes or breaks teams, especially where we want to get. |
We didn't want to wait until they were knocking on the door, getting close. We wanted to get them here, let them get a taste of it, soak in as much from the people around them as they can. |
We do everything together here. |
We had a tough month overall. |
We have good confidence if Shawn Chacon takes the ball that we're going to have a chance, ... We'll be in the game and we'll have a chance to win it because he's done that well for us this year. |