I know he's not an easy guy to track down in the winter. |
I know Hideki wanted to stay and we wanted to keep him, and that created a great environment for us to get it done. Thankfully, we got it done with a few hours to spare. |
I know we're better than what we showed, ... Change is ahead. It's inevitable in this game. |
I made the phone call. He's one of the best baseball people in the game. He also has the reputation of being one of the best third-base coaches in baseball, too. That's a pretty good combination to add to your staff. |
I met with Gary and I'm glad we did. It was a good conversation. We're a family, and things are going to come up that we have to talk through and we better take the time to have those discussions. ... We'll have as many [discussions] as it takes. |
I respect the heck out of Kenny because he swings for the fences. He will do whatever it takes to help his team win, except cheat. |
I spoke to Johnny yesterday. He's not worried. He just needs to get it calmed down, so that's why he's not a defensive player for them right now. |
I still believe Bernie can provide quality at-bats and championship-caliber play, especially in this role. |
I think Carl needed to say that more than I needed to hear it. |
I think everybody recognized after what a difficult year we've gone through that things had to change, |
I think that's something we'll deal with at the end of the season. |
I think we're a better team. That's the hope, but you have to play it out. |
I trust Randy. Randy says he's not hurt [and] I have no reason to doubt him. |
I want the Johnny Damon that is fun-loving, keeps people loose, is a positive-attitude guy both on and off the field, in the clubhouse, and when he shows up for work, he has an infectious impact on the other guys. I don't want him to tone that down at all. I want the real guy. |
I want to be at 11. |