We don't have to be the '27 Yankees, ... With our pitching, if we can just move up to the eighth, ninth, even 10th spot [in the league] in runs we should be O.K. |
We don't have to be the '27 Yankees. With our pitching, if we can just move up to the eighth, ninth, even 10th spot [in the league] in runs we should be O.K. |
We feel comfortable we've addressed what's happened the last few days internally. |
We felt strongly it was time for a change. |
We gave him a two-year deal for a reason, ... At this point, he's still under contract to us for a second year. |
We just couldn't get on the same page. That's really the only reason why. |
We know it hasn't been fun for them. It certainly hasn't been fun for us. |
We were all incredibly frustrated with the way the year has gone, ... If anybody should be blamed, it should be me. I think Jim is a terrific manager. Despite how hard we tried, we couldn't get on the same page. |
We'd still be having this discussion (on the conference call) sometime this month. |
We'll always have to make changes -- a guy or two will be a free agent -- but, hopefully, the foundation is now laid. |
We're all in this together. It's not unlike a player move. Frank's given me the autonomy to make the baseball decisions, but he is the owner and we need to be on the same page. To this point, [his involvement] has never been an issue. |
We're probably going to have to play it by ear. That's not necessarily the preferable way to go. But it's not something where we have a choice. |
We're still evaluating every possible option. |
We've had tremendous success throughout the organization from a player-development standpoint, ... One of the things that made this organization great was to have our own players. Despite the fact we're in the position we're in, this is an exciting time for us because right now we're just starting to see a few of those guys break through the surface. |
We've spent a lot of time together lately, ... The goal was to become very comfortable with the direction we are going. Although creative conflict is healthy, it is critical to our vision for the GM/manger dynamic to have enough consistent elements to move forward. |