It's best to part ways at this point, ... We were never going to be able to bridge the gap. |
It's like having calculus first period. You are not real happy when the alarm goes off, but by second period it's already over and you are running off to wood shop. |
It's not always possible in our situation to get your perfect guy. As always we're going to make any improvements we can, whatever it is. If Sandy Koufax wanted to come to pitch for us, I don't think I'd say, 'No Sandy, we need a right-handed bat, you'll have to come back later.' It's just the nature of our situation. |
It's not always possible in our situation, |
It's something we didn't know about, but he came forward with the information, so I commend him for that. |
It's something you have to consider, no question. And that's out of respect for the guys already here. |
It's surreal not having him here. I miss the person as much as the voice. |
Ken did a great job for us. We've always said that. He was a good enough manager for us to want him back before, and he's still a good enough manager to come back. |
Ken has options and we're respectful of that. I wouldn't expect a long process. We'll come to a resolution soon. |
Kenny called me a couple days ago in Phoenix, ... He gave me a call.It took a lot for him to pick up the phone. |
Lenny was so perfectly designed, emotionally, to play the game of baseball. He was able to instantly forget any failure and draw strength from every success. He had no concept of failure. And he had no idea of where he was. |
My guess is if you talk to Frank, he'll probably want to be playing in 'B' games the first week of March. But we want to get as much out of the him in the regular season as we can, so we are going to be conservative. |
Obviously we're pleased, we're very excited about having someone with his talent. We look forward to seeing him in Oakland very soon. |
Paul has seen the ups and down of developing young players and trusting the three, four years they've had in the minor leagues and discounting their first few months in the majors. Developing young players can be a lot of fun, but you've got to have the discipline to live with their mistakes and understand their trend line isn't always going to go straight up. |
Serendipity. Danny just does everything well. Over time, he's going to impress you. |