My affection for the Red Sox did not begin four years ago when I started working (in Boston as an assistant GM), ... and it does not end today. |
My decision not to return as general manager is an extremely difficult one. In my time as GM I gave my entire heart and soul to the organization. In the end, my choice is the right one, not only for me but for the Red Sox. |
My relationship with Larry is one that spanned about 14 years; we've had a very successful working relationship, |
Ninety-five wins is nothing to laugh at. All the resources of this organization are going to be dedicated to trying to win 11 more games. |
No, I am not burned out, ... I have tremendous passion for the game. I have tremendous dedication to the game. I believe that I will find myself in a position of leadership with an organization again in the future, but I have no immediate plans. My goal for the rest of this week is to help the organization with the transition and to help the baseball operations staff that I care so much about get ready for the general managers meetings. |
Not according to our training staff. He's just having a bad month. |
Now is not the time to talk about it, |
One year ago I was drinking champagne, |
Pena strikes out on a rate basis more than anyone else in the big leagues. There is precedent for those (type) players developing a little bit more discipline, increasing their walk rate and becoming better all-around hitters as they adjust to the big leagues. |
Players get older; players get hurt; players get more expensive. It's important to keep one eye on the present and one eye on the future in putting together a roster. Branch Rickey articulated it sixty years ago and it's still true today. |
Players with this kind of power usually develop a better walk rate as they go forward into their mid- to late-20s. |
Riske is a right-handed reliever with an excellent track record, a very consistent track record of success. He's got a very effective fastball. He's the type of guy we see fitting nicely into our bullpen. |
said a beaming Faxon, his smile Kennedy-like in its width and charismatic luster, ''which I don't really care about. |
scouting and player development machine. |
Since Red Sox fans are so intense and baseball's a long, 162-game season, it helped that this team was as loose as it was, ... If this team was as intense as its fans, it could have been too serious, too overbearing for everyone. |