We need to take time before we get into a planning period and get into our discussion towards next season.

It was kind of a split camp. And most of the recent conversations were limited almost exclusively to using it for fair or foul calls. It wasn’t with the thought of creating a mechanism for...

He?s had one of those years where he had some high spots and some low spots. There was talk of starting (Pedro) Liriano, but with his health issues (a stomach ailment that cost him nearly...

Kiss my [bleeping bleep], Sam.

In all of the conversations that we’ve had with Billy, we’ve told him that we would like to have him back here and get that worked out,

We didn’t encourage clubs to get overly aggressive, because we knew what he meant to our club in the midst of a pennant race. Ryan’s an extremely talented player and is going to be an...

I told our guys, there’s still four months until Opening Day. We still have a third of the year. We still have time to see what develops.

Way to go, boys!

I’m leaving a situation where, with a couple of changes during the off-season, this team should be in postseason play next year, … It’s a challenge for the next general manager.

It’s something we’ll have to address at some point,

Billy is a huge priority, … We tried to broach that subject at the trading deadline. Obviously, we’ve tried several times at that point. Hopefully, we’ll get that done.

We want our fans to be excited. We’re giving them a lot of reason to be excited. But we clearly understand that you play the game on the field. That’s what it’s all about.

There were a lot of things out there that made me fairly certain that there would be rough spots. Still, to me, I thought some of the stuff was absolutely bizarre.

We believe Brett has a very bright future in the major leagues. We wanted to give him time to develop in AAA. We feel the opportunity is now and that he’s prepared for it.

The expectation is that you need to make the playoffs, and we didn’t live up to those expectations. I’ve seen it happen in other places. There’s never a good time for something like this, but...

Billy is a huge priority. We tried to broach that subject at the trading deadline. Hopefully, we’ll get that done. In all the conversations we’ve had with him, we’ve told him we’d like to get...

The price was very high, … But to get a prime bullpen arm, you have to give up something.

I think dignity is the right word. I think Charlie has enough self-confidence in how to coach and handle people, and the players took their cues from him.

At 11 this morning — or 11:30, when my phone rang — I was doing household chores and expected to come in and spend some time working on our plans for next year, and being...

The price was high, but to be able to get a proven bullpen arm who has pitched at a championship level, it was too good to pass up.

Every club draws its own line in the sand.

We would sit there after games or the next day and talk about different situations, … and at times we?d invariably get around to the criticism. Charlie would just laugh it off. His feeling was,...

I understand the rights of people to have the ability to criticize what we do, … At the same time, we have a lot of fans out there who were very supportive of what we’ve...

At the same time, I think it’s human nature, over 162 games, every once in a while, a player will get upset, … But it can’t be about that.

That?s usually how it goes (at this time of year). I think a lot of deadlines have passed us by.

I’ve talked to players before about – you can’t turn this around. It has to be about the fans. People have a right to boo.

I think public perception is a big part when you talk about selling,

We’ll get our guys together by the middle of the month. We’re not doing an organizational meeting this year. We’ll sit down and we’ll discuss in advance of free agency to look at the whole...

There’s always an attraction for the marquee player. That’s not going to change. A guy with the quality of Burnett there probably isn’t a bad year to be A.J. Burnett.

You have to recognize that the fans here are very supportive. I’ve been around long enough to understand the frustration level. I’ve obviously been here longer than some of our guys. They want it as...

I can effectively do this job, and I have effectively done my job.

There’s no question that’s ultimately how you’re judged, by how you do in the season and how you do in the playoffs. By that measure, we didn’t get there.

I think the fans could see in his face and body language that he was bothered when things didn’t go well. They appreciate work ethic and even empathize with him from time to time. But...

I think that the past three and a half weeks, we showed a lot of character,

Certainly there were points of time when if a vote of confidence was coming, it would have come and didn’t. So I’m not nave.

We knew what he was capable of doing at the big league level. He’s still a developing player, and I feel in my heart that he benefitted from getting four at-bats a day in Scranton...

[With the free-agent talent pool no deeper than the Everglades at low tide, Burnett will be the most sought-after player on the market.] There’s always an attraction for the marquee player. That’s not going to...

We never gave up or stopped competing.

I think there were probably points in time where a vote of confidence, if it was coming, would have come and didn’t, … I’m not naive. To say the least, I’m disappointed.

I just talked to Rob and he said it bothered him a little bit in the start in San Francisco and then in his last start in New York. At that point he talked to...

It figures to be a slower-developing market just from the standpoint that if a player and his representatives feel that he’s the key in the market, they’re going to want to make sure the last...

I think we need some space at this point,

It’s been discussed at the general managers’ meetings the last couple years,

He said it bothered him a little bit in San Francisco and then he felt it in his next start. (Trainer Jeff Cooper) thinks he?ll be fine to pitch again this season, but we aren?t...

I believe that the fact that I became the lightning rod for criticism for the organization, with me being out of the picture so to speak, makes things easier in that respect, … But I...