Not that I know of,

There was a time when I would not have felt ready to take on this job, just based on my experience, … There’s more to this than just sitting down and taking over the position....

I know that our opponents probably aren’t going to. We have to stay ahead of the curve there.

I am just trying to get a sense of how things have operated, as well as get a sense of the talent, the players. In the minor leagues and major leagues – trying to find...

To be honest, I haven’t always been a Red Sox fan, … The first game I went to was when I was a player [with Yankees]. My dad hated to drive in Boston, so we...

We would like to do something sooner rather than later, so we can get the maximum benefit. But, at this point, so many teams are still in it that they’re not ready to part with...

It’s a big distraction and he hasn’t even been here, … We decided for the organization, for the players who are here that he not dress.

They tested the stuff Miggy [Tejada] had and found out it was B12 and cleared it and that’s the end of the story.

He wanted to come back and play, but I think in this instance we had to do what we felt was best for the rest of the players out there.

He won’t be dressing for the rest of the year. We felt it wouldn’t be appropriate for the organization.

I think it would be very tough for him to come back in an Oriole uniform.

We talked about his toe (and) rather than to keep trying to push it … we decided to give it the time to get healthy again.

He’s getting away from what made him a successful pitcher.

I came in and we had a pretty good club when we got there, and our payroll was not going to keep pace with everyone else’s, … So we were given choices of letting guys...

You just see that in spite of all that, he’s just not catching up to pitches that I know he would have hit in the past.

We’re talking to Raffy right now about that, … comment on hearsay.

We have a few things we’re exploring, not only there but in other areas. We’ve been doing that and will continue to do that. If we had been able to sign him, that would have...

I think the job will have fairly minimal involvement, … I have flexibility. I’m in a situation where I can call clubs. It also gives me the option if I don’t find anything else now...

Defensively, it would be a big uplift. He plays hard. He bounces off walls. He doesn’t leave anything out there.

You understand when players can’t play, … And that’s the toughest thing. That’s not the Tim Byrdak we’ve seen in the past. He’s been a very reliable arm in our bullpen. I think he handled...

Everybody is obviously open to be traded, or eligible to be traded,

Get him back there, be a little more successful, enjoy it again, get his confidence back up, work on the things he needs to work on, then we’ll see where we go from there.

Rather than push it, hopefully he’ll be back at some point at the end of the year. This injury happened to him a couple of years ago [in Chicago] and it took a long time...

If he comes back and is healthy, you try to give him a chance to go out this season healthy,

We like Melvin a lot, … But whether we proceed on that now or later we don’t know.

It is my understanding is that I think he will return to Baltimore, but I don’t think he will be dressing out again,

I’m very interested, and obviously I get a good chance to get familiar with what’s gone on here, so it’s helpful for me. It also gives him an opportunity to see me and talk to...

It was a matter of him coming back and getting in shape and playing again and all that, as well as the distraction of everything else that’s going on. It’s been a big enough distraction,...

I’ve heard that theory, but it’s never been a concern of mine.

Obviously the further along it gets, the harder it is to bring him back. We’ve been calling and talking to him, and we just have to see where he is the next day or so.

I’d know we’re both straight-shooters. He knows what he wants to do.

It’s a new personality in the clubhouse. It changes the mix a little bit. He’ll try to do things to help you win. When you put that with our club, I think it’s a good...

It’s not something that’s been brewing for a long time. The decision really was made in the last day that we should make the change. I talked to Maz this morning about making the change....

I think the market is probably going to be pretty fair. I don’t know if there’s an ace pitcher out there that’s going to be available. But there are plenty of position players, and some...

I hate to say this, but we’re going to make a change.

I think we’ve had a lot of distractions and I have no doubt in my mind that has affected our performance,

I know this is a very tough time for him to go through,

I called the team last week, … I had the opportunity to sit at home for a year and collect a paycheck and do something, but at the same time, I want to get out...

I can’t go there right now but I think it would be tough for him to come back in an Oriole uniform, … But that would be something to at least discuss with ownership and...

We’re talking to Raffy right now about that. Rather than comment on hearsay ? I don’t think it’s a proper thing for me to do ? we’ll wait and see when we get into the...

It’s better off for these guys to be allowed to play out the season with as little distraction as they can. It’s been a long season with respect to that.

After that, I’ll be here until Bob tells me different.