We asked if we could achieve a championship faster doing this deal or not making this deal. We felt we could make it faster doing this deal.

We know we are in a tough division. The three teams we’re competing with have the same expectation of winning the division. That’s our expectation.

I think our bullpen last year matched up with their bullpen this year. We have to get back to the kind of bullpen we had last year.

They walked in and he had a good laugh.

[Stars owner Tom Hicks said the owners are solidly behind Bettman, and he does not expect many differing opinions at the meeting in New York.] There are economic differences between the teams, so I’m sure...

Both sides were able to find middle ground and not go through the alternative of an arbitration hearing. Hopefully that spirit of cooperation will carry over. Obviously three years from now we want to find...

The best thing we can do is develop our own.

It’s disappointing, it really is. Our players know the rules. They know they are going to be tested. If any of them get caught, shame on them. I am disappointed.

He lives 15 minutes from Minute Maid Park, so that’s a big advantage.

There are veteran pitchers out there that we think can help us, … If we can get them, we will.

Man, he really wants to beat these guys.

It’s just a company trying to be opportunistic. I would say the Stars alone are worth somewhere between $250 and $300 million, so it was really just a silly, irrelevant idea.

I’m glad I didn’t sell the team because it really has become special. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years.

There’s no reason the Rangers can’t get to the top.

John has brought a new level of professionalism to the Texas Rangers over the last four years. During his tenure the organization has improved on the field at the major league level while enhancing the...

It means a little stability, a little security.

I told John if he wanted to go back into baseball that I wouldn’t stand in his way, but that he has an important role with us. I told Frank he was welcome to talk...

It’s pretty unbelievable that Texas is the second largest state in terms of population and that we have only two baseball teams. California has five. I think eventually we will have another team. Whether this...

I’ve suffered right along with all the rest of the fans. We lost like seven one-run games. When we hit, we did not pitch. When there was pitching, there was no hitting.

We have experienced problems with the pay stations that we are trying to work through, but it created such a level of customer dissatisfaction that I thought it necessary to remove them from service while...

We want to add an American League pennant… and to bring the World Series to Arlington.

I’m confident in his abilities and for the continued growth of the organization.

He hit three that I didn’t think he got all of and they still went out.