Allard Baird Quotations

I wish we had two more weeks to add on to Spring Training. If we had that, I think he'd be fine, but we don't have that.

I look at it as a multicultural communicator. We're fortunate to have that guy on our staff.

I'll let Buddy (Bell) make that call but he sure fits nicely as the No. 2 guy.

Emil has put himself in a situation, offensively, to be an everyday player. But where he is defensively is still in the discussion stages.

We've got to stick with our plan. We have no other alternative. We feel like we have some good, young players.

We're better. If you want to gauge it, you gauge it at the end of the season. As long as we stay healthy, we're a better club.

The bottom line is I'm the general manager of the club. I'm held accountable. The expectation of fans is a good thing. If the club continues to struggle, that rests on my shoulders.

If it was a pitch count, a baseball issue, I could tell you.

If something presents itself, we'll surely take a look at it. But as of right now, we think we've addressed our needs as we head into the off-season.

In our market, for instance, you look at the risk factors involved, and the fact that the margin of error is smaller for us to be successful, and it's very important.