Bob Castellini Quotations

If all the stars line up, we're going to have a pitching staff that's a lot better than it was last year.

It all comes down to the organization we build and the people that we surround ourselves with.

It's been an exhilarating day. We had everything go right for us but the outcome of the game, but that's baseball. The weather went right, the parade went well, the president throwing out the first pitch went flawless.

Frankly, I was worried about George throwing a strike. (His pitch) was a little high and it was either inside or outside, there wasn't a batter, so we don't know.

I wanted someone in this vitally important job who I have selected to lead the team and baseball organization.

I wanted Lou to come up here in the worst way as a special adviser. He promised me if I asked him to, he'd come down to spring training. He's just a terrific guy. He'll not be with us this year.

We want to try to build the franchise around Adam, Homer, Edwin and a couple of other guys.

As we build our organization, we'll likely do some other things differently once we get our sleeves rolled up. I intend to work out of the Reds' offices on a daily basis until I have an insider's understanding of how we work.

Absolutely. I think Minnesota is arguably, as a small market club, one of the finest organizations in baseball -- or at least a photo finish with one or two other franchises.

There is no criticism of Dan. I just needed my own person.