Mike Flanagan Quotations

We'll see where we get with it. He's a terrific pitching coach. His track record has spoken.

We determined that it is in Elrod's best interests not to go through the rigors of a full season of games and travel, ... We are exploring ways for Elrod to continue to be an asset to the organization.

What we're doing is looking for a fair and reasonable return. He's a guy that's under a long-term contract with us, a targeted player, a terrific player. We're just not going to do something for the sake of doing something.

When we sign a contract with a vendor, laying out a specific schedule for delivery, we expect it to be met,

We're excited to be able to partner with the Naval Academy and play host tithe Army-Navy doubleheader. We think it will be fun for fans of both the Midshipmen and the Black Knights, and it will be especially rewarding for players on both teams to experience playing at Camden Yards.

(Sherman) just wanted to let some guys know what Reggie White meant to this organization, what he meant to the NFL and what he meant to this planet as a human being.

One of the first things we'll deal with is the manager situation,

If you are devastated first thing in the morning, day in and day out, you're not thinking about Algebra II.

He's just one of those guys (whom) you could tell early on was going to be something. Athletically, he was gifted from the start and you just had a feeling that once he got an understanding of the game at this level and the schemes that they were using that he would be a force to reckon with.

He's definitely one of the top five we've ever had here. Bryce is a really good player. He's definitely good enough to play at the next level.

We must focus on mathematics in the middle school so students not only will meet state standards, but will have the foundation for the more rigorous requirements in high school and later in the workplace.

He was extremely fair with the players. If there was something negative he had to deal with, he dealt with it. He didn't let it fester, he didn't let it build.

It came through loud and clear, the love of his family, the love of the Orioles, the love of baseball. And that smile, that smile is the hardest thing, I think, to let go.

I think it's a little unfair how much attention it's gotten. You're not doing your due diligence if you're not accumulating as much data as you can.

I think the last couple of months he did exceptionally well. I was very impressed with the way he handled the ball club under difficult circumstances.

I think we made the determination late in the season. There's an old expression: Rough seas make a great sea captain. I think we got to see the best of Sam in a very difficult time, and frankly, I was very impressed the way he handled the club on the field and in the clubhouse.

I think a decision will come sooner rather than later,

Really, it's night and day, going from Marco and Wahle to these guys because I've been playing with those guys for so long,

Pattern modeling is very useful and a major step, but users don't always conform to those patterns. For example, when there is a specific event like a traffic jam or a big rugby game there is a big spike in mobile phone calls in a concentrated area. Traditional network design can't cope with those changes in network usage very well.

I think, ... everybody might be jumping the gun a little bit here.

I think he's still figuring out what he's going to do. He kind of inherited somebody else's team.

We can 'borrow' unused capacity from areas where it isn't currently needed and direct it to other areas where demand is higher at any given time. The result is better service and improved network efficiency.

We haven't eliminated anybody from the process, ... But I can't say his name has come up either.

Those guys were great guys, people, players. But they're gone. You can't dwell on what you had. No one's expecting those guys to play exactly like they did. Hopefully, they'll bring something new to the table. We've just got to move on.

We probably have a little wiggle room on that March date, but not much. I'm still hopeful and I'm convinced (those who chair the House and Senate education committees) want to do this.

We liked the way he guided the Orioles the second half of the year under some very difficult circumstances.

When you have a guy like Bryce for four years, you know you are going to miss him not only because of the type of basketball player he is, but the person he is. He is one of those people you just build your system around.

But one thing we will not do is mortgage the future for short term success. We're not looking for a one-year fix.

We talked to Ray and Ray was fine with it.

We felt comfortable moving in this direction. It was just a matter of getting there.

We feel like we are building from the clubhouse out. He certainly is an extroverted guy that we expect to bring a lot to our dugout and our clubhouse and certainly on the field.

Dynamic optimization gives us an entirely new way of managing network traffic. Traditionally, communications networks are designed around a static scenario based on peak usage patterns. But of course traffic patterns are always changing. In the evenings the majority of mobile device use is at the home, during the day it is in the office area, and during rush hours along the major traffic arteries. By creating a network that can optimize itself dynamically to adjust to the changing network needs throughout the day we can enable service providers to improve quality of service related to the delivery of mobile voice and data services.

This is probably the best coaching job he's done, having to keep this team together and keep the team playing.

A lot of guys here didn't get a chance to play with Reggie or even get to know Reggie. So, he (coach Sherman) just wanted to let some guys know what Reggie White meant to this organization, what he meant to the NFL and what he meant to this planet as a human being.

This is true, ... That's why they pay me the big bucks.

There's definitely a lot of stuff going on. But hey, it is what it is. And you have to do what you have to do to help this team win,

It's really a shame that everybody in this locker room didn't have the chance to get to know him like some of us older guys have.

At this point we're deeply into contract negotiations. It is going well. I think it's going to be soon. We're working out the final details of the contract.

I'm leaning much more in thinking we need to have a voice in this at the state level.

But I'm not going to dwell on it or feel sorry for myself and build up anxiety. You take it for what it is.

For the older guys, they should be excited to go play Tampa, the old rival, ... That team is fun to play against. They talk a lot of (expletive). They have a swagger. There's nothing more fun than smacking them square in the mouth.

You can't go 0 for 2 in the red zone. Everyone expects more out of this offense.

These guys just broke the bank. There's a reason they got $11 million and $9 million just to sign on the dotted line. Because they're that good.

This is a historic opportunity in this global environment for Michigan teachers to work in Taiwan, teaching English to children there, then return to their classrooms in Michigan with a greater knowledge to share with our students here.

The hardest thing is to make a judgment too early. It will be day-to-day. He'll get a lot of playing time and a lot of opportunities and we'll just have to wait and see.

You want to see the mood of this town change. People will dog curse you on the street. I mean, we just have to get this right.