National League Quotations

You might expect the B player to become an A player with steroids. But now you see the C player go to an A player. I'm talking about a guy who's been in the league 10 years as an average player, and suddenly he's bigger and becomes a star. That's very troublesome.

He's a scout's delight, but a coach killer,

one of their most effective tools for ensuring economic development.

I can see how an organization could be interested by his personality and his passion, especially if they want to send a message to their players,

But the contract probably set up him for life. Other guys see that.

When you see a team more often, and the players see you more often, you build up credibility, ... But the boss is the boss, and you have to do what they want. You adjust.

Since Burma (Myanmar) is a member of the United Nations, it has the obligations to follow the recommendations of the General Assembly, the independent agencies and the secretary general,

I tried to contact both for over a week this summer at the trade deadline to discuss players and did not get one call returned, ... The only club of the 29 that did not return a call.

He has all the tools scouts love. You can give him great grades on a report card and look great because everyone can see the talent. He has an awful lot of talent, a lot of potential, but he has never gotten it done consistently. Maybe this time it will be different because the Padres have a lot at stake when they make a final decision on him.

I'm 59. I can afford to retire, ... I feel for the younger guys. You always want to go off the stage when the curtain is down, not while it's still up.