222 Quotes by Brian Cashman

Tommy was a very important piece for us. What he did the last two years was remarkable. The eighth inning in New York is like the ninth inning anywhere else. He's been there, done that, and he's going to be fine in Philadelphia.

I'm happy to get our players back into the fold, so we can evaluate our team.

I'm back in the fold. I'm anxious to get forward working at trying to deliver what the fan base wants the most and our ownership wants the most, which is playing deep into October and win a world championship.

To be as far back as we were, to come back and fall short, it just wouldn't be right. We've had to deal with a lot this year, but we still have work to do.

In the first week, we're second in the league in runs scored and second in the league in ERA. If we can keep that balance the way it is, we'll win a lot of games.

We'd like to see what (Phillips) can do, ... That's our initial thought and we think he'd do very well if given the chance. We're not locked into it, but it's a direction we're looking at.

The deal was done, but the paperwork didn't go through until 3:59, ... That's when the fax went through -- and I have proof of that.

I know Hideki wanted to stay and we wanted to keep him, and that created a great environment for us to get it done. Thankfully, we got it done with a few hours to spare.

We've been saying summer. Could it be sooner? It certainly could be sooner. Right now, he's still got a lot of things to do before we start thinking about when he could actually get to us.