161 Quotes by Jim Bowden

We are pleased to win the case. Mel Southard and Greg Torborg and their staff did a tremendous job during the process. It's a fair and equitable contract for both Alfonso Soriano and the club.

At a certain point, we have to walk the talk. How many meetings can you have? This isn't a corporation. This is baseball. I want to see the talking on the field.

Whether we win the rest of our games or lose them, it doesn't take away from what we've accomplished.

At the end of the day, it's not his preference. But it's a personal sacrifice to help this franchise put the best team on the field it possibly can. That's what he's doing. So the organization appreciates it. We've got 12 days to get him ready to play left field. We appreciate the personal sacrifice he's making.

We respect the arbitrators' decision. We feel that it's a good salary for the team and a good salary for the player given his talents.

We respect Sammy and what he has accomplished in the game. We wish him well and hope that he is able to come back and perform like he did a couple of years ago. As long as he is not in our division, we'll be rooting for him to win Comeback Player of the Year.

There's just a difference of opinion. There's kind of an agreement to disagree on where he falls.

We're right there with them. We have some strengths that other teams don't have. We have some weaknesses. ... But when you look at the whole picture, our team can compete.

I've never seen a team slump like this with this pitching.