127 Quotes by John Schuerholz

The most important thing about that is that when we did that deal, he was happy about it.

Some people come here and play better than a lot of people expect that they will. It's because they're in this environment.

You might reasonably expect one injury to take place, but not as many as we suffered and had to deal with, and sort of manage our way through.

This gives us an opportunity to see if he and his teammates can become a cohesive unit again,

This has been as rewarding as any year I've been in baseball,

They've all been rewarding. Each division championship you win has its own measure of reward. But this year is the most rewarding because we had to (overhaul) our roster in midstream.

You don't force that on anybody, especially a veteran of his stature and with his success. They have to be the ones that understand what they can and can't do, should and shouldn't do.

This particular camp is probably more beneficial than most because Roger has had the opportunity to acclimate himself to the deliveries of each of these pitchers, to put a face to an arm. He's been watching DVDs and looking at statistics. Now he can humanize these guys. So it's probably been more beneficial than any camp we've had in 16 years, from that standpoint.

This kid has a chance to be the next face of the franchise, ... He's been remarkable since the day he was drafted out of high school. He's up for his first major league at-bat, doesn't even have a sweaty jockstrap yet, and he's getting a standing ovation from our fans.