76 Quotes by Ned Colletti

Little by little, it became clear he had an interest in being here. When I mentioned his name, Grady couldn't say yes fast enough.

I was used to the pace. I'm used to working fast, thinking things through. Brian and I were together 11 years. It seemed like one long season. We were always retooling and rebuilding and reloading. One of the greatest things we accomplished was playing only 14 games in 9 years where we were out of the race.

It doesn't rule out Jeff, or anybody else.

I think he pitches well with confidence, and I believe we have the right staff to bring out the best in him. It's a matter of getting it all together. You never know, he may be at a point in his career where he's about to become more dominant.

That was important, that he had a knack for winning and a knack for developing, that he knew the road it took.

We were a good team, but the reason why we won 100 games was the manager.

We obviously had no idea this was going to occur. Eric pitched 14 games last year. We're all smart enough to know you don't know what you're going to get when the guy comes back.

Without that we would have had a real tough time folding him in. Their willingness to work with us was the key to getting it done.

You can't diminish the importance (of postseason experience). When you get to mid-September, it's almost like the postseason. Guys who have been through that year after year have an advantage. When things go south, those players can steady the ship. I think it's got great value.